diff --git a/components/ILIAS/Test/src/Questions/Presentation/QuestionsBrowserTable.php b/components/ILIAS/Test/src/Questions/Presentation/QuestionsBrowserTable.php
index 80cb7409eb49..8c86d902417f 100644
--- a/components/ILIAS/Test/src/Questions/Presentation/QuestionsBrowserTable.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/Test/src/Questions/Presentation/QuestionsBrowserTable.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public function getColumns(): array
             'description' => $column_factory->text(
                 $this->lng->txt('description')
             )->withIsOptional(true, true),
-            'type_tag' => $column_factory->text(
+            'question_type' => $column_factory->text(
                 $this->lng->txt('tst_question_type')
             )->withIsOptional(false, true),
             'points' => $column_factory->number(
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public function getRows(
         foreach ($this->loadRecords($filter_data ?? [], $order, $range) as $record) {
             $question_id = $record['question_id'];
 
-            $record['type_tag'] = $this->lng->txt($record['type_tag']);
+            $record['question_type'] = $record['question_type'];
             $record['complete'] = (bool) $record['complete'];
             $record['lifecycle'] = \ilAssQuestionLifecycle::getInstance($record['lifecycle'])->getTranslation($this->lng) ?? '';
 
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/TestQuestionPool/classes/class.ilAssQuestionList.php b/components/ILIAS/TestQuestionPool/classes/class.ilAssQuestionList.php
index 31c6edfb9bae..026789f86f6a 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/TestQuestionPool/classes/class.ilAssQuestionList.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/TestQuestionPool/classes/class.ilAssQuestionList.php
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class ilAssQuestionList implements ilTaxAssignedItemInfo
     protected array $questions = [];
 
     private ?Order $order = null;
+    private ?string $order_field = null;
+    private ?string $order_direction = null;
     private ?Range $range = null;
 
     public function __construct(
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ public function __construct(
     public function setOrder(?Order $order = null): void
     {
         $this->order = $order;
+        ['order_field' => $order_field, 'order_direction' => $order_direction] = $this->getOrderFieldAndDirection();
+        $this->order_field = $order_field;
+        $this->order_direction = $order_direction;
     }
 
     public function setRange(?Range $range = null): void
@@ -368,10 +373,7 @@ private function getAnswerStatusFilterExpressions(): array
 
     private function getTableJoinExpression(): string
     {
-        $tableJoin = '
-			INNER JOIN	qpl_qst_type
-			ON			qpl_qst_type.question_type_id = qpl_questions.question_type_fi
-		';
+        $tableJoin = "INNER JOIN qpl_qst_type ON qpl_qst_type.question_type_id = qpl_questions.question_type_fi ";
 
         if ($this->join_obj_data) {
             $tableJoin .= '
@@ -428,7 +430,7 @@ private function getSelectFieldsExpression(): string
     {
         $select_fields = [
             'qpl_questions.*',
-            'qpl_qst_type.type_tag',
+            'qpl_qst_type.type_tag AS question_type',
             'qpl_qst_type.plugin',
             'qpl_qst_type.plugin_name',
             'qpl_questions.points max_points'
@@ -512,12 +514,37 @@ private function getHavingFilterExpression(): string
     }
 
     private function buildOrderQueryExpression(): string
+    {
+        return $this->order_field === null || $this->order_direction === null || $this->order_field === 'question_type'
+            ? ''
+            : " ORDER BY `$this->order_field` $this->order_direction";
+    }
+
+    private function buildLimitQueryExpression(): string
     {
         $order = $this->order;
-        if ($order === null) {
+        if ($order instanceof Order && $this->order_field === 'question_type') {
             return '';
         }
 
+        $range = $this->range;
+        if ($range === null) {
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        $limit = max($range->getLength(), 0);
+        $offset = max($range->getStart(), 0);
+
+        return " LIMIT $limit OFFSET $offset";
+    }
+
+    private function getOrderFieldAndDirection(): ?array
+    {
+        $order = $this->order;
+        if ($order === null) {
+            return ['order_field' => null, 'order_direction' => null];
+        }
+
         [$order_field, $order_direction] = $order->join(
             '',
             static fn(string $index, string $key, string $value): array => [$key, $value]
@@ -528,20 +555,7 @@ private function buildOrderQueryExpression(): string
             $order_direction = Order::ASC;
         }
 
-        return " ORDER BY `$order_field` $order_direction";
-    }
-
-    private function buildLimitQueryExpression(): string
-    {
-        $range = $this->range;
-        if ($range === null) {
-            return '';
-        }
-
-        $limit = max($range->getLength(), 0);
-        $offset = max($range->getStart(), 0);
-
-        return " LIMIT $limit OFFSET $offset";
+        return ['order_field' => $order_field, 'order_direction' => $order_direction];
     }
 
     private function buildQuery(): string
@@ -573,7 +587,7 @@ public function load(): void
             $row['description'] = $tags_trafo->transform($row['description'] ?? '');
             $row['author'] = $tags_trafo->transform($row['author']);
             $row['taxonomies'] = $this->loadTaxonomyAssignmentData($row['obj_fi'], $row['question_id']);
-            $row['ttype'] = $this->lng->txt($row['type_tag']);
+            $row['question_type'] = $this->lng->txt($row['question_type']);
             $row['feedback'] = $row['feedback'] === 1;
             $row['comments'] = $this->getNumberOfCommentsForQuestion($row['question_id']);
 
@@ -586,6 +600,25 @@ public function load(): void
 
             $this->questions[$row['question_id']] = $row;
         }
+
+        if ($this->order_field === 'question_type') {
+            $this->questions = $this->postLimit($this->postOrder($this->questions));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function postOrder(array $questions): array
+    {
+        if ($this->order_field === 'question_type') {
+            usort($questions, fn(array $a, array $b): int => strcmp($a[$this->order_field], $b[$this->order_field]));
+        }
+        return $this->order_direction === Order::DESC ? array_reverse($questions) : $questions;
+    }
+
+    private function postLimit(array $questions): array
+    {
+        return $this->range instanceof Range
+            ? array_slice($questions, $this->range->getStart(), $this->range->getLength())
+            : $questions;
     }
 
     public function getTotalRowCount(
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/TestQuestionPool/src/Questions/Presentation/QuestionTable.php b/components/ILIAS/TestQuestionPool/src/Questions/Presentation/QuestionTable.php
index a7018262d284..40cbd4e17453 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/TestQuestionPool/src/Questions/Presentation/QuestionTable.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/TestQuestionPool/src/Questions/Presentation/QuestionTable.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public function getColumns(): array
         return [
             'title' => $f->link($this->lng->txt('title')),
             'description' => $f->text($this->lng->txt('description'))->withIsOptional(true, true),
-            'ttype' => $f->text($this->lng->txt('question_type'))->withIsOptional(true, true),
+            'question_type' => $f->text($this->lng->txt('question_type'))->withIsOptional(true, true),
             'points' => $f->number($this->lng->txt('points'))->withDecimals(2)->withIsOptional(true, true),
             'author' => $f->text($this->lng->txt('author'))->withIsOptional(true, true),
             'lifecycle' => $f->text($this->lng->txt('qst_lifecycle'))->withIsOptional(true, true),