diff --git a/LightlessSync/LightlessConfiguration/Configurations/LightlessConfig.cs b/LightlessSync/LightlessConfiguration/Configurations/LightlessConfig.cs
index c16b380..9b4055b 100644
--- a/LightlessSync/LightlessConfiguration/Configurations/LightlessConfig.cs
+++ b/LightlessSync/LightlessConfiguration/Configurations/LightlessConfig.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ public class LightlessConfig : ILightlessConfiguration
     public int DownloadSpeedLimitInBytes { get; set; } = 0;
     public DownloadSpeeds DownloadSpeedType { get; set; } = DownloadSpeeds.MBps;
     public bool PreferNotesOverNamesForVisible { get; set; } = false;
-    public VisiblePairSortMode VisiblePairSortMode { get; set; } = VisiblePairSortMode.Default;
+    public VisiblePairSortMode VisiblePairSortMode { get; set; } = VisiblePairSortMode.Alphabetical;
+    public OnlinePairSortMode OnlinePairSortMode { get; set; } = OnlinePairSortMode.Alphabetical;
     public float ProfileDelay { get; set; } = 1.5f;
     public bool ProfilePopoutRight { get; set; } = false;
     public bool ProfilesAllowNsfw { get; set; } = false;
diff --git a/LightlessSync/UI/CompactUI.cs b/LightlessSync/UI/CompactUI.cs
index cd758f5..b1195b4 100644
--- a/LightlessSync/UI/CompactUI.cs
+++ b/LightlessSync/UI/CompactUI.cs
@@ -843,12 +843,16 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
             //Filter of not grouped/foldered and offline pairs
             var allOnlineNotTaggedPairs = SortEntries(allEntries.Where(FilterNotTaggedUsers));
-            var onlineNotTaggedPairs = SortEntries(filteredEntries.Where(e => FilterNotTaggedUsers(e) && FilterOnlineOrPausedSelf(e)));
-
-            if (allOnlineNotTaggedPairs.Count > 0)
-            {
+            if (allOnlineNotTaggedPairs.Count > 0 && _configService.Current.ShowOfflineUsersSeparately) {
+                var filteredOnlineEntries = SortOnlineEntries(filteredEntries.Where(e => FilterNotTaggedUsers(e) && FilterOnlineOrPausedSelf(e)));
                 drawFolders.Add(_drawEntityFactory.CreateTagFolder(
-                    _configService.Current.ShowOfflineUsersSeparately ? TagHandler.CustomOnlineTag : TagHandler.CustomAllTag,
+                    TagHandler.CustomOnlineTag,
+                    filteredOnlineEntries,
+                    allOnlineNotTaggedPairs));
+            } else if (allOnlineNotTaggedPairs.Count > 0 && !_configService.Current.ShowOfflineUsersSeparately) {
+                var onlineNotTaggedPairs = SortEntries(filteredEntries.Where(FilterNotTaggedUsers));
+                drawFolders.Add(_drawEntityFactory.CreateTagFolder(
+                    TagHandler.CustomAllTag,
                     onlineNotTaggedPairs,
                     allOnlineNotTaggedPairs));
             }
@@ -885,7 +889,7 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
     }
 
-    private bool PassesFilter(PairUiEntry entry, string filter)
+    private static bool PassesFilter(PairUiEntry entry, string filter)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter)) return true;
 
@@ -946,6 +950,17 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         };
     }
 
+    private ImmutableList<PairUiEntry> SortOnlineEntries(IEnumerable<PairUiEntry> entries)
+    {
+        var entryList = entries.ToList();
+        return _configService.Current.OnlinePairSortMode switch
+        {
+            OnlinePairSortMode.Alphabetical => [.. entryList.OrderBy(e => AlphabeticalSortKey(e), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)],
+            OnlinePairSortMode.PreferredDirectPairs => SortVisibleByPreferred(entryList),
+            _ => SortEntries(entryList),
+        };
+    }
+
     private ImmutableList<PairUiEntry> SortVisibleByMetric(IEnumerable<PairUiEntry> entries, Func<PairUiEntry, long> selector)
     {
         return [.. entries
diff --git a/LightlessSync/UI/Components/DrawFolderTag.cs b/LightlessSync/UI/Components/DrawFolderTag.cs
index dcba0d4..b91617a 100644
--- a/LightlessSync/UI/Components/DrawFolderTag.cs
+++ b/LightlessSync/UI/Components/DrawFolderTag.cs
@@ -169,11 +169,16 @@ public class DrawFolderTag : DrawFolderBase
 
     protected override float DrawRightSide(float currentRightSideX)
     {
-        if (_id == TagHandler.CustomVisibleTag)
+        if (string.Equals(_id, TagHandler.CustomVisibleTag, StringComparison.Ordinal))
         {
             return DrawVisibleFilter(currentRightSideX);
         }
 
+        if (string.Equals(_id, TagHandler.CustomOnlineTag, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            return DrawOnlineFilter(currentRightSideX);
+        }
+
         if (!RenderPause)
         {
             return currentRightSideX;
@@ -254,7 +259,7 @@ public class DrawFolderTag : DrawFolderBase
             foreach (VisiblePairSortMode mode in Enum.GetValues<VisiblePairSortMode>())
             {
                 var selected = _configService.Current.VisiblePairSortMode == mode;
-                if (ImGui.MenuItem(GetSortLabel(mode), string.Empty, selected))
+                if (ImGui.MenuItem(GetSortVisibleLabel(mode), string.Empty, selected))
                 {
                     if (!selected)
                     {
@@ -273,7 +278,49 @@ public class DrawFolderTag : DrawFolderBase
         return buttonStart - spacingX;
     }
 
-    private static string GetSortLabel(VisiblePairSortMode mode) => mode switch
+    private float DrawOnlineFilter(float currentRightSideX)
+    {
+        var buttonSize = _uiSharedService.GetIconButtonSize(FontAwesomeIcon.Filter);
+        var spacingX = ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X;
+        var buttonStart = currentRightSideX - buttonSize.X;
+
+        ImGui.SameLine(buttonStart);
+        if (_uiSharedService.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Filter))
+        {
+            SuppressNextRowToggle();
+            ImGui.OpenPopup($"online-filter-{_id}");
+        }
+
+        UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("Adjust how online pairs are ordered.");
+
+        if (ImGui.BeginPopup($"online-filter-{_id}"))
+        {
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted("Online Pair Ordering");
+            ImGui.Separator();
+
+            foreach (OnlinePairSortMode mode in Enum.GetValues<OnlinePairSortMode>())
+            {
+                var selected = _configService.Current.OnlinePairSortMode == mode;
+                if (ImGui.MenuItem(GetSortOnlineLabel(mode), string.Empty, selected))
+                {
+                    if (!selected)
+                    {
+                        _configService.Current.OnlinePairSortMode = mode;
+                        _configService.Save();
+                        _mediator.Publish(new RefreshUiMessage());
+                    }
+
+                    ImGui.CloseCurrentPopup();
+                }
+            }
+
+            ImGui.EndPopup();
+        }
+
+        return buttonStart - spacingX;
+    }
+
+    private static string GetSortVisibleLabel(VisiblePairSortMode mode) => mode switch
     {
         VisiblePairSortMode.Alphabetical => "Alphabetical",
         VisiblePairSortMode.VramUsage => "VRAM usage (descending)",
@@ -282,4 +329,11 @@ public class DrawFolderTag : DrawFolderBase
         VisiblePairSortMode.PreferredDirectPairs => "Preferred permissions & Direct pairs",
         _ => "Default",
     };
+
+    private static string GetSortOnlineLabel(OnlinePairSortMode mode) => mode switch
+    {
+        OnlinePairSortMode.Alphabetical => "Alphabetical",
+        OnlinePairSortMode.PreferredDirectPairs => "Preferred permissions & Direct pairs",
+        _ => "Default",
+    };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/LightlessSync/UI/Models/OnlinePairSortMode.cs b/LightlessSync/UI/Models/OnlinePairSortMode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff85b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LightlessSync/UI/Models/OnlinePairSortMode.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace LightlessSync.UI.Models;
+
+public enum OnlinePairSortMode
+{
+    Alphabetical = 0,
+    PreferredDirectPairs = 1,
+}
diff --git a/LightlessSync/UI/Models/VisiblePairSortMode.cs b/LightlessSync/UI/Models/VisiblePairSortMode.cs
index fcb1d65..ec133b9 100644
--- a/LightlessSync/UI/Models/VisiblePairSortMode.cs
+++ b/LightlessSync/UI/Models/VisiblePairSortMode.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ namespace LightlessSync.UI.Models;
 
 public enum VisiblePairSortMode
 {
-    Default = 0,
-    Alphabetical = 1,
-    VramUsage = 2,
-    EffectiveVramUsage = 3,
-    TriangleCount = 4,
-    PreferredDirectPairs = 5,
+    Alphabetical = 0,
+    VramUsage = 1,
+    EffectiveVramUsage = 2,
+    TriangleCount = 3,
+    PreferredDirectPairs = 4,
 }