diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/InteractiveTable/InteractiveTable.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/InteractiveTable/InteractiveTable.tsx
index 0ad083f5452..c82a7bb4961 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/InteractiveTable/InteractiveTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/InteractiveTable/InteractiveTable.tsx
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ interface BaseProps<TableData extends object> {
    * re-renders of the table.
    */
   fetchData?: FetchDataFunc<TableData>;
+  /**
+   * Optional way to set how the table is sorted from the beginning. Must be memoized.
+   */
+  initialSortBy?: Array<SortingRule<TableData>>;
 }
 
 interface WithExpandableRow<TableData extends object> extends BaseProps<TableData> {
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@ export function InteractiveTable<TableData extends object>({
   renderExpandedRow,
   showExpandAll = false,
   fetchData,
+  initialSortBy = [],
 }: Props<TableData>) {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const tableColumns = useMemo(() => {
@@ -218,6 +223,7 @@ export function InteractiveTable<TableData extends object>({
             .map((c) => c.id)
             .filter(isTruthy),
         ].filter(isTruthy),
+        sortBy: initialSortBy,
       },
     },
     ...tableHooks