diff --git a/acqui/add_user_search.pl b/acqui/add_user_search.pl
index 7b8b9697fc..ca302e4796 100755
--- a/acqui/add_user_search.pl
+++ b/acqui/add_user_search.pl
@@ -63,5 +63,6 @@ $template->param(
     alphabet        => ( C4::Context->preference('alphabet') || join ' ', 'A' .. 'Z' ),
     categories      => [ C4::Category->all ],
     branches        => [ map { { branchcode => $_->{branchcode}, branchname => $_->{branchname} } } values %$branches ],
+    aaSorting       => 1,
 );
 output_html_with_http_headers( $input, $cookie, $template->output );
diff --git a/admin/add_user_search.pl b/admin/add_user_search.pl
index bafc9e1561..fdce4beb07 100755
--- a/admin/add_user_search.pl
+++ b/admin/add_user_search.pl
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@ $template->param(
     alphabet        => ( C4::Context->preference('alphabet') || join ' ', 'A' .. 'Z' ),
     categories      => [ C4::Category->all ],
     branches        => [ map { { branchcode => $_->{branchcode}, branchname => $_->{branchname} } } values %$branches ],
+    aaSorting       => 1,
 );
 output_html_with_http_headers( $input, $cookie, $template->output );
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/common/patron_search.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/common/patron_search.tt
index 44117b251d..2b3b541d28 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/common/patron_search.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/common/patron_search.tt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
             'sPaginationType': 'full_numbers',
             "iDisplayLength": [% Koha.Preference('PatronsPerPage') %],
         [% END %]
+        'aaSorting': [[[% aaSorting || 0 %], 'asc']],
         'bFilter': false,
         'bProcessing': true,
     }));
diff --git a/members/guarantor_search.pl b/members/guarantor_search.pl
index ac9d1ceac3..70b28d4343 100755
--- a/members/guarantor_search.pl
+++ b/members/guarantor_search.pl
@@ -55,5 +55,6 @@ $template->param(
     alphabet        => ( C4::Context->preference('alphabet') || join ' ', 'A' .. 'Z' ),
     categories      => [ C4::Category->all ],
     branches        => [ map { { branchcode => $_->{branchcode}, branchname => $_->{branchname} } } values %$branches ],
+    aaSorting       => 1,
 );
 output_html_with_http_headers( $input, $cookie, $template->output );
diff --git a/patroncards/add_user_search.pl b/patroncards/add_user_search.pl
index bc860766ea..9bc36859f9 100755
--- a/patroncards/add_user_search.pl
+++ b/patroncards/add_user_search.pl
@@ -55,5 +55,6 @@ $template->param(
     alphabet        => ( C4::Context->preference('alphabet') || join ' ', 'A' .. 'Z' ),
     categories      => [ C4::Category->all ],
     branches        => [ map { { branchcode => $_->{branchcode}, branchname => $_->{branchname} } } values %$branches ],
+    aaSorting       => 1,
 );
 output_html_with_http_headers( $input, $cookie, $template->output );
diff --git a/serials/add_user_search.pl b/serials/add_user_search.pl
index 8fc15af128..aa7ffaf3ba 100755
--- a/serials/add_user_search.pl
+++ b/serials/add_user_search.pl
@@ -55,5 +55,6 @@ $template->param(
     alphabet        => ( C4::Context->preference('alphabet') || join ' ', 'A' .. 'Z' ),
     categories      => [ C4::Category->all ],
     branches        => [ map { { branchcode => $_->{branchcode}, branchname => $_->{branchname} } } values %$branches ],
+    aaSorting       => 1,
 );
 output_html_with_http_headers( $input, $cookie, $template->output );