diff --git a/babybuddy/settings/base.py b/babybuddy/settings/base.py
index 2a25c424..4c681db5 100644
--- a/babybuddy/settings/base.py
+++ b/babybuddy/settings/base.py
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     ],
     "DEFAULT_FILTER_BACKENDS": [
         "django_filters.rest_framework.DjangoFilterBackend",
+        "rest_framework.filters.OrderingFilter",
     ],
     "DEFAULT_METADATA_CLASS": "api.metadata.APIMetadata",
     "DEFAULT_PAGINATION_CLASS": "rest_framework.pagination.LimitOffsetPagination",