diff --git a/openslides/participant/forms.py b/openslides/participant/forms.py
index aedff5126..4687432fe 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/forms.py
+++ b/openslides/participant/forms.py
@@ -113,3 +113,6 @@ class ConfigForm(forms.Form, CssClassMixin):
         required=False,
         label=_("Welcome text"),
         help_text=_("Printed in PDF of first time passwords only."))
+    participant_sort_users_by_first_name = forms.BooleanField(
+        required=False,
+        label=_("Sort users by first name"))
diff --git a/openslides/participant/models.py b/openslides/participant/models.py
index f0b420f05..99581cd37 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/models.py
+++ b/openslides/participant/models.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def default_config(sender, key, **kwargs):
     return {
         'participant_pdf_system_url': 'http://example.com:8000',
         'participant_pdf_welcometext': _('Welcome to OpenSlides!'),
+        'participant_sort_users_by_first_name': False,
     }.get(key)
 
 
diff --git a/openslides/participant/views.py b/openslides/participant/views.py
index f4bbb8448..1cc4dbc72 100644
--- a/openslides/participant/views.py
+++ b/openslides/participant/views.py
@@ -412,13 +412,16 @@ class Config(FormView):
     def get_initial(self):
         return {
             'participant_pdf_system_url': config['participant_pdf_system_url'],
-            'participant_pdf_welcometext': config['participant_pdf_welcometext']}
+            'participant_pdf_welcometext': config['participant_pdf_welcometext'],
+            'participant_sort_users_by_first_name': config['participant_sort_users_by_first_name']}
 
     def form_valid(self, form):
         config['participant_pdf_system_url'] = (
             form.cleaned_data['participant_pdf_system_url'])
         config['participant_pdf_welcometext'] = (
             form.cleaned_data['participant_pdf_welcometext'])
+        config['participant_sort_users_by_first_name'] = (
+            form.cleaned_data['participant_sort_users_by_first_name'])
         messages.success(
             self.request,
             _('Participants settings successfully saved.'))