diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
index ea925ad0e9..57e8f85f2f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGrid.vue
@@ -1329,6 +1329,8 @@ const {
   localFilteredRows,
   localFilterAllOptions,
   localFilterOptions,
+  localFilterSort,
+  toggleLocalFilterSort,
   localFilterTypedValue,
   canApplyTypedLocalFilterValue,
   openLocalFilter,
@@ -13001,6 +13003,8 @@ useUpdateBlocker(() => (hasPendingChanges.value || hasPendingDataEditorDraft.val
                           :draft-mode="localFilterDraft?.mode"
                           :draft-values="localFilterDraft?.values"
                           :options="localFilterOptions"
+                          :sort="localFilterSort"
+                          @sort="toggleLocalFilterSort"
                           :all-options-count="localFilterAllOptions.length"
                           :can-apply-typed-value="canApplyTypedLocalFilterValue"
                           :typed-value="localFilterTypedValue"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGridColumnFilterPopover.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGridColumnFilterPopover.vue
index 502000443a..582349205a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGridColumnFilterPopover.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/DataGridColumnFilterPopover.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { Check, Database, Filter, Loader2, Search } from "@lucide/vue";
+import { ArrowDown, ArrowUp, ArrowUpDown, Check, Database, Filter, Loader2, Search } from "@lucide/vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Popover, PopoverAnchor, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover";
-import type { DataGridLocalFilterOption } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState";
+import type { DataGridLocalFilterOption, DataGridLocalFilterSort } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState";
 
 type LocalFilterMode = "local" | "server";
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ interface DataGridColumnFilterPopoverProps {
   draftMode?: LocalFilterMode;
   draftValues?: Set<string>;
   options: DataGridLocalFilterOption[];
+  sort?: DataGridLocalFilterSort;
   allOptionsCount: number;
   canApplyTypedValue: boolean;
   typedValue: string;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   "update:open": [value: boolean];
   "update:search": [value: string];
   resizeStart: [event: MouseEvent, direction: "left" | "right"];
+  sort: [field: DataGridLocalFilterSort["field"]];
   toggleAll: [];
   toggleValue: [key: string];
   applyTypedValue: [];
@@ -84,8 +86,24 @@ const { t } = useI18n();
         >
           <Check v-if="props.options.length > 0 && props.draftValues && props.options.every((option) => props.draftValues?.has(option.key))" class="h-3 w-3 stroke-[3]" />
         </button>
-        <span>{{ t("grid.value") }}</span>
-        <span class="text-right">{{ t("grid.count") }}</span>
+        <template v-if="props.draftMode === 'local' && props.sort">
+          <button
+            v-for="field in ['value', 'count'] as const"
+            :key="field"
+            type="button"
+            class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-0.5 rounded hover:text-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring"
+            :class="field === 'count' ? 'justify-end' : 'justify-start'"
+            :aria-label="`${t(`grid.${field}`)}: ${t(props.sort.field === field ? (props.sort.direction === 'asc' ? 'grid.sortAscending' : 'grid.sortDescending') : field === 'count' ? 'grid.sortDescending' : 'grid.sortAscending')}`"
+            @click.stop="emit('sort', field)"
+          >
+            <span>{{ t(`grid.${field}`) }}</span>
+            <component :is="props.sort.field === field ? (props.sort.direction === 'asc' ? ArrowUp : ArrowDown) : ArrowUpDown" class="h-3 w-3 shrink-0" aria-hidden="true" />
+          </button>
+        </template>
+        <template v-else>
+          <span>{{ t("grid.value") }}</span>
+          <span class="text-right">{{ t("grid.count") }}</span>
+        </template>
       </div>
       <div v-if="props.draftMode === 'server' && (props.serverLoading || props.serverError || props.serverLimited)" class="flex items-center gap-1.5 border-b px-2 py-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
         <Loader2 v-if="props.serverLoading" class="h-3 w-3 animate-spin" />
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridColumnFilterPopover.sort.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridColumnFilterPopover.sort.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93ce077c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/grid/__tests__/DataGridColumnFilterPopover.sort.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { dispatch, findAll, findOne, mountComponent } from "./vueHostHarness";
+import type { DataGridLocalFilterOption, DataGridLocalFilterSort } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState";
+
+vi.mock("vue-i18n", () => ({ useI18n: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key }) }));
+vi.mock("@lucide/vue", async () => {
+  const { createPassthroughStub } = await import("./vueHostHarness");
+  const icon = createPassthroughStub("Icon", "i");
+  return { ArrowDown: icon, ArrowUp: icon, ArrowUpDown: icon, Check: icon, Database: icon, Filter: icon, Loader2: icon, Search: icon };
+});
+vi.mock("@/components/ui/button", async () => ({ Button: (await import("./vueHostHarness")).createPassthroughStub("Button", "button") }));
+vi.mock("@/components/ui/popover", async () => {
+  const { createPassthroughStub } = await import("./vueHostHarness");
+  return { Popover: createPassthroughStub("Popover"), PopoverAnchor: createPassthroughStub("PopoverAnchor"), PopoverContent: createPassthroughStub("PopoverContent"), PopoverTrigger: createPassthroughStub("PopoverTrigger") };
+});
+
+import DataGridColumnFilterPopover from "@/components/grid/DataGridColumnFilterPopover.vue";
+
+const options: DataGridLocalFilterOption[] = [
+  { key: "str:alpha", label: "alpha", count: 1, value: "alpha" },
+  { key: "str:beta", label: "beta", count: 3, value: "beta" },
+];
+
+function mountPopover(sort: DataGridLocalFilterSort, onSort: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>) {
+  return mountComponent(DataGridColumnFilterPopover, {
+    open: true,
+    compactHeaderActions: false,
+    canUseServerFilter: false,
+    active: false,
+    serverModeActive: false,
+    panelTitle: "status",
+    search: "",
+    popoverWidth: 280,
+    popoverOffsetX: 0,
+    draftMode: "local",
+    draftValues: new Set(options.map((option) => option.key)),
+    options,
+    sort,
+    allOptionsCount: options.length,
+    canApplyTypedValue: false,
+    typedValue: "",
+    serverLoading: false,
+    serverError: "",
+    serverLimited: false,
+    serverValueLimit: 1000,
+    onSort,
+  });
+}
+
+describe("DataGridColumnFilterPopover sort toggles", () => {
+  it("emits sort with the clicked field and announces count-desc / value-asc as the first-click directions", async () => {
+    const onSort = vi.fn();
+    const mounted = mountPopover({ field: "value", direction: "asc" }, onSort);
+
+    // From the default value-asc state, the count header advertises descending
+    // for its first click while the active value header stays ascending.
+    const countButton = findOne(mounted.root, (node) => node.props["aria-label"] === "grid.count: grid.sortDescending");
+    expect(findOne(mounted.root, (node) => node.props["aria-label"] === "grid.value: grid.sortAscending")).toBeTruthy();
+
+    dispatch(countButton, "click");
+    expect(onSort).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith("count");
+
+    await mounted.setProps({ sort: { field: "count", direction: "desc" } });
+    // Switching back from count-desc, the value header advertises ascending.
+    const valueButton = findOne(mounted.root, (node) => node.props["aria-label"] === "grid.value: grid.sortAscending");
+    dispatch(valueButton, "click");
+    expect(onSort).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("value");
+
+    expect(onSort).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    mounted.unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("renders plain labels without sort controls outside the local draft mode", async () => {
+    const onSort = vi.fn();
+    const mounted = mountPopover({ field: "value", direction: "asc" }, onSort);
+
+    await mounted.setProps({ draftMode: "server" });
+
+    expect(findAll(mounted.root, (node) => node.type === "button" && typeof node.props["aria-label"] === "string" && node.props["aria-label"].startsWith("grid.value: "))).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(findAll(mounted.root, (node) => node.type === "button" && typeof node.props["aria-label"] === "string" && node.props["aria-label"].startsWith("grid.count: "))).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(onSort).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    mounted.unmount();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useDataGridColumnFilters.sort.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useDataGridColumnFilters.sort.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..743388116a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/__tests__/useDataGridColumnFilters.sort.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import { createApp, defineComponent, h, ref, computed } from "vue";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { useDataGridColumnFilters, type DataGridColumnFilterState, type DataGridLocalFilterDraft } from "@/composables/useDataGridColumnFilters";
+import type { DataGridLocalFilterOption } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState";
+import type { CellValue } from "@/lib/dataGrid/cellValue";
+import type { QueryResult } from "@/types/database";
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/backend/api", () => ({ executeQuery: vi.fn() }));
+
+const disposers: Array<() => void> = [];
+
+function mountColumnFilters(rows: CellValue[][]) {
+  const state: DataGridColumnFilterState = {
+    localColumnFilters: ref({}),
+    localFilterOpenColumn: ref<number | null>(null),
+    localFilterSearch: ref(""),
+    localFilterDraft: ref<DataGridLocalFilterDraft | null>(null),
+    serverFilterLoading: ref(false),
+    serverFilterError: ref(""),
+    serverFilterOptions: ref<DataGridLocalFilterOption[]>([]),
+    serverFilterLimited: ref(false),
+    serverFilterValueByKey: ref(new Map()),
+    serverColumnFilters: ref({}),
+  };
+  const result: QueryResult = { columns: ["status"], rows };
+  let filters: ReturnType<typeof useDataGridColumnFilters> | undefined;
+  const app = createApp(
+    defineComponent({
+      setup() {
+        filters = useDataGridColumnFilters({
+          state,
+          getResult: () => result,
+          getTableMeta: () => undefined,
+          getConnectionId: () => undefined,
+          getSchema: () => undefined,
+          getExecutionDatabase: () => "",
+          resolvedDatabaseType: computed(() => undefined),
+          canUseWhereSearch: computed(() => false),
+          canUseServerColumnFilter: computed(() => false),
+          structuredFilterCount: computed(() => 0),
+          hasStructuredFilters: computed(() => false),
+          whereFilterInput: ref(""),
+          getConnectionConfig: () => undefined,
+          getIdentifierQuote: () => undefined,
+          getNewRows: () => [],
+          getRowData: (row) => row,
+          formatValue: (value) => String(value),
+          waitForTableMeta: () => Promise.resolve(null),
+          applyWhereFilter: () => Promise.resolve(),
+          resetGridVerticalScroll: () => {},
+          emitLocalFiltersChange: () => {},
+        });
+        return () => h("div");
+      },
+    }),
+  );
+  app.mount(document.createElement("div"));
+  disposers.push(() => app.unmount());
+  if (!filters) throw new Error("useDataGridColumnFilters was not mounted");
+  return filters;
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  for (const dispose of disposers.splice(0)) dispose();
+});
+
+describe("useDataGridColumnFilters local filter sort", () => {
+  it("sorts values by count descending on the first count click and back to value ascending on the first value click", () => {
+    const filters = mountColumnFilters([["beta"], ["beta"], ["beta"], ["alpha"], ["alpha"], ["zulu"]]);
+
+    filters.openLocalFilter(0);
+    expect(filters.localFilterSort.value).toEqual({ field: "value", direction: "asc" });
+    expect(filters.localFilterOptions.value.map((option) => option.label)).toEqual(["alpha", "beta", "zulu"]);
+
+    filters.toggleLocalFilterSort("count");
+    expect(filters.localFilterSort.value).toEqual({ field: "count", direction: "desc" });
+    expect(filters.localFilterOptions.value.map((option) => [option.label, option.count])).toEqual([
+      ["beta", 3],
+      ["alpha", 2],
+      ["zulu", 1],
+    ]);
+
+    filters.toggleLocalFilterSort("value");
+    expect(filters.localFilterSort.value).toEqual({ field: "value", direction: "asc" });
+    expect(filters.localFilterOptions.value.map((option) => option.label)).toEqual(["alpha", "beta", "zulu"]);
+  });
+
+  it("flips the direction when the same sort header is clicked again", () => {
+    const filters = mountColumnFilters([["beta"], ["alpha"], ["alpha"]]);
+
+    filters.openLocalFilter(0);
+    filters.toggleLocalFilterSort("count");
+    expect(filters.localFilterSort.value).toEqual({ field: "count", direction: "desc" });
+    expect(filters.localFilterOptions.value.map((option) => [option.label, option.count])).toEqual([
+      ["alpha", 2],
+      ["beta", 1],
+    ]);
+
+    filters.toggleLocalFilterSort("count");
+    expect(filters.localFilterSort.value).toEqual({ field: "count", direction: "asc" });
+    expect(filters.localFilterOptions.value.map((option) => [option.label, option.count])).toEqual([
+      ["beta", 1],
+      ["alpha", 2],
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores sort toggles while no local filter draft is open", () => {
+    const filters = mountColumnFilters([["beta"], ["alpha"]]);
+
+    filters.toggleLocalFilterSort("count");
+
+    expect(filters.localFilterSort.value).toEqual({ field: "value", direction: "asc" });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridColumnFilters.ts b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridColumnFilters.ts
index d592a56bcd..8d41f10dc9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridColumnFilters.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/composables/useDataGridColumnFilters.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { computed, onUnmounted, watch, type ComputedRef, type Ref } from "vue";
+import { computed, onUnmounted, ref, watch, type ComputedRef, type Ref } from "vue";
 import * as api from "@/lib/backend/api";
 import { buildColumnValueFilterCondition, buildColumnValuesFilterCondition, parseFilterValue, removeColumnValueFilterCondition, replaceColumnValueFilterCondition, appendColumnValueFilterCondition } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridColumnFilter";
 import { buildDataGridColumnDistinctValuesSql } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridSql";
-import { buildDataGridLocalFilterOptions, dataGridLocalFilterKey, dataGridLocalFilterLabel, rowMatchesDataGridLocalColumnFilters, type DataGridLocalFilterOption } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState";
+import { buildDataGridLocalFilterOptions, sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions, type DataGridLocalFilterSort, dataGridLocalFilterKey, dataGridLocalFilterLabel, rowMatchesDataGridLocalColumnFilters, type DataGridLocalFilterOption } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState";
 import type { DataGridCachedServerColumnFilter } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridFilterBuilderPersistence";
 import type { CellValue } from "@/lib/dataGrid/cellValue";
 import type { ColumnInfo, DatabaseType, QueryResult } from "@/types/database";
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ const SERVER_COLUMN_FILTER_DEBOUNCE_MS = 300;
 
 export function useDataGridColumnFilters(options: UseDataGridColumnFiltersOptions) {
   const { state } = options;
+  const localFilterSort = ref<DataGridLocalFilterSort>({ field: "value", direction: "asc" });
+
+  function toggleLocalFilterSort(field: DataGridLocalFilterSort["field"]) {
+    if (state.localFilterDraft.value?.mode !== "local") return;
+    const current = localFilterSort.value;
+    localFilterSort.value = {
+      field,
+      direction: current.field === field ? (current.direction === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc") : field === "count" ? "desc" : "asc",
+    };
+  }
+
   let serverFilterRequestId = 0;
   let serverFilterSearchTimer: ReturnType<typeof window.setTimeout> | undefined;
 
@@ -138,7 +149,13 @@ export function useDataGridColumnFilters(options: UseDataGridColumnFiltersOption
   const localFilterOptions = computed(() => {
     if (state.localFilterDraft.value?.mode === "server") return state.serverFilterOptions.value;
     const query = state.localFilterSearch.value.trim().toLowerCase();
-    return localFilterAllOptions.value.filter((option) => !query || option.label.toLowerCase().includes(query)).slice(0, 500);
+    const matchingOptions = localFilterAllOptions.value.filter((option) => !query || option.label.toLowerCase().includes(query));
+    // Sort before limiting so frequent values outside the default first 500 remain discoverable.
+    // buildDataGridLocalFilterOptions already returns value-ascending options, so the default
+    // sort state skips the re-sort instead of re-running it on every search keystroke.
+    const sort = localFilterSort.value;
+    const sorted = sort.field === "value" && sort.direction === "asc" ? matchingOptions : sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions(matchingOptions, sort);
+    return sorted.slice(0, 500);
   });
   const localFilterTypedValue = computed(() => state.localFilterSearch.value.trim());
   const localFilterDraftIsAllSelected = computed(() => {
@@ -172,6 +189,7 @@ export function useDataGridColumnFilters(options: UseDataGridColumnFiltersOption
 
   function openLocalFilter(columnIndex: number, requestedMode: DataGridLocalFilterMode = "local") {
     options.onOpen?.();
+    localFilterSort.value = { field: "value", direction: "asc" };
     state.localFilterSearch.value = "";
     const mode = requestedMode === "server" && options.canUseServerColumnFilter.value ? "server" : "local";
     const allKeys = mode === "server" ? [] : buildLocalFilterOptions(columnIndex).map((option) => option.key);
@@ -426,6 +444,8 @@ export function useDataGridColumnFilters(options: UseDataGridColumnFiltersOption
     rowMatchesLocalColumnFilters,
     localFilterAllOptions,
     localFilterOptions,
+    localFilterSort,
+    toggleLocalFilterSort,
     localFilterTypedValue,
     canApplyTypedLocalFilterValue,
     openLocalFilter,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState.spec.ts
index a0d5b8c2ce..fd75f13368 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/__tests__/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { buildDataGridLocalFilterOptions, dataGridLocalFilterKey, restoreDataGridLocalColumnFilters, rowMatchesDataGridLocalColumnFilters, serializeDataGridLocalColumnFilters } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState";
+import { buildDataGridLocalFilterOptions, dataGridLocalFilterKey, restoreDataGridLocalColumnFilters, rowMatchesDataGridLocalColumnFilters, serializeDataGridLocalColumnFilters, sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions, type DataGridLocalFilterOption } from "@/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState";
+
+function filterOption(label: string, count: number | null): DataGridLocalFilterOption {
+  return { key: `str:${label}`, label, count, value: label };
+}
 
 describe("data grid local column filter state", () => {
   it("round-trips selected values so a remounted grid restores its filters", () => {
@@ -67,4 +71,36 @@ describe("data grid local column filter state", () => {
       { key: "str:beta", label: "beta", count: 2, value: "beta" },
     ]);
   });
+
+  it("sorts filter options by count in both directions and treats a missing count as zero", () => {
+    const options = [filterOption("beta", 2), filterOption("alpha", 5), filterOption("delta", null), filterOption("gamma", 1)];
+
+    expect(sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions(options, { field: "count", direction: "asc" }).map((option) => option.label)).toEqual(["delta", "gamma", "beta", "alpha"]);
+    expect(sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions(options, { field: "count", direction: "desc" }).map((option) => option.label)).toEqual(["alpha", "beta", "gamma", "delta"]);
+  });
+
+  it("breaks equal-count ties by value ascending regardless of the count direction", () => {
+    const options = [filterOption("delta", 3), filterOption("beta", 3), filterOption("alpha", 3)];
+
+    expect(sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions(options, { field: "count", direction: "asc" }).map((option) => option.label)).toEqual(["alpha", "beta", "delta"]);
+    expect(sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions(options, { field: "count", direction: "desc" }).map((option) => option.label)).toEqual(["alpha", "beta", "delta"]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps null first for value ascending and last for value descending", () => {
+    const options: DataGridLocalFilterOption[] = [filterOption("alpha", 1), { key: "__dbx_null__", label: "NULL", count: null, value: null }, filterOption("beta", 1)];
+
+    expect(sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions(options, { field: "value", direction: "asc" }).map((option) => option.value)).toEqual([null, "alpha", "beta"]);
+    expect(sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions(options, { field: "value", direction: "desc" }).map((option) => option.value)).toEqual(["beta", "alpha", null]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns a new sorted array without mutating the input options", () => {
+    const options = [filterOption("beta", 2), filterOption("alpha", 5)];
+    const snapshot = options.map((option) => ({ ...option }));
+
+    const sorted = sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions(options, { field: "count", direction: "desc" });
+
+    expect(sorted).not.toBe(options);
+    expect(sorted.map((option) => option.label)).toEqual(["alpha", "beta"]);
+    expect(options).toEqual(snapshot);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState.ts
index bf592fd596..6e99e0aaf1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/dataGrid/dataGridLocalColumnFilterState.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,27 @@ export type DataGridLocalFilterOption = {
   value: CellValue;
 };
 
+export type DataGridLocalFilterSort = {
+  field: "value" | "count";
+  direction: "asc" | "desc";
+};
+
+function compareLocalFilterValues(a: DataGridLocalFilterOption, b: DataGridLocalFilterOption): number {
+  if (a.value === null && b.value !== null) return -1;
+  if (a.value !== null && b.value === null) return 1;
+  return a.label.localeCompare(b.label, undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" });
+}
+
+export function sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions(options: readonly DataGridLocalFilterOption[], sort: DataGridLocalFilterSort): DataGridLocalFilterOption[] {
+  const direction = sort.direction === "asc" ? 1 : -1;
+  return [...options].sort((a, b) => {
+    if (sort.field === "count") {
+      return ((a.count ?? 0) - (b.count ?? 0)) * direction || compareLocalFilterValues(a, b);
+    }
+    return compareLocalFilterValues(a, b) * direction;
+  });
+}
+
 export function dataGridLocalFilterKey(value: CellValue): string {
   if (value === null) return "__dbx_null__";
   if (typeof value === "boolean") return `bool:${value}`;
@@ -62,14 +83,7 @@ export function buildDataGridLocalFilterOptions<TRow>({
     addValue(row[columnIndex] ?? null);
   }
 
-  return [...byKey.values()].sort((a, b) => {
-    if (a.value === null && b.value !== null) return -1;
-    if (a.value !== null && b.value === null) return 1;
-    return a.label.localeCompare(b.label, undefined, {
-      numeric: true,
-      sensitivity: "base",
-    });
-  });
+  return sortDataGridLocalFilterOptions([...byKey.values()], { field: "value", direction: "asc" });
 }
 
 export function restoreDataGridLocalColumnFilters(serialized: SerializedDataGridLocalColumnFilters | undefined, columnCount: number, currentColumns?: readonly string[], serializedColumns?: readonly string[]): Record<number, Set<string>> {