diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.ts b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.ts
index e24680e91fa..ca4d6eab285 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.ts
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
       }
       try {
         // This make sure dependencies are loaded in the editor context.
-        // This ensure monaco is aware of deps artifacts, so it can provide basic features like "go to" symbols.   
+        // This ensure monaco is aware of deps artifacts, so it can provide basic features like "go to" symbols.
         await this.editor.handleTypeScriptDependenciesOf(file, content, path => this.readFile(path), path => this.exists(path))
       } catch (e) {
         console.log('unable to handle TypeScript dependencies of', file)
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/index.ts
index f7c5098426b..2e762c07193 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/index.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ export const initWorkspace = (filePanelPlugin) => async (reducerDispatch: React.
 }
 
 export const fetchDirectory = async (path: string) => {
-  console.trace()
   const provider = plugin.fileManager.currentFileProvider()
   const promise = new Promise((resolve) => {
     provider.resolveDirectory(path, (error, fileTree) => {
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/payload.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/payload.ts
index ea804ce2d17..a8d5e168be4 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/payload.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/payload.ts
@@ -140,17 +140,17 @@ export const fetchWorkspaceDirectoryError = (error: any) => {
   }
 }
 
-export const fetchWorkspaceDirectoryRequest = (promise: Promise<any>) => {
+export const fetchWorkspaceDirectoryRequest = (promise: Promise<any>, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc') => {
   return {
     type: 'FETCH_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY_REQUEST',
-    payload: promise
+    payload: { promise, direction }
   }
 }
 
-export const fetchWorkspaceDirectorySuccess = (path: string, fileTree) => {
+export const fetchWorkspaceDirectorySuccess = (path: string, fileTree, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc') => {
   return {
     type: 'FETCH_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY_SUCCESS',
-    payload: { path, fileTree }
+    payload: { path, fileTree, direction }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts
index 37652f1b049..bfa484a23e1 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ export const workspaceExists = async (name: string) => {
   return await browserProvider.exists(workspacePath)
 }
 
-export const fetchWorkspaceDirectory = async (path: string) => {
+export const fetchWorkspaceDirectory = async (path: string, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc') => {
   if (!path) return
   const provider = plugin.fileManager.currentFileProvider()
   const promise = new Promise((resolve) => {
@@ -277,9 +277,9 @@ export const fetchWorkspaceDirectory = async (path: string) => {
     })
   })
 
-  dispatch(fetchWorkspaceDirectoryRequest(promise))
+  dispatch(fetchWorkspaceDirectoryRequest(promise, direction))
   promise.then((fileTree) => {
-    dispatch(fetchWorkspaceDirectorySuccess(path, fileTree))
+    dispatch(fetchWorkspaceDirectorySuccess(path, fileTree, direction))
   }).catch((error) => {
     dispatch(fetchWorkspaceDirectoryError({ error }))
   })
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ const scriptsRef = {
   'etherscan': etherscanScripts
 }
 export const createHelperScripts = async (script: string) => {
-  
+
   if (!scriptsRef[script]) return
   await scriptsRef[script](plugin)
   plugin.call('notification', 'toast', 'scripts added in the "scripts" folder')
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/components/file-explorer.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/components/file-explorer.tsx
index d65d88fa75e..d2722b99ca2 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/components/file-explorer.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/components/file-explorer.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ export const FileExplorer = (props: FileExplorerProps) => {
     contextMenuItems,
     removedContextMenuItems,
     files,
+    sortIconDesc,
+    sortIconAsc,
+    sortIcon,
+    setSortIcon,
     workspaceState,
     toGist,
     addMenuItems,
@@ -29,12 +33,8 @@ export const FileExplorer = (props: FileExplorerProps) => {
     uploadFolder,
     fileState
   } = props
-  const sortIconDesc = 'fa fa-sort-alpha-desc justify-end'
-  const sortIconAsc = 'fa fa-sort-alpha-up justify-end'
   const [state, setState] = useState<WorkSpaceState>(workspaceState)
-  const [sortIcon, setSortIcon] = useState(sortIconDesc)
   const treeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
-  console.log({ props })
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (contextMenuItems) {
@@ -307,9 +307,13 @@ export const FileExplorer = (props: FileExplorerProps) => {
                     tooltipText={<FormattedMessage id="filePanel.sort" defaultMessage="Sort" />}
                   >
                     <span className={sortIcon} onClick={() => {
-                      console.log('sorting clicked')
-                      sortIcon === sortIconDesc ? setSortIcon(sortIconAsc) : setSortIcon(sortIconDesc)
-                      props.dispatchDirectoriesSort(files[ROOT_PATH])
+                      if(sortIcon === sortIconAsc) {
+                        setSortIcon(sortIconDesc)
+                        props.setTriggerSort('desc')
+                      } else {
+                        setSortIcon(sortIconAsc)
+                        props.setTriggerSort('asc')
+                      }
                     }}></span>
                   </CustomTooltip>
                 </span>
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/contexts/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/contexts/index.ts
index 5eb61aa8a1f..ebf04c47a95 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/contexts/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/contexts/index.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ export const FileSystemContext = createContext<{
   dispatchRemoveInputField:(path: string) => Promise<void>,
   dispatchCreateWorkspace: (workspaceName: string, workspaceTemplateName: string, opts?, initGitRepo?: boolean) => Promise<void>,
   toast: (toasterMsg: string) => void,
-  dispatchFetchWorkspaceDirectory: (path: string) => Promise<void>,
-  dispatchDirectoriesSort: (files: { [x: string]: Record<string, FileType> } | any, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc') => Promise<any>,
+  dispatchFetchWorkspaceDirectory: (path: string, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc') => Promise<void>,
   dispatchSwitchToWorkspace: (name: string) => Promise<void>,
   dispatchRenameWorkspace: (oldName: string, workspaceName: string) => Promise<void>,
   dispatchDeleteWorkspace: (workspaceName: string) => Promise<void>,
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/providers/FileSystemProvider.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/providers/FileSystemProvider.tsx
index 1a534a0e81f..78d4afc89e5 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/providers/FileSystemProvider.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/providers/FileSystemProvider.tsx
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ export const FileSystemProvider = (props: WorkspaceProps) => {
     await fetchDirectory(path)
   }
 
-  const dispatchDirectoriesSort = async (files: any, path?: string, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc') => {
-    const result = await fetchDirectory(files.path ?? path)
-    console.log(result)
-  }
-
   const dispatchAddInputField = async (path: string, type: 'file' | 'folder') => {
     await addInputField(type, path)
   }
@@ -93,8 +88,8 @@ export const FileSystemProvider = (props: WorkspaceProps) => {
     await createWorkspace(workspaceName, workspaceTemplateName, opts, null, null, initGitRepo)
   }
 
-  const dispatchFetchWorkspaceDirectory = async (path: string) => {
-    await fetchWorkspaceDirectory(path)
+  const dispatchFetchWorkspaceDirectory = async (path: string, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc') => {
+    await fetchWorkspaceDirectory(path, direction)
   }
 
   const dispatchSwitchToWorkspace = async (name: string) => {
@@ -310,7 +305,6 @@ export const FileSystemProvider = (props: WorkspaceProps) => {
     toast,
     dispatchInitWorkspace,
     dispatchFetchDirectory,
-    dispatchDirectoriesSort,
     dispatchAddInputField,
     dispatchRemoveInputField,
     dispatchCreateWorkspace,
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
index 9cec5c880c8..908cd15691d 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ interface Action {
 export interface BrowserState {
   browser: {
     currentWorkspace: string
+    sort?: 'asc' | 'desc',
     workspaces: {
       name: string
       isGitRepo: boolean
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export interface BrowserState {
 export const browserInitialState: BrowserState = {
   browser: {
     currentWorkspace: '',
+    sort: null,
     workspaces: [],
     files: {},
     expandPath: [],
@@ -255,12 +257,13 @@ export const browserReducer = (state = browserInitialState, action: Action) => {
   }
 
   case 'FETCH_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY_SUCCESS': {
-    const payload = action.payload as {path: string; fileTree}
+    const payload = action.payload as {path: string; fileTree, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc'}
 
     return {
       ...state,
       browser: {
         ...state.browser,
+        sort: payload.direction ?? 'asc',
         files:
             state.mode === 'browser'
               ? fetchWorkspaceDirectoryContent(state, payload)
@@ -934,15 +937,9 @@ const removeInputField = (
 }
 
 const sortFilesFetched = (folderStructure: any, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc') => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-const
-  let newResult = _.fromPairs(
-    direction && direction === 'desc' ? _.sortBy(_.toPairs(folderStructure[ROOT_PATH]), (x: any) => x[1].name).reverse() : _.sortBy(_.toPairs(folderStructure[ROOT_PATH]), (x: any) => x[1].name))
-  let target = {}
-  Object.assign(target, newResult)
-  const result = { '/': target }
-  target = null
-  newResult = null
-  return result
+  const newResult = direction && direction === 'desc' ? _.fromPairs(_.sortBy(_.toPairs(folderStructure), (x: any) => x[0]).reverse())
+    : _.fromPairs(_.sortBy(_.toPairs(folderStructure), (x: any) => x[0]))
+  return Object.assign({}, newResult)
 }
 
 // IDEA: Modify function to remove blank input field without fetching content
@@ -951,14 +948,13 @@ const fetchDirectoryContent = (
   payload: {fileTree; path: string; type?: 'file' | 'folder'},
   deletePath?: string
 ): {[x: string]: Record<string, FileType>} => {
-  // console.trace()
   if (!payload.fileTree)
     return state.mode === 'browser'
       ? state.browser.files
       : state[state.mode].files
   if (state.mode === 'browser') {
     if (payload.path === ROOT_PATH) {
-      let files = normalize(payload.fileTree, ROOT_PATH, payload.type)
+      let files = normalize(payload.fileTree, ROOT_PATH, payload.type, state)
       files = _.merge(files, state.browser.files[ROOT_PATH])
       if (deletePath) delete files[deletePath]
       return {[ROOT_PATH]: files}
@@ -979,7 +975,7 @@ const fetchDirectoryContent = (
 
       if (prevFiles) {
         prevFiles.child = _.merge(
-          normalize(payload.fileTree, payload.path, payload.type),
+          normalize(payload.fileTree, payload.path, payload.type, state),
           prevFiles.child
         )
         if (deletePath) {
@@ -995,7 +991,8 @@ const fetchDirectoryContent = (
           [payload.path]: normalize(
             payload.fileTree,
             payload.path,
-            payload.type
+            payload.type,
+            state
           )
         }
       }
@@ -1015,7 +1012,7 @@ const fetchDirectoryContent = (
 
       if (prevFiles) {
         prevFiles.child = _.merge(
-          normalize(payload.fileTree, payload.path, payload.type),
+          normalize(payload.fileTree, payload.path, payload.type, state),
           prevFiles.child
         )
         if (deletePath) {
@@ -1031,7 +1028,8 @@ const fetchDirectoryContent = (
           [payload.path]: normalize(
             payload.fileTree,
             payload.path,
-            payload.type
+            payload.type,
+            state
           )
         }
       }
@@ -1044,7 +1042,7 @@ const fetchWorkspaceDirectoryContent = (
   state: BrowserState,
   payload: {fileTree; path: string}
 ): {[x: string]: Record<string, FileType>} => {
-  const files = normalize(payload.fileTree, ROOT_PATH)
+  const files = normalize(payload.fileTree, ROOT_PATH, null, state)
 
   return {[ROOT_PATH]: files}
 }
@@ -1052,10 +1050,11 @@ const fetchWorkspaceDirectoryContent = (
 const normalize = (
   filesList,
   directory?: string,
-  newInputType?: 'folder' | 'file'
+  newInputType?: 'folder' | 'file',
+  state?: BrowserState
 ): Record<string, FileType> => {
-  const folders = {}
-  const files = {}
+  let folders = {}
+  let files = {}
 
   Object.keys(filesList || {}).forEach((key) => {
     key = key.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, '') // remove first and last slash
@@ -1099,7 +1098,8 @@ const normalize = (
       type: 'file'
     }
   }
-
+  folders = sortFilesFetched(folders, state.browser.sort)
+  files = sortFilesFetched(files, state.browser.sort)
   return Object.assign({}, folders, files)
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
index 821e39220c3..f22b78871ea 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ import './css/remix-ui-workspace.css'
 import {ROOT_PATH, TEMPLATE_NAMES} from './utils/constants'
 import {HamburgerMenu} from './components/workspace-hamburger'
 
-import {MenuItems, WorkSpaceState} from './types'
+import {FileType, MenuItems, WorkSpaceState} from './types'
 import {contextMenuActions} from './utils'
 import FileExplorerContextMenu from './components/file-explorer-context-menu'
 import {customAction} from '@remixproject/plugin-api'
+import * as _ from 'lodash'
+
+
 
 const _paq = (window._paq = window._paq || [])
 
@@ -46,9 +49,11 @@ export function Workspace() {
   const initGitRepoRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>()
   const filteredBranches = selectedWorkspace ? (selectedWorkspace.branches || []).filter((branch) => branch.name.includes(branchFilter) && branch.name !== 'HEAD').slice(0, 20) : []
   const currentBranch = selectedWorkspace ? selectedWorkspace.currentBranch : null
-
+  const sortIconDesc = 'fa fa-sort-alpha-desc justify-end'
+  const sortIconAsc = 'fa fa-sort-alpha-up justify-end'
+  const [sortIcon, setSortIcon] = useState(sortIconDesc)
+  const [triggerSort, setTriggerSort] = useState<'asc' | 'desc'>(null)
   const [canPaste, setCanPaste] = useState(false)
-
   const [state, setState] = useState<WorkSpaceState>({
     ctrlKey: false,
     newFileName: '',
@@ -126,6 +131,10 @@ export function Workspace() {
     }
   }, [global.fs.browser.currentWorkspace, global.fs.localhost.sharedFolder, global.fs.mode])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    global.dispatchFetchWorkspaceDirectory(ROOT_PATH, triggerSort)
+  }, [triggerSort])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (global.fs.browser.currentWorkspace && !global.fs.browser.workspaces.find(({name}) => name === global.fs.browser.currentWorkspace)) {
       if (global.fs.browser.workspaces.length > 0) {
@@ -965,6 +974,12 @@ export function Workspace() {
                     contextMenuItems={global.fs.browser.contextMenu.registeredMenuItems}
                     removedContextMenuItems={global.fs.browser.contextMenu.removedMenuItems}
                     files={global.fs.browser.files}
+                    triggerSort={triggerSort}
+                    setTriggerSort={setTriggerSort}
+                    sortIcon={sortIcon}
+                    sortIconAsc={sortIconAsc}
+                    sortIconDesc={sortIconDesc}
+                    setSortIcon={setSortIcon}
                     workspaceState={state}
                     expandPath={global.fs.browser.expandPath}
                     focusEdit={global.fs.focusEdit}
@@ -989,7 +1004,6 @@ export function Workspace() {
                     dispatchHandleClickFile={global.dispatchHandleClickFile}
                     dispatchSetFocusElement={global.dispatchSetFocusElement}
                     dispatchFetchDirectory={global.dispatchFetchDirectory}
-                    dispatchDirectoriesSort={global.dispatchDirectoriesSort}
                     dispatchRemoveInputField={global.dispatchRemoveInputField}
                     dispatchAddInputField={global.dispatchAddInputField}
                     dispatchHandleExpandPath={global.dispatchHandleExpandPath}
@@ -1023,6 +1037,12 @@ export function Workspace() {
                     contextMenuItems={global.fs.localhost.contextMenu.registeredMenuItems}
                     removedContextMenuItems={global.fs.localhost.contextMenu.removedMenuItems}
                     files={global.fs.localhost.files}
+                    triggerSort={triggerSort}
+                    setTriggerSort={setTriggerSort}
+                    sortIcon={sortIcon}
+                    sortIconAsc={sortIconAsc}
+                    sortIconDesc={sortIconDesc}
+                    setSortIcon={setSortIcon}
                     fileState={[]}
                     workspaceState={state}
                     expandPath={global.fs.localhost.expandPath}
@@ -1048,7 +1068,6 @@ export function Workspace() {
                     dispatchHandleClickFile={global.dispatchHandleClickFile}
                     dispatchSetFocusElement={global.dispatchSetFocusElement}
                     dispatchFetchDirectory={global.dispatchFetchDirectory}
-                    dispatchDirectoriesSort={global.dispatchDirectoriesSort}
                     dispatchRemoveInputField={global.dispatchRemoveInputField}
                     dispatchAddInputField={global.dispatchAddInputField}
                     dispatchHandleExpandPath={global.dispatchHandleExpandPath}
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/types/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/types/index.ts
index 7776ec86d11..224f5731188 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/types/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/types/index.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ export interface FileExplorerProps {
     hideIconsMenu: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>,
     showIconsMenu: boolean,
     focusElement: { key: string, type: 'file' | 'folder' | 'gist' }[],
+    setSortIcon: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string>>,
+    triggerSort: 'asc' | 'desc' | null,
+    setTriggerSort: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<'asc' | 'desc' | null>>,
+    sortIcon: string,
+    sortIconAsc: string,
+    sortIconDesc: string,
     dispatchCreateNewFile: (path: string, rootDir: string) => Promise<void>,
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
     modal:(title: string, message: string | JSX.Element, okLabel: string, okFn: () => void, cancelLabel?: string, cancelFn?: () => void) => void,
@@ -108,7 +114,6 @@ export interface FileExplorerProps {
     dispatchHandleClickFile: (path: string, type: 'file' | 'folder' | 'gist') => Promise<void>,
     dispatchSetFocusElement: (elements: { key: string, type: 'file' | 'folder' | 'gist' }[]) => Promise<void>,
     dispatchFetchDirectory:(path: string) => Promise<void>,
-    dispatchDirectoriesSort: (files: { [x: string]: Record<string, FileType> } | any, direction?: 'asc' | 'desc') => Promise<any>,
     dispatchRemoveInputField:(path: string) => Promise<void>,
     dispatchAddInputField:(path: string, type: 'file' | 'folder') => Promise<void>,
     dispatchHandleExpandPath: (paths: string[]) => Promise<void>,
@@ -203,4 +208,4 @@ export type  FileFocusContextType = {
 export type CopyElementType = {
   key: string
   type: 'folder' | 'gist' | 'file' | 'workspace'
-}
+    }