diff --git a/frontend/src/components/util.tsx b/frontend/src/components/util.tsx
index 92eeb491b..34636dbdf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/util.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/util.tsx
@@ -916,6 +916,23 @@ export const DockerContainersSection = ({
               {
                 accessorKey: "ports.0",
                 size: 200,
+                sortingFn: (a, b) => {
+                  const getMinHostPort = (row: typeof a) => {
+                    const ports = row.original.ports ?? [];
+                    if (!ports.length) return Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+                    const nums = ports
+                      .map((p) => p.PublicPort)
+                      .filter((p): p is number => typeof p === "number")
+                      .map((n) => Number(n));
+                    if (!nums.length || nums.some((n) => Number.isNaN(n))) {
+                      return Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+                    }
+                    return Math.min(...nums);
+                  };
+                  const pa = getMinHostPort(a);
+                  const pb = getMinHostPort(b);
+                  return pa === pb ? 0 : pa > pb ? 1 : -1;
+                },
                 header: ({ column }) => (
                   <SortableHeader column={column} title="Ports" />
                 ),
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/containers.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/containers.tsx
index a71a6dc46..084815197 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/containers.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/containers.tsx
@@ -162,6 +162,23 @@ export default function ContainersPage() {
             {
               accessorKey: "ports.0",
               size: 200,
+              sortingFn: (a, b) => {
+                const getMinHostPort = (row: typeof a) => {
+                  const ports = row.original.ports ?? [];
+                  if (!ports.length) return Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+                  const nums = ports
+                    .map((p) => p.PublicPort)
+                    .filter((p): p is number => typeof p === "number")
+                    .map((n) => Number(n));
+                  if (!nums.length || nums.some((n) => Number.isNaN(n))) {
+                    return Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+                  }
+                  return Math.min(...nums);
+                };
+                const pa = getMinHostPort(a);
+                const pb = getMinHostPort(b);
+                return pa === pb ? 0 : pa > pb ? 1 : -1;
+              },
               header: ({ column }) => (
                 <SortableHeader column={column} title="Ports" />
               ),