diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts
index 01faaf3..564bda9 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/datasource.ts
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ export class ZabbixDatasource extends DataSourceApi<ZabbixMetricsQuery, ZabbixDS
     .then(problems => problemsHandler.setMaintenanceStatus(problems))
     .then(problems => problemsHandler.setAckButtonStatus(problems, showAckButton))
     .then(problems => problemsHandler.filterTriggersPre(problems, replacedTarget))
+    .then(problems => problemsHandler.sortProblems(problems, target))
     .then(problems => problemsHandler.addTriggerDataSource(problems, target))
     .then(problems => problemsHandler.addTriggerHostProxy(problems, proxies));
 
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/migrations.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/migrations.ts
index f786ec9..ecd1846 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/migrations.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/migrations.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ function migrateSLA(target) {
   }
 }
 
+function migrateProblemSort(target) {
+  if (target.options?.sortProblems === 'priority') {
+    target.options.sortProblems = 'severity';
+  }
+}
+
 export function migrate(target) {
   target.resultFormat = target.resultFormat || 'time_series';
   target = fixTargetGroup(target);
@@ -66,6 +72,7 @@ export function migrate(target) {
   migratePercentileAgg(target);
   migrateQueryType(target);
   migrateSLA(target);
+  migrateProblemSort(target);
   return target;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/problemsHandler.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/problemsHandler.ts
index aa0faf6..b04ac1a 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/problemsHandler.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/problemsHandler.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,15 @@ function filterTriggers(triggers, triggerFilter) {
   }
 }
 
+export function sortProblems(problems: ProblemDTO[], target) {
+  if (target.options?.sortProblems === 'severity') {
+    problems = _.orderBy(problems, ['severity', 'eventid'], ['desc', 'desc']);
+  } else if (target.options?.sortProblems === 'lastchange') {
+    problems = _.orderBy(problems, ['timestamp', 'eventid'], ['desc', 'desc']);
+  }
+  return problems;
+}
+
 export function toDataFrame(problems: any[]): DataFrame {
   const problemsField: Field<any> = {
     name: 'Problems',
@@ -180,6 +189,7 @@ const problemsHandler = {
   setMaintenanceStatus,
   setAckButtonStatus,
   filterTriggersPre,
+  sortProblems,
   toDataFrame,
   joinTriggersWithProblems,
   joinTriggersWithEvents,
diff --git a/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.ts b/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.ts
index 3efe107..9914871 100644
--- a/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.ts
+++ b/src/datasource-zabbix/query.controller.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export class ZabbixQueryController extends QueryCtrl {
     this.sortByFields = [
       { text: 'Default', value: 'default' },
       { text: 'Last change', value: 'lastchange' },
-      { text: 'Severity',    value: 'priority' },
+      { text: 'Severity',    value: 'severity' },
     ];
 
     this.showEventsFields = [
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/triggers_panel_ctrl.ts b/src/panel-triggers/triggers_panel_ctrl.ts
index 52769ef..1c5973e 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/triggers_panel_ctrl.ts
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/triggers_panel_ctrl.ts
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@ export class TriggerPanelCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
     return problemsList;
   }
 
-  sortTriggers(triggerList) {
+  sortTriggers(problems: ProblemDTO[]) {
     if (this.panel.sortProblems === 'priority') {
-      triggerList = _.orderBy(triggerList, ['priority', 'timestamp', 'eventid'], ['desc', 'desc', 'desc']);
+      problems = _.orderBy(problems, ['severity', 'timestamp', 'eventid'], ['desc', 'desc', 'desc']);
     } else if (this.panel.sortProblems === 'lastchange') {
-      triggerList = _.orderBy(triggerList, ['timestamp', 'priority', 'eventid'], ['desc', 'desc', 'desc']);
+      problems = _.orderBy(problems, ['timestamp', 'severity', 'eventid'], ['desc', 'desc', 'desc']);
     }
-    return triggerList;
+    return problems;
   }
 
   formatTrigger(zabbixTrigger) {