diff --git a/components/backlog/pbi-list.tsx b/components/backlog/pbi-list.tsx
index 01e4a03..39523d4 100644
--- a/components/backlog/pbi-list.tsx
+++ b/components/backlog/pbi-list.tsx
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ export function PbiList({ productId, isDemo }: PbiListProps) {
   const [filterPriority, setFilterPriority] = useState<number | 'all'>('all')
   const [filterStatus, setFilterStatus] = useState<PbiStatusApi | 'all'>('all')
   const [sortMode, setSortMode] = useState<SortMode>('priority')
+  const [sortDir, setSortDir] = useState<'asc' | 'desc'>('asc')
   const [prefsLoaded, setPrefsLoaded] = useState(false)
   const [dialogState, setDialogState] = useState<PbiDialogState | null>(null)
   const [activeDragId, setActiveDragId] = useState<string | null>(null)
@@ -225,6 +226,8 @@ export function PbiList({ productId, isDemo }: PbiListProps) {
     if (savedStatus === 'ready' || savedStatus === 'blocked' || savedStatus === 'done') {
       setFilterStatus(savedStatus)
     }
+    const savedDir = localStorage.getItem('scrum4me:pbi_sort_dir')
+    if (savedDir === 'asc' || savedDir === 'desc') setSortDir(savedDir)
     setPrefsLoaded(true)
   }, [])
 
@@ -232,6 +235,7 @@ export function PbiList({ productId, isDemo }: PbiListProps) {
   useEffect(() => { if (prefsLoaded) localStorage.setItem('scrum4me:pbi_sort', sortMode) }, [sortMode, prefsLoaded])
   useEffect(() => { if (prefsLoaded) localStorage.setItem('scrum4me:pbi_filter_priority', String(filterPriority)) }, [filterPriority, prefsLoaded])
   useEffect(() => { if (prefsLoaded) localStorage.setItem('scrum4me:pbi_filter_status', filterStatus) }, [filterStatus, prefsLoaded])
+  useEffect(() => { if (prefsLoaded) localStorage.setItem('scrum4me:pbi_sort_dir', sortDir) }, [sortDir, prefsLoaded])
 
   // Sync server data into store — use stable string dep to avoid infinite loop
   const pbiIdKey = pbis.map(p => p.id).join(',')
@@ -259,7 +263,8 @@ export function PbiList({ productId, isDemo }: PbiListProps) {
   const activeFilterCount =
     (filterPriority !== 'all' ? 1 : 0) +
     (filterStatus !== 'all' ? 1 : 0) +
-    (sortMode !== 'priority' ? 1 : 0)
+    (sortMode !== 'priority' ? 1 : 0) +
+    (sortDir !== 'asc' ? 1 : 0)
 
   const filtered = [...base].sort((a, b) => {
     if (sortMode === 'code') {
@@ -392,6 +397,7 @@ export function PbiList({ productId, isDemo }: PbiListProps) {
                   setFilterPriority('all')
                   setFilterStatus('all')
                   setSortMode('priority')
+                  setSortDir('asc')
                 }}
               >
                 Wis filters