diff --git a/src/renderer/components/modal/modal-types/playlist/download-playlist-modal/download-playlist-modal.component.tsx b/src/renderer/components/modal/modal-types/playlist/download-playlist-modal/download-playlist-modal.component.tsx
index 9c44dd5a..391b546f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/modal/modal-types/playlist/download-playlist-modal/download-playlist-modal.component.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/modal/modal-types/playlist/download-playlist-modal/download-playlist-modal.component.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import BeatConflict from "../../../../../../../assets/images/apngs/beat-conflict
 import { cn } from "renderer/helpers/css-class.helpers"
 import { VirtualScroll } from "renderer/components/shared/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.component"
 import { useTranslation } from "renderer/hooks/use-translation.hook"
+import { ConfigurationService } from "renderer/services/configuration.service"
 
 export const DownloadPlaylistModal: ModalComponent<void, {version: BSVersion, ownedPlaylists$: Observable<LocalBPListsDetails[]>, ownedMaps$: Observable<BsmLocalMap[]>}> = (
     { options: { data: { version, ownedPlaylists$, ownedMaps$ }} }
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ export const DownloadPlaylistModal: ModalComponent<void, {version: BSVersion, ow
 
     const t = useTranslation();
 
-    const modal = useService(ModalService);
     const beatSaver = useService(BeatSaverService);
+    const config = useService(ConfigurationService);
+    const modal = useService(ModalService);
     const playlistDownloader = useService(PlaylistDownloaderService);
 
     const [playlists, setPlaylists] = useState<BsvPlaylist[]>(null);
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ export const DownloadPlaylistModal: ModalComponent<void, {version: BSVersion, ow
     const [error, setError] = useState(false);
     const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useState<PlaylistSearchParams>({
         q: "",
-        sortOrder: BsvSearchOrder.Relevance,
+        sortOrder: config.get("playlist-sort-order") || BsvSearchOrder.Relevance,
         page: 0,
     });
 
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ export const DownloadPlaylistModal: ModalComponent<void, {version: BSVersion, ow
 
     const handleNewSearch = (value: Omit<PlaylistSearchParams, "page">) => {
         setPlaylists(() => undefined);
+        config.set("playlist-sort-order", value.sortOrder);
         setSearchParams(() => ({ ...value, page: 0}));
     };
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/config/default-configuration.config.ts b/src/renderer/config/default-configuration.config.ts
index 8d16c053..039f8818 100644
--- a/src/renderer/config/default-configuration.config.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/config/default-configuration.config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ export const defaultConfiguration: { [key in DefaultConfigKey]: any } = {
     ],
 };
 
-export type DefaultConfigKey = "first-color" | "second-color" | "theme" | "language" | "supported_languages" | "default_mods" | "default-shared-folders";
+export type DefaultConfigKey = "first-color" | "second-color" | "theme" | "language" | "supported_languages" | "default_mods" | "default-shared-folders" | "playlist-sort-order";
 
 export type ThemeConfig = "dark" | "light" | "os";