diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.editor.html b/src/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.editor.html
index bc39f10..fe26b4b 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.editor.html
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/partials/query.editor.html
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@
           <label class="gf-form-label width-9">Sort by</label>
           <div class="gf-form-select-wrapper width-12">
             <select class="gf-form-input"
-              ng-model="ctrl.target.options.sortTriggersBy"
-              ng-options="f.text for f in ctrl.sortByFields track by f.value"
+              ng-model="ctrl.target.options.sortProblems"
+              ng-options="f.value as f.text for f in ctrl.sortByFields"
               ng-change="ctrl.onQueryOptionChange()">
             </select>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.js b/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.js
index 0891feb..eecc31a 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.js
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.js
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ function getTargetDefaults() {
     options: {
       showDisabledItems: false,
       skipEmptyValues: false,
-      // Problems
-      hostsInMaintenance: false,
-      hostProxy: false,
-      sortTriggersBy: { text: 'last change', value: 'lastchange' },
     },
     table: {
       'skipEmptyValues': false
@@ -46,7 +42,10 @@ function getProblemsTargetDefaults() {
   return {
     showProblems: ShowProblemTypes.Problems,
     options: {
+      sortTriggersBy: 'default',
       acknowledged: 2,
+      hostsInMaintenance: false,
+      hostProxy: false,
     },
   };
 }
@@ -101,8 +100,9 @@ export class ZabbixQueryController extends QueryCtrl {
     ];
 
     this.sortByFields = [
-      { text: 'last change', value: 'lastchange' },
-      { text: 'severity',    value: 'priority' }
+      { text: 'Default', value: 'default' },
+      { text: 'Last change', value: 'lastchange' },
+      { text: 'Severity',    value: 'priority' },
     ];
 
     this.showEventsFields = [
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/migrations.ts b/src/panel-triggers/migrations.ts
index e737180..8b83b32 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/migrations.ts
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/migrations.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export const getDefaultTarget = (targets?) => {
 export function getDefaultTargetOptions() {
   return {
     hostsInMaintenance: true,
-    sortTriggersBy: { text: 'last change', value: 'lastchange' },
   };
 }
 
@@ -100,13 +99,17 @@ export function migratePanelSchema(panel) {
       target.queryType = 5;
       target.showProblems = migrateShowEvents(panel);
       target.options = migrateOptions(panel);
+
       _.defaults(target.options, getDefaultTargetOptions());
       _.defaults(target, { tags: { filter: "" } });
     }
 
+    panel.sortProblems = panel.sortTriggersBy?.value === 'priority' ? 'priority' : 'lastchange';
+
     delete panel.showEvents;
     delete panel.showTriggers;
     delete panel.hostsInMaintenance;
+    delete panel.sortTriggersBy;
   }
 
   return panel;
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ function migrateOptions(panel) {
 
   return {
     hostsInMaintenance: panel.hostsInMaintenance,
-    sortTriggersBy: panel.sortTriggersBy,
+    sortProblems: panel.sortTriggersBy?.value === 'priority' ? 'priority' : 'default',
     acknowledged: acknowledged,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/options_tab.js b/src/panel-triggers/options_tab.js
index acf7c50..c67521f 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/options_tab.js
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/options_tab.js
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ class TriggerPanelOptionsCtrl {
       'unacknowledged',
       'acknowledged'
     ];
-    this.sortByFields = [
-      { text: 'last change', value: 'lastchange' },
-      { text: 'severity',    value: 'priority' }
+
+    this.sortingOptions = [
+      { text: 'Default', value: 'default' },
+      { text: 'Last change', value: 'lastchange' },
+      { text: 'Severity',    value: 'priority' },
     ];
+
     this.showEventsFields = [
       { text: 'All',      value: [0,1] },
       { text: 'OK',       value: [0] },
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/partials/options_tab.html b/src/panel-triggers/partials/options_tab.html
index 91d2a9f..2e44a7a 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/partials/options_tab.html
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/partials/options_tab.html
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
       <label class="gf-form-label width-10">Sort by</label>
       <div class="gf-form-select-wrapper max-width-8">
         <select class="gf-form-input"
-          ng-model="ctrl.panel.sortTriggersBy"
-          ng-options="f.text for f in editor.sortByFields track by f.value"
+          ng-model="ctrl.panel.sortProblems"
+          ng-options="f.value as f.text for f in editor.sortingOptions"
           ng-change="ctrl.render()">
         </select>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/specs/migrations.spec.ts b/src/panel-triggers/specs/migrations.spec.ts
index e0d52ae..10336ec 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/specs/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/specs/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ describe('Triggers Panel schema migration', () => {
           options: {
             hostsInMaintenance: false,
             acknowledged: 0,
-            sortTriggersBy: { text: 'last change', value: 'lastchange' },
+            sortProblems: 'default',
           },
         }
       ],
+      sortProblems: 'lastchange',
       ageField: true,
       statusField: false,
       severityField: false,
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/specs/panel_ctrl.spec.ts b/src/panel-triggers/specs/panel_ctrl.spec.ts
index e73fc00..9508a9c 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/specs/panel_ctrl.spec.ts
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/specs/panel_ctrl.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ describe('TriggerPanelCtrl', () => {
   let createPanelCtrl: () => any;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    ctx = { scope: { panel: PANEL_DEFAULTS } };
+    ctx = { scope: {
+      panel: {
+        ...PANEL_DEFAULTS,
+        sortProblems: 'lastchange',
+      }
+    }};
     ctx.scope.panel.targets = [{
       ...DEFAULT_TARGET,
       datasource: 'zabbix_default',
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ describe('TriggerPanelCtrl', () => {
     });
 
     it('should sort triggers by severity', (done) => {
-      ctx.panelCtrl.panel.sortTriggersBy = { text: 'severity', value: 'priority' };
+      ctx.panelCtrl.panel.sortProblems = 'priority';
       ctx.panelCtrl.onDataFramesReceived(ctx.dataFramesReceived).then(() => {
         const trigger_ids = _.map(ctx.panelCtrl.renderData, 'triggerid');
         expect(trigger_ids).toEqual([
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/triggers_panel_ctrl.ts b/src/panel-triggers/triggers_panel_ctrl.ts
index 6c8b65f..12bee2d 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/triggers_panel_ctrl.ts
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/triggers_panel_ctrl.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const PANEL_DEFAULTS = {
   descriptionField: true,
   descriptionAtNewLine: false,
   // Options
-  sortTriggersBy: { text: 'last change', value: 'lastchange' },
+  sortProblems: 'lastchange',
   limit: null,
   // View options
   layout: 'table',
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ export class TriggerPanelCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
 
   onRender() {
     this.range = this.timeSrv.timeRange();
+    if (this.renderData) {
+      this.renderProblems(this.renderData);
+    }
   }
 
   setPanelError(err, defaultError = "Request Error") {
@@ -210,9 +213,9 @@ export class TriggerPanelCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
   }
 
   sortTriggers(triggerList) {
-    if (this.panel.sortTriggersBy.value === 'priority') {
+    if (this.panel.sortProblems === 'priority') {
       triggerList = _.orderBy(triggerList, ['priority', 'lastchangeUnix', 'triggerid'], ['desc', 'desc', 'desc']);
-    } else {
+    } else if (this.panel.sortProblems === 'lastchange') {
       triggerList = _.orderBy(triggerList, ['lastchangeUnix', 'priority', 'triggerid'], ['desc', 'desc', 'desc']);
     }
     return triggerList;