diff --git a/client/src/app/core/repositories/motions/motion-block-repository.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/repositories/motions/motion-block-repository.service.ts
index cd59c6acd..028e035a8 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/repositories/motions/motion-block-repository.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/repositories/motions/motion-block-repository.service.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export class MotionBlockRepositoryService extends BaseAgendaContentObjectReposit
         private httpService: HttpService
     ) {
         super(DS, dataSend, mapperService, viewModelStoreService, translate, MotionBlock, [Item]);
+        this.initSorting();
     }
 
     public getAgendaTitle = (motionBlock: Partial<MotionBlock> | Partial<ViewMotionBlock>) => {
@@ -125,4 +126,13 @@ export class MotionBlockRepositoryService extends BaseAgendaContentObjectReposit
         const restPath = `/rest/motions/motion-block/${motionBlock.id}/follow_recommendations/`;
         await this.httpService.post(restPath);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the default sorting (e.g. in dropdowns and for new users) to 'title'
+     */
+    private initSorting(): void {
+        this.setSortFunction((a: ViewMotionBlock, b: ViewMotionBlock) => {
+            return this.languageCollator.compare(a.title, b.title);
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/repositories/tags/tag-repository.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/repositories/tags/tag-repository.service.ts
index 3aea0acda..53f633693 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/repositories/tags/tag-repository.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/repositories/tags/tag-repository.service.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export class TagRepositoryService extends BaseRepository<ViewTag, Tag> {
         translate: TranslateService
     ) {
         super(DS, dataSend, mapperService, viewModelStoreService, translate, Tag);
+        this.initSorting();
     }
 
     public getVerboseName = (plural: boolean = false) => {
@@ -51,4 +52,13 @@ export class TagRepositoryService extends BaseRepository<ViewTag, Tag> {
         viewTag.getVerboseName = this.getVerboseName;
         return viewTag;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the default sorting (e.g. in dropdowns and for new users) to 'name'
+     */
+    private initSorting(): void {
+        this.setSortFunction((a: ViewTag, b: ViewTag) => {
+            return this.languageCollator.compare(a.name, b.name);
+        });
+    }
 }