diff --git a/lib/Db/Row2Mapper.php b/lib/Db/Row2Mapper.php
index 2cabb62a3..fb83ac54c 100644
--- a/lib/Db/Row2Mapper.php
+++ b/lib/Db/Row2Mapper.php
@@ -175,9 +175,7 @@ public function findAll(array $tableColumns, array $columns, int $tableId, ?int
 
 		$wantedRowIdsArray = $this->getWantedRowIds($userId, $tableId, $filter, $limit, $offset);
 
-		// TODO add sorting
-
-		return $this->getRows($wantedRowIdsArray, $columnIdsArray);
+		return $this->getRows($wantedRowIdsArray, $columnIdsArray, $sort ?? []);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ public function findAll(array $tableColumns, array $columns, int $tableId, ?int
 	 * @return Row2[]
 	 * @throws InternalError
 	 */
-	private function getRows(array $rowIds, array $columnIds): array {
+	private function getRows(array $rowIds, array $columnIds, array $sort = []): array {
 		$qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
 
 		$qbSqlForColumnTypes = null;
@@ -224,14 +222,16 @@ private function getRows(array $rowIds, array $columnIds): array {
 			->innerJoin('t1', 'tables_row_sleeves', 'rs', 'rs.id = t1.row_id');
 
 		try {
-			$result = $this->db->executeQuery($qb->getSQL(), $qb->getParameters(), $qb->getParameterTypes());
+			$result = $qb->executeQuery();
 		} catch (Exception $e) {
 			$this->logger->error($e->getMessage(), ['exception' => $e]);
 			throw new InternalError(get_class($this) . ' - ' . __FUNCTION__ . ': ' . $e->getMessage(), );
 		}
 
 		try {
-			$sleeves = $this->rowSleeveMapper->findMultiple($rowIds);
+			$sleeves = $this->rowSleeveMapper->findMultiple($rowIds, function (IQueryBuilder $qb, string $sleevesAlias) use ($sort) {
+				$this->addSortQueryForMultipleSleeveFinder($qb, $sleevesAlias, $sort);
+			});
 		} catch (Exception $e) {
 			$this->logger->error($e->getMessage(), ['exception' => $e]);
 			throw new InternalError(get_class($this) . ' - ' . __FUNCTION__ . ': ' . $e->getMessage());
@@ -263,6 +263,59 @@ private function addFilterToQuery(IQueryBuilder &$qb, array $filters, string $us
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * This method is passed to RowSleeveMapper::findMultiple() when the rows need sorting. The RowSleeveMapper does not have
+	 * knowledge about the column information, as they reside in this class, and the mapper is called from here.
+	 *
+	 * @throws InternalError
+	 */
+	private function addSortQueryForMultipleSleeveFinder(IQueryBuilder $qb, string $sleevesAlias, array $sort): void {
+		$i = 1;
+		foreach (array_reverse($sort) as $sortData) {
+			if (!isset($this->columns[$sortData['columnId']]) && !isset($this->allColumns[$sortData['columnId']]) && $sortData['columnId'] > 0) {
+				throw new InternalError('No column found to build filter with for id ' . $sortData['columnId']);
+			}
+
+			// if is normal column
+			if ($sortData['columnId'] >= 0) {
+				$column = $this->columns[$sortData['columnId']] ?? $this->allColumns[$sortData['columnId']];
+				$valueTable = 'tables_row_cells_' . $column->getType();
+				$alias = 'sort' . $i;
+				$qb->leftJoin($sleevesAlias, $valueTable, $alias,
+					$qb->expr()->andX(
+						$qb->expr()->eq($sleevesAlias . '.id', $alias . '.row_id'),
+						$qb->expr()->eq($alias . '.column_id', $qb->createNamedParameter($sortData['columnId']))
+					)
+				);
+				$qb->orderBy($alias . '.value', $sortData['mode']);
+			} elseif (Column::isValidMetaTypeId($sortData['columnId'])) {
+				$fieldName = match ($sortData['columnId']) {
+					Column::TYPE_META_ID => 'id',
+					Column::TYPE_META_CREATED_BY => 'created_by',
+					Column::TYPE_META_CREATED_AT => 'created_at',
+					Column::TYPE_META_UPDATED_BY => 'updated_by',
+					Column::TYPE_META_UPDATED_AT => 'updated_at',
+					default => null,
+				};
+
+				if ($fieldName === null) {
+					// Can happen, when–
+					// … a new meta column was introduced, but not considered here
+					// … a meta column was removed and existing sort rules are not being adapted
+					// those case are being ignored, but would require developer attention
+					$this->logger->error('No meta column (ID: {columnId}) found for sorting id', [
+						'columnId' => $sortData['columnId'],
+					]);
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				$qb->orderBy($sleevesAlias . '.' . $fieldName, $sortData['mode']);
+			}
+			$i++;
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	private function replacePlaceholderValues(array &$filters, string $userId): void {
 		foreach ($filters as &$filterGroup) {
 			foreach ($filterGroup as &$filter) {
diff --git a/lib/Db/RowSleeveMapper.php b/lib/Db/RowSleeveMapper.php
index a61f7531f..e590baf8d 100644
--- a/lib/Db/RowSleeveMapper.php
+++ b/lib/Db/RowSleeveMapper.php
@@ -40,14 +40,26 @@ public function find(int $id): RowSleeve {
 
 	/**
 	 * @param int[] $ids
+	 * @param ?callable(IQueryBuilder, string): void $sorterCallback
 	 * @return RowSleeve[]
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	public function findMultiple(array $ids): array {
+	public function findMultiple(array $ids, ?callable $sorterCallback = null): array {
+		$sleeveAlias = 'sleeves';
 		$qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
-		$qb->select('*')
-			->from($this->table)
-			->where($qb->expr()->in('id', $qb->createNamedParameter($ids, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT_ARRAY)));
+		$qb->select(
+			$sleeveAlias . '.id',
+			$sleeveAlias . '.table_id',
+			$sleeveAlias . '.created_by',
+			$sleeveAlias . '.created_at',
+			$sleeveAlias . '.last_edit_by',
+			$sleeveAlias . '.last_edit_at',
+		)
+			->from($this->table, $sleeveAlias)
+			->where($qb->expr()->in($sleeveAlias . '.id', $qb->createNamedParameter($ids, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT_ARRAY)));
+		if ($sorterCallback !== null) {
+			$sorterCallback($qb, $sleeveAlias);
+		}
 		return $this->findEntities($qb);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/features/APIv2.feature b/tests/integration/features/APIv2.feature
index 3300a7a9d..f20f7d3ab 100644
--- a/tests/integration/features/APIv2.feature
+++ b/tests/integration/features/APIv2.feature
@@ -1328,3 +1328,115 @@ Feature: APIv2
     Then the reported status is "404"
     And the user "participant1-v2" fetches table "t1", it has exactly these rows "r-not-updatable,r-not-deletable"
     And the column "statement" of row "r-not-updatable" has the value "testing not updated"
+
+  @views
+  Scenario: have a view with a sort order
+    Given as user "participant1-v2"
+    And table "Table 1 via api v2" with emoji "👋" exists for user "participant1-v2" as "t1" via v2
+    And column "statement" exists with following properties
+      | type          | text                |
+      | subtype       | line                |
+      | mandatory     | 1                   |
+      | description   | State your business |
+    And column "weight" exists with following properties
+      | type          | number                  |
+      | mandatory     | 1                       |
+      | description   | Importance of statement |
+    And column "code" exists with following properties
+      | type          | text                   |
+      | subtype       | line                   |
+      | mandatory     | 1                      |
+      | description   | Shorthand of Statement |
+    And user "participant1-v2" create view "Important Statements" with emoji "⚡️" for "t1" as "v1"
+    And user "participant1-v2" sets columns "statement,weight,code" to view "v1"
+    And following sort order is applied to view "v1":
+      | weight | DESC |
+    And using "view" "v1"
+    And user "participant1-v2" creates row "r1" with following values:
+      | statement | Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. |
+      | weight    | 75                                           |
+      | code      | wil01                                        |
+    And user "participant1-v2" creates row "r2" with following values:
+      | statement | A room without books is like a body without a soul. |
+      | weight    | 67                                                  |
+      | code      | cic01                                               |
+    And user "participant1-v2" creates row "r3" with following values:
+      | statement | To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. |
+      | weight    | 92                                                                        |
+      | code      | wil02                                                                     |
+    Then "view" "v1" has exactly these rows "r3,r1,r2" in exactly this order
+
+  @views
+  Scenario: have a view with a sort order from a meta column
+    Given as user "participant1-v2"
+    And table "Table 1 via api v2" with emoji "👋" exists for user "participant1-v2" as "t1" via v2
+    And column "statement" exists with following properties
+      | type          | text                |
+      | subtype       | line                |
+      | mandatory     | 1                   |
+      | description   | State your business |
+    And column "weight" exists with following properties
+      | type          | number                  |
+      | mandatory     | 1                       |
+      | description   | Importance of statement |
+    And column "code" exists with following properties
+      | type          | text                   |
+      | subtype       | line                   |
+      | mandatory     | 1                      |
+      | description   | Shorthand of Statement |
+    And user "participant1-v2" create view "Important Statements" with emoji "⚡️" for "t1" as "v1"
+    And user "participant1-v2" sets columns "statement,weight,code" to view "v1"
+    And following sort order is applied to view "v1":
+      | meta-id | DESC |
+    And using "view" "v1"
+    And user "participant1-v2" creates row "r1" with following values:
+      | statement | Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. |
+      | weight    | 75                                           |
+      | code      | wil01                                        |
+    And user "participant1-v2" creates row "r2" with following values:
+      | statement | A room without books is like a body without a soul. |
+      | weight    | 67                                                  |
+      | code      | cic01                                               |
+    And user "participant1-v2" creates row "r3" with following values:
+      | statement | To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. |
+      | weight    | 92                                                                        |
+      | code      | wil02                                                                     |
+    Then "view" "v1" has exactly these rows "r3,r2,r1" in exactly this order
+
+  @views
+  Scenario: have a view with a multiple sort orders
+    Given as user "participant1-v2"
+    And table "Table 1 via api v2" with emoji "👋" exists for user "participant1-v2" as "t1" via v2
+    And column "statement" exists with following properties
+      | type          | text                |
+      | subtype       | line                |
+      | mandatory     | 1                   |
+      | description   | State your business |
+    And column "weight" exists with following properties
+      | type          | number                  |
+      | mandatory     | 1                       |
+      | description   | Importance of statement |
+    And column "code" exists with following properties
+      | type          | text                   |
+      | subtype       | line                   |
+      | mandatory     | 1                      |
+      | description   | Shorthand of Statement |
+    And user "participant1-v2" create view "Important Statements" with emoji "⚡️" for "t1" as "v1"
+    And user "participant1-v2" sets columns "statement,weight,code" to view "v1"
+    And following sort order is applied to view "v1":
+      | weight | DESC |
+      | code   | ASC  |
+    And using "view" "v1"
+    And user "participant1-v2" creates row "r1" with following values:
+      | statement | Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. |
+      | weight    | 92                                           |
+      | code      | wil01                                        |
+    And user "participant1-v2" creates row "r2" with following values:
+      | statement | A room without books is like a body without a soul. |
+      | weight    | 67                                                  |
+      | code      | cic01                                               |
+    And user "participant1-v2" creates row "r3" with following values:
+      | statement | To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. |
+      | weight    | 92                                                                        |
+      | code      | wil02                                                                     |
+    Then "view" "v1" has exactly these rows "r1,r3,r2" in exactly this order
diff --git a/tests/integration/features/bootstrap/FeatureContext.php b/tests/integration/features/bootstrap/FeatureContext.php
index 2d31bb536..e79a3f513 100644
--- a/tests/integration/features/bootstrap/FeatureContext.php
+++ b/tests/integration/features/bootstrap/FeatureContext.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 use Behat\Behat\Context\Context;
 use Behat\Gherkin\Node\TableNode;
+use Behat\Step\Given;
+use Behat\Step\When;
 use GuzzleHttp\Client;
 use GuzzleHttp\Cookie\CookieJar;
 use GuzzleHttp\Exception\ClientException;
@@ -48,7 +50,6 @@ class FeatureContext implements Context {
 	private ?int $tableId = null;
 	private ?int $columnId = null;
 	private ?int $rowId = null;
-	private ?array $tableColumns = [];
 	private ?array $importResult = null;
 	private ?array $activeNode = null;
 
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ class FeatureContext implements Context {
 
 	// Store data from last request to perform assertions, id is used as a key
 	private array $tableData = [];
-	private array $viewData = [];
 
 	private $importColumnData = null;
 
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ public function cleanupUsers() {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * @Given table :table with emoji :emoji exists for user :user as :tableName via v2
 	 *
@@ -821,6 +820,38 @@ public function updateTable(string $user, string $title, ?string $emoji, string
 		Assert::assertEquals($tableToVerify['ownership'], $user);
 	}
 
+	protected function sendUpdateViewRequest(string $viewName, array $data): void {
+		$viewId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('view', $viewName)['id'];
+		$this->sendRequest(
+			'PUT',
+			sprintf('/apps/tables/api/1/views/%d', $viewId),
+			[ 'data' => $data ]
+		);
+	}
+
+	#[When('following sort order is applied to view :viewName:')]
+	public function applySortToView(string $viewName, TableNode $sortOrder): void {
+		$sortData = [];
+		foreach ($sortOrder->getRows() as $row) {
+
+			$columnId = match ($row[0]) {
+				'meta-id' => -1,
+				'meta-created-by' => -2,
+				'meta-updated-by' => -3,
+				'meta-created-at' => -4,
+				'meta-updated-at' => -5,
+				default => $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'],
+			};
+
+			$sortData[] = [
+				'columnId' => $columnId,
+				'mode' => $row[1]
+			];
+
+		}
+		$this->sendUpdateViewRequest($viewName, ['sort' => json_encode($sortData)]);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @When user :user update view :viewName with title :title and emoji :emoji
 	 *
@@ -837,12 +868,7 @@ public function updateView(string $user, string $viewName, string $title, ?strin
 			$data['emoji'] = $emoji;
 		}
 
-		$this->sendRequest(
-			'PUT',
-			'/apps/tables/api/1/views/'.$this->viewIds[$viewName],
-			[ 'data' => $data ]
-		);
-
+		$this->sendUpdateViewRequest($viewName, $data);
 		$updatedItem = $this->getDataFromResponse($this->response);
 
 		Assert::assertEquals(200, $this->response->getStatusCode());
@@ -875,13 +901,7 @@ public function applyColumnsToView(string $user, string $columnList, string $vie
 			return $col['id'];
 		}, $columns);
 
-		$view = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('view', $viewAlias);
-
-		$this->sendRequest(
-			'PUT',
-			'/apps/tables/api/1/views/' . $view['id'],
-			[ 'data' => ['columns' => json_encode($columns)] ]
-		);
+		$this->sendUpdateViewRequest($viewAlias, ['columns' => json_encode($columns)]);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -953,7 +973,6 @@ public function deleteTable(string $user, string $keyword): void {
 
 		$this->tableId = null;
 		$this->columnId = null;
-		$this->tableColumns = [];
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1163,7 +1182,6 @@ public function createColumn(string $title, ?TableNode $properties = null): void
 
 		$newColumn = $this->getDataFromResponse($this->response);
 		$this->columnId = $newColumn['id'];
-		$this->tableColumns[$newColumn['title']] = $newColumn['id'];
 
 		Assert::assertEquals(200, $this->response->getStatusCode());
 		Assert::assertEquals($newColumn['title'], $title);
@@ -1320,7 +1338,7 @@ public function updateColumn(?TableNode $properties = null): void {
 	public function createRow(?TableNode $properties = null): void {
 		$props = [];
 		foreach ($properties->getRows() as $row) {
-			$columnId = $this->tableColumns[$row[0]];
+			$columnId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'];
 			$props[$columnId] = $row[1];
 		}
 
@@ -1371,7 +1389,7 @@ public function userTriesToCreateRowUsingV2OnNodeXWithFollowingValues(string $us
 
 		$props = [];
 		foreach ($properties->getRows() as $row) {
-			$columnId = $this->tableColumns[$row[0]];
+			$columnId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'];
 			$props[$columnId] = $row[1];
 		}
 
@@ -1392,7 +1410,7 @@ public function userTriesToCreateRowUsingV2WithFollowingValues(string $user, Tab
 
 		$props = [];
 		foreach ($properties->getRows() as $row) {
-			$columnId = $this->tableColumns[$row[0]];
+			$columnId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'];
 			$props[$columnId] = $row[1];
 		}
 
@@ -1411,7 +1429,7 @@ public function userTriesToCreateRowUsingV2WithFollowingValues(string $user, Tab
 	public function createRowV2(TableNode $properties): void {
 		$props = [];
 		foreach ($properties->getRows() as $row) {
-			$columnId = $this->tableColumns[$row[0]];
+			$columnId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'];
 			$props[$columnId] = $row[1];
 		}
 
@@ -1449,7 +1467,7 @@ public function createRowV2(TableNode $properties): void {
 	public function createRowLegacy(?TableNode $properties = null): void {
 		$props = [];
 		foreach ($properties->getRows() as $row) {
-			$columnId = $this->tableColumns[$row[0]];
+			$columnId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'];
 			$props[$columnId] = $row[1];
 		}
 
@@ -1507,7 +1525,7 @@ public function deleteRow(): void {
 	public function updateRow(?TableNode $properties = null): void {
 		$props = [];
 		foreach ($properties->getRows() as $row) {
-			$columnId = $this->tableColumns[$row[0]];
+			$columnId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'];
 			$props[$columnId] = $row[1];
 		}
 
@@ -1554,7 +1572,7 @@ public function updateRow(?TableNode $properties = null): void {
 	public function updateRowLegacy(?TableNode $properties = null): void {
 		$props = [];
 		foreach ($properties->getRows() as $row) {
-			$columnId = $this->tableColumns[$row[0]];
+			$columnId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'];
 			$props[$columnId] = $row[1];
 		}
 
@@ -1587,11 +1605,8 @@ public function updateRowLegacy(?TableNode $properties = null): void {
 	 * User management
 	 */
 
-	/**
-	 * @Given /^as user "([^"]*)"$/
-	 * @param string $user
-	 */
-	public function setCurrentUser($user) {
+	#[Given('as user :user')]
+	public function setCurrentUser(?string $user): void {
 		$this->currentUser = $user;
 	}
 
@@ -2466,7 +2481,7 @@ public function theInsertedRowHasTheFollowingValues(TableNode $columnValues) {
 
 		$expected = [];
 		foreach ($columnValues->getRows() as $row) {
-			$columnId = $this->tableColumns[$row[0]];
+			$columnId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'];
 			$expected[$columnId] = $row[1];
 		}
 
@@ -2510,7 +2525,7 @@ public function userCreatesRowWithFollowingValues(string $user, string $rowAlias
 
 		$props = [];
 		foreach ($properties->getRows() as $row) {
-			$columnId = $this->tableColumns[$row[0]];
+			$columnId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'];
 			$props[$columnId] = $row[1];
 		}
 
@@ -2538,7 +2553,7 @@ public function userUpdatesRowWithFollowingValues(string $user, string $rowAlias
 
 		$props = [];
 		foreach ($properties->getRows() as $row) {
-			$columnId = $this->tableColumns[$row[0]];
+			$columnId = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('column', $row[0])['id'];
 			$props[$columnId] = $row[1];
 		}
 
@@ -2616,6 +2631,38 @@ public function nodeHasExactlyThoseRows(string $user, string $nodeType, string $
 		Assert::assertSame($expectedIds, $actualRowIds);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @Then :nodeType :nodeAlias has exactly these rows :rowAliasList in exactly this order
+	 */
+	public function nodeHasExactlyThoseSortedRows(string $nodeType, string $nodeAlias, string $rowAliasList): void {
+		$nodeItem = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias($nodeType, $nodeAlias);
+
+		$this->sendRequest(
+			'GET',
+			sprintf('/apps/tables/api/1/%ss/%s/rows', $nodeType, $nodeItem['id']),
+		);
+
+		$allRows = $this->getDataFromResponse($this->response);
+		Assert::assertEquals(200, $this->response->getStatusCode());
+
+		$rowAliases = explode(',', $rowAliasList);
+		$expectedIds = array_map(function ($rowAlias): int {
+			$row = $this->collectionManager->getByAlias('row', $rowAlias);
+			return $row['id'];
+		}, $rowAliases);
+
+		$actualRowIds = array_map(function (array $actualRow): int {
+			if ($this->collectionManager->getById('row', (int)$actualRow['id'])) {
+				$this->collectionManager->update($actualRow, 'row', (int)$actualRow['id']);
+			} else {
+				$this->collectionManager->register($actualRow, 'row', (int)$actualRow['id']);
+			}
+			return (int)$actualRow['id'];
+		}, $allRows);
+
+		Assert::assertSame($expectedIds, $actualRowIds);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @When the column :columnName of row :rowAlias has the value :value
 	 */