diff --git a/src/web/hooks/__tests__/useFilterSortBy.jsx b/src/web/hooks/__tests__/useFilterSortBy.jsx
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+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+/* eslint-disable react/prop-types */
+
+import {describe, test, expect, testing} from '@gsa/testing';
+
+import {fireEvent, render, screen} from 'web/utils/testing';
+
+import Filter from 'gmp/models/filter';
+
+import useFilterSortBy from '../useFilterSortBy';
+
+const TestComponent = ({filter, changeFilter}) => {
+  const [sortBy, sortDir, sortChange] = useFilterSortBy(filter, changeFilter);
+  return (
+    <>
+      <span data-testid="sortBy">{sortBy}</span>
+      <span data-testid="sortDir">{sortDir}</span>
+      <button onClick={() => sortChange('field')} data-testid="sortDirChange" />
+      <button
+        onClick={() => sortChange('other-field')}
+        data-testid="sortFieldChange"
+      />
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+describe('useFilterSortBy', () => {
+  test('should return the sort by field and direction', () => {
+    const changeFilter = testing.fn();
+    const filter = Filter.fromString('sort=field');
+
+    render(<TestComponent filter={filter} changeFilter={changeFilter} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('sortBy')).toHaveTextContent('field');
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('sortDir')).toHaveTextContent('asc');
+  });
+
+  test('should change the sort direction', () => {
+    const filter = Filter.fromString('sort=field');
+    let currentFilter = filter;
+    const changeFilter = testing.fn().mockImplementation(filter => {
+      currentFilter = filter;
+    });
+
+    const {rerender} = render(
+      <TestComponent filter={currentFilter} changeFilter={changeFilter} />,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('sortDirChange'));
+
+    expect(changeFilter).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      Filter.fromString('first=1 sort-reverse=field'),
+    );
+
+    // the filter is not in the state. so a rerender with the new filter is needed
+    rerender(
+      <TestComponent filter={currentFilter} changeFilter={changeFilter} />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('sortBy')).toHaveTextContent('field');
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('sortDir')).toHaveTextContent('desc');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/web/hooks/useFilterSortBy.js b/src/web/hooks/useFilterSortBy.js
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+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import {useCallback} from 'react';
+
+import {isDefined} from 'gmp/utils/identity';
+
+const ASC = 'asc';
+const DESC = 'desc';
+
+/**
+ * Hook to get the sort by field and direction from a filter
+ *
+ * @param {Filter} filter The current filter
+ * @param {Function} changeFilter Function to call when the filter changes
+ * @returns Array of the sort by field, sort direction and a function to change the sort by field
+ */
+const useFilterSortBy = (filter, changeFilter) => {
+  const reverseField = isDefined(filter)
+    ? filter.get('sort-reverse')
+    : undefined;
+  const reverse = isDefined(reverseField);
+  const sortBy =
+    reverse || !isDefined(filter) ? reverseField : filter.get('sort');
+  const sortDir = reverse ? DESC : ASC;
+
+  const sortChange = useCallback(
+    field => {
+      let sort = 'sort';
+      const newFilter = filter.copy().first();
+      const sortField = filter.getSortBy();
+
+      if (sortField && sortField === field) {
+        sort = filter.getSortOrder() === 'sort' ? 'sort-reverse' : 'sort';
+      }
+
+      newFilter.set(sort, field);
+
+      changeFilter(newFilter);
+    },
+    [changeFilter, filter],
+  );
+
+  return [sortBy, sortDir, sortChange];
+};
+
+export default useFilterSortBy;