diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/friends.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/friends.ts
index 3fc190e9dca8..eb1f30aafb4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/friends.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/friends.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { secondsToString } from "../utils/date-and-time";
 import { PersonalBest } from "@monkeytype/schemas/shared";
 import Format from "../utils/format";
 import { getHtmlByUserFlags } from "../controllers/user-flag-controller";
-import { SortedTable } from "../utils/sorted-table";
+import { SortedTable, SortSchema } from "../utils/sorted-table";
 import { getAvatarElement } from "../utils/discord-avatar";
 import { formatTypingStatsRatio } from "../utils/misc";
 import { getLanguageDisplayString } from "../utils/strings";
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import * as AuthEvent from "../observables/auth-event";
 import { Connection } from "@monkeytype/schemas/connections";
 import { Friend, UserNameSchema } from "@monkeytype/schemas/users";
 import * as Loader from "../elements/loader";
+import { LocalStorageWithSchema } from "../utils/local-storage-with-schema";
 
 const pageElement = $(".page.pageFriends");
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ const addFriendModal = new SimpleModal({
     const result = await addFriend(receiverName);
 
     if (result === true) {
-      return { status: 1, message: `Request send to ${receiverName}` };
+      return { status: 1, message: `Request sent to ${receiverName}` };
     }
 
     let status: -1 | 0 | 1 = -1;
@@ -230,7 +231,11 @@ function updateFriends(): void {
         table: ".pageFriends .friends table",
         data: friendsList,
         buildRow: buildFriendRow,
-        initialSort: { property: "name", descending: false },
+        persistence: new LocalStorageWithSchema({
+          key: "friendsListSort",
+          schema: SortSchema,
+          fallback: { property: "name", descending: false },
+        }),
       });
     } else {
       friendsTable.setData(friendsList);
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile.ts
index ce3dfa17e521..1de3ceea099a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ $(".page.pageProfile").on("click", ".profile .addFriendButton", async () => {
   const result = await addFriend(friendName);
 
   if (result === true) {
-    Notifications.add(`Request send to ${friendName}`);
+    Notifications.add(`Request sent to ${friendName}`);
     $(".profile .details .addFriendButton").addClass("disabled");
   } else {
     Notifications.add(result, -1);
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/utils/sorted-table.ts b/frontend/src/ts/utils/sorted-table.ts
index 4124600f40a9..43b3afd7ec5f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/utils/sorted-table.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/utils/sorted-table.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,50 @@
-type Sort = {
-  property: string;
-  descending: boolean;
+import { z } from "zod";
+
+export const SortSchema = z.object({
+  property: z.string(),
+  descending: z.boolean(),
+});
+export type Sort = z.infer<typeof SortSchema>;
+
+type Persistence = {
+  get: () => Sort;
+  set: (sort: Sort) => boolean;
 };
 
 type SortedTableOptions<T> = {
   table: string;
   data?: T[];
   buildRow: (entry: T) => HTMLTableRowElement;
-  initialSort?: Sort;
-};
+} & (
+  | { initialSort?: Sort; persistence?: never }
+  | { persistence?: Persistence; initialSort?: never }
+);
+
 export class SortedTable<T> {
-  protected data: { source: T; element?: HTMLTableRowElement }[];
+  protected data: { source: T; element?: HTMLTableRowElement }[] = [];
   private table: JQuery<HTMLTableElement>;
   private buildRow: (entry: T) => HTMLTableRowElement;
   private sort?: Sort;
+  private persistence?: Persistence;
 
-  constructor({ table, data, buildRow, initialSort }: SortedTableOptions<T>) {
-    this.table = $(table);
+  constructor(options: SortedTableOptions<T>) {
+    this.table = $(options.table);
     if (this.table === undefined) {
-      throw new Error(`No element found for ${table}`);
+      throw new Error(`No element found for ${options.table}`);
     }
 
-    this.buildRow = buildRow;
-    this.data = [];
-    if (data !== undefined) {
-      this.setData(data);
+    this.buildRow = options.buildRow;
+
+    if (options.data !== undefined) {
+      this.setData(options.data);
     }
 
-    if (initialSort !== undefined) {
-      this.sort = initialSort;
+    if ("persistence" in options && options.persistence !== undefined) {
+      this.persistence = options.persistence;
+      this.sort = this.persistence.get();
+      this.doSort();
+    } else if ("initialSort" in options && options.initialSort !== undefined) {
+      this.sort = options.initialSort;
       this.doSort();
     }
 
@@ -43,13 +59,15 @@ export class SortedTable<T> {
           target.dataset["sortDefaultDirection"] === "desc";
         if (property === undefined) return;
 
-        if (this.sort === undefined || property !== this.sort.property) {
-          this.sort = { property, descending: defaultDirection };
+        let updatedSort = this.sort;
+
+        if (updatedSort === undefined || property !== updatedSort.property) {
+          updatedSort = { property, descending: defaultDirection };
         } else {
-          this.sort.descending = !this.sort?.descending;
+          updatedSort.descending = !updatedSort?.descending;
         }
+        this.setSort(updatedSort);
 
-        this.doSort();
         this.updateBody();
       };
     }
@@ -57,6 +75,7 @@ export class SortedTable<T> {
 
   public setSort(sort: Partial<Sort>): void {
     this.sort = { ...this.sort, ...sort } as Sort;
+    this.persistence?.set(this.sort);
     this.doSort();
   }