diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
index 26b5229815a..0a89c90f7a1 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import {
   getTextAlign,
   handleSort,
   MapFrameToGridOptions,
+  processNestedTableRows,
   shouldTextOverflow,
 } from './utils';
 
@@ -268,14 +269,6 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
     [textWraps, columnTypes, getColumnWidths, headersLength, fieldDisplayType]
   );
 
-  const getDisplayedValue = (row: TableRow, key: string) => {
-    const field = props.data.fields.find((field) => {
-      return getDisplayName(field) === key;
-    })!;
-    const displayedValue = formattedValueToString(field.display!(row[key]));
-    return displayedValue;
-  };
-
   // Filter rows
   const filteredRows = useMemo(() => {
     const filterValues = Object.entries(filter);
@@ -285,6 +278,13 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
       return rows;
     }
 
+    // Helper function to get displayed value
+    const getDisplayedValue = (row: TableRow, key: string) => {
+      const field = props.data.fields.find((field) => field.name === key)!;
+      const displayedValue = formattedValueToString(field.display!(row[key]));
+      return displayedValue;
+    };
+
     // Update crossFilterOrder
     const filterKeys = new Set(filterValues.map(([key]) => key));
     filterKeys.forEach((key) => {
@@ -300,6 +300,28 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
     // reset crossFilterRows
     crossFilterRows.current = {};
 
+    // For nested tables, only filter parent rows and keep their children
+    if (isNestedTable) {
+      return processNestedTableRows(rows, (parents) =>
+        parents.filter((row) => {
+          for (const [key, value] of filterValues) {
+            const displayedValue = getDisplayedValue(row, key);
+            if (!value.filteredSet.has(displayedValue)) {
+              return false;
+            }
+            // collect rows for crossFilter
+            if (!crossFilterRows.current[key]) {
+              crossFilterRows.current[key] = [row];
+            } else {
+              crossFilterRows.current[key].push(row);
+            }
+          }
+          return true;
+        })
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Regular filtering for non-nested tables
     return rows.filter((row) => {
       for (const [key, value] of filterValues) {
         const displayedValue = getDisplayedValue(row, key);
@@ -315,35 +337,38 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
       }
       return true;
     });
-  }, [rows, filter, props.data.fields]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [rows, filter, isNestedTable, props.data.fields]);
 
   // Sort rows
   const sortedRows = useMemo(() => {
-    const comparators = sortColumns.map(({ columnKey }) => getComparator(columnTypes[columnKey]));
-    const sortDirs = sortColumns.map(({ direction }) => (direction === 'ASC' ? 1 : -1));
-
     if (sortColumns.length === 0) {
       return filteredRows;
     }
 
-    return filteredRows.slice().sort((a, b) => {
+    // Common sort comparator function
+    const compareRows = (a: TableRow, b: TableRow): number => {
       let result = 0;
-      let sortIndex = 0;
-
-      for (const { columnKey } of sortColumns) {
-        const compare = comparators[sortIndex];
-        result = sortDirs[sortIndex] * compare(a[columnKey], b[columnKey]);
+      for (let i = 0; i < sortColumns.length; i++) {
+        const { columnKey, direction } = sortColumns[i];
+        const compare = getComparator(columnTypes[columnKey]);
+        const sortDir = direction === 'ASC' ? 1 : -1;
 
+        result = sortDir * compare(a[columnKey], b[columnKey]);
         if (result !== 0) {
           break;
         }
-
-        sortIndex += 1;
       }
-
       return result;
-    });
-  }, [filteredRows, sortColumns, columnTypes]);
+    };
+
+    // Handle nested tables
+    if (isNestedTable) {
+      return processNestedTableRows(filteredRows, (parents) => [...parents].sort(compareRows));
+    }
+
+    // Regular sort for tables without nesting
+    return filteredRows.slice().sort((a, b) => compareRows(a, b));
+  }, [filteredRows, sortColumns, columnTypes, isNestedTable]);
 
   // Paginated rows
   // TODO consolidate calculations into pagination wrapper component and only use when needed
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
index db3d9b2ef5a..eb2abfc4df6 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
@@ -600,6 +600,41 @@ export function migrateTableDisplayModeToCellOptions(displayMode: TableCellDispl
 export const getIsNestedTable = (dataFrame: DataFrame): boolean =>
   dataFrame.fields.some(({ type }) => type === FieldType.nestedFrames);
 
+/** Processes nested table rows */
+export const processNestedTableRows = (
+  rows: TableRow[],
+  processParents: (parents: TableRow[]) => TableRow[]
+): TableRow[] => {
+  // Separate parent and child rows
+  // Array for parentRows: enables sorting and maintains order for iteration
+  // Map for childRows: provides O(1) lookup by parent index when reconstructing the result
+  const parentRows: TableRow[] = [];
+  const childRows: Map<number, TableRow> = new Map();
+
+  rows.forEach((row) => {
+    if (Number(row.__depth) === 0) {
+      parentRows.push(row);
+    } else {
+      childRows.set(Number(row.__index), row);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Process parent rows (filter or sort)
+  const processedParents = processParents(parentRows);
+
+  // Reconstruct the result
+  const result: TableRow[] = [];
+  processedParents.forEach((row) => {
+    result.push(row);
+    const childRow = childRows.get(Number(row.__index));
+    if (childRow) {
+      result.push(childRow);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return result;
+};
+
 export const getDisplayName = (field: Field): string => {
   return field.state?.displayName ?? field.name;
 };