diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/ItemSortDialog.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/ItemSortDialog.java
index bb68477df..91ebc8481 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/ItemSortDialog.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/ItemSortDialog.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class ItemSortDialog extends BottomSheetDialogFragment {
         return viewBinding.getRoot();
     }
 
-    private void populateList() {
+    protected void populateList() {
         viewBinding.gridLayout.removeAllViews();
         onAddItem(R.string.episode_title, SortOrder.EPISODE_TITLE_A_Z, SortOrder.EPISODE_TITLE_Z_A, true);
         onAddItem(R.string.feed_title, SortOrder.FEED_TITLE_A_Z, SortOrder.FEED_TITLE_Z_A, true);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/SingleFeedSortDialog.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/SingleFeedSortDialog.java
index d9766bbfa..20cb22203 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/SingleFeedSortDialog.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/feed/SingleFeedSortDialog.java
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.ui.screen.feed;
 
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.databinding.SortDialogItemActiveBinding;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.databinding.SortDialogItemBinding;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.Feed;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.SortOrder;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.database.DBWriter;
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ public class SingleFeedSortDialog extends ItemSortDialog {
         bundle.putLong(ARG_FEED_ID, feed.getId());
         bundle.putBoolean(ARG_FEED_IS_LOCAL, feed.isLocalFeed());
         if (feed.getSortOrder() == null) {
-            bundle.putString(ARG_SORT_ORDER, String.valueOf(SortOrder.DATE_NEW_OLD.code));
+            bundle.putString(ARG_SORT_ORDER, String.valueOf(SortOrder.GLOBAL_DEFAULT.code));
         } else {
             bundle.putString(ARG_SORT_ORDER, String.valueOf(feed.getSortOrder().code));
         }
@@ -25,6 +29,27 @@ public class SingleFeedSortDialog extends ItemSortDialog {
         return dialog;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void populateList() {
+        super.populateList();
+        if (sortOrder == SortOrder.GLOBAL_DEFAULT) {
+            SortDialogItemActiveBinding item = SortDialogItemActiveBinding.inflate(
+                    getLayoutInflater(), viewBinding.gridLayout, false);
+            item.button.setText(R.string.global_default);
+            viewBinding.gridLayout.addView(item.getRoot());
+        } else {
+            SortDialogItemBinding item = SortDialogItemBinding.inflate(
+                    getLayoutInflater(), viewBinding.gridLayout, false);
+            item.button.setText(R.string.global_default);
+            item.button.setOnClickListener(v -> {
+                sortOrder = SortOrder.GLOBAL_DEFAULT;
+                populateList();
+                onSelectionChanged();
+            });
+            viewBinding.gridLayout.addView(item.getRoot());
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/preferences/UserInterfacePreferencesFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/preferences/UserInterfacePreferencesFragment.java
index 01f6587d4..6cbd0b2ae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/preferences/UserInterfacePreferencesFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/preferences/UserInterfacePreferencesFragment.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.UsageStatistics;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.ui.preferences.screen.AnimatedPreferenceFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.ui.screen.drawer.DrawerPreferencesDialog;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.ui.screen.subscriptions.EpisodeListGlobalDefaultSortDialog;
+
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.EventBus;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -70,6 +72,12 @@ public class UserInterfacePreferencesFragment extends AnimatedPreferenceFragment
                     showFullNotificationButtonsDialog();
                     return true;
                 });
+        findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_GLOBAL_DEFAULT_SORTED_ORDER)
+                .setOnPreferenceClickListener((preference -> {
+                    EpisodeListGlobalDefaultSortDialog dialog = EpisodeListGlobalDefaultSortDialog.newInstance();
+                    dialog.show(getChildFragmentManager(), "SortDialog");
+                    return true;
+                }));
         findPreference(PREF_SWIPE)
                 .setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
                     ((PreferenceActivity) getActivity()).openScreen(R.xml.preferences_swipe);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/subscriptions/EpisodeListGlobalDefaultSortDialog.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/subscriptions/EpisodeListGlobalDefaultSortDialog.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..026a3cf3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/subscriptions/EpisodeListGlobalDefaultSortDialog.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package de.danoeh.antennapod.ui.screen.subscriptions;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.SortOrder;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.UserPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.ui.screen.feed.ItemSortDialog;
+
+public class EpisodeListGlobalDefaultSortDialog extends ItemSortDialog {
+    public static EpisodeListGlobalDefaultSortDialog newInstance() {
+        Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
+        EpisodeListGlobalDefaultSortDialog dialog = new EpisodeListGlobalDefaultSortDialog();
+        dialog.setArguments(bundle);
+        return dialog;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        sortOrder = SortOrder.fromCodeString(String.valueOf(UserPreferences.getPrefGlobalSortedOrder().code));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onAddItem(int title, SortOrder ascending, SortOrder descending, boolean ascendingIsDefault) {
+        if (ascending == SortOrder.DATE_OLD_NEW || ascending == SortOrder.DURATION_SHORT_LONG
+                || ascending == SortOrder.EPISODE_TITLE_A_Z) {
+            super.onAddItem(title, ascending, descending, ascendingIsDefault);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onSelectionChanged() {
+        super.onSelectionChanged();
+        UserPreferences.setPrefGlobalSortedOrder(sortOrder);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/SortOrder.java b/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/SortOrder.java
index fc2a4623b..7c74a9823 100644
--- a/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/SortOrder.java
+++ b/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/SortOrder.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public enum SortOrder {
     EPISODE_FILENAME_Z_A(8, INTRA_FEED),
     SIZE_SMALL_LARGE(9, INTRA_FEED),
     SIZE_LARGE_SMALL(10, INTRA_FEED),
+    GLOBAL_DEFAULT(11, INTRA_FEED),
     FEED_TITLE_A_Z(101, INTER_FEED),
     FEED_TITLE_Z_A(102, INTER_FEED),
     RANDOM(103, INTER_FEED),
diff --git a/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/FeedItemPermutors.java b/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/FeedItemPermutors.java
index 7955ebbbb..d3b3a6eed 100644
--- a/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/FeedItemPermutors.java
+++ b/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/FeedItemPermutors.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.SortOrder;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.UserPreferences;
 
 /**
  * Provides method for sorting the a list of {@link FeedItem} according to rules.
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ public class FeedItemPermutors {
         Comparator<FeedItem> comparator = null;
         Permutor<FeedItem> permutor = null;
 
+        if (SortOrder.GLOBAL_DEFAULT.equals(sortOrder)) {
+            sortOrder = UserPreferences.getPrefGlobalSortedOrder();
+        }
+
         switch (sortOrder) {
             case EPISODE_TITLE_A_Z:
                 comparator = (f1, f2) -> itemTitle(f1).compareTo(itemTitle(f2));
diff --git a/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/PodDBAdapter.java b/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/PodDBAdapter.java
index c37d9aa7e..4ec47ddcb 100644
--- a/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/PodDBAdapter.java
+++ b/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/PodDBAdapter.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class PodDBAdapter {
 
     private static final String TAG = "PodDBAdapter";
     public static final String DATABASE_NAME = "Antennapod.db";
-    public static final int VERSION = 3080000;
+    public static final int VERSION = 3110000;
 
     /**
      * Maximum number of arguments for IN-operator.
diff --git a/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/mapper/FeedItemSortQuery.java b/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/mapper/FeedItemSortQuery.java
index 96a3a509f..eccaaa78d 100644
--- a/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/mapper/FeedItemSortQuery.java
+++ b/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/mapper/FeedItemSortQuery.java
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.database.mapper;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.SortOrder;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.database.PodDBAdapter;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.UserPreferences;
 
 public class FeedItemSortQuery {
     public static String generateFrom(SortOrder sortOrder) {
-        if (sortOrder == null) {
-            sortOrder = SortOrder.DATE_NEW_OLD;
+        if (sortOrder == null || SortOrder.GLOBAL_DEFAULT.equals(sortOrder)) {
+            sortOrder = UserPreferences.getPrefGlobalSortedOrder();
         }
         switch (sortOrder) {
             case EPISODE_TITLE_A_Z:
diff --git a/storage/database/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/FeedItemPermutorsTest.java b/storage/database/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/FeedItemPermutorsTest.java
index 48a5a62de..f75e4e189 100644
--- a/storage/database/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/FeedItemPermutorsTest.java
+++ b/storage/database/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/FeedItemPermutorsTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.database;
 
+import android.content.Context;
+import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.SortOrder;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Calendar;
@@ -10,6 +14,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.Feed;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedMedia;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.UserPreferences;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -17,10 +22,13 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 /**
  * Test class for FeedItemPermutors.
  */
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
 public class FeedItemPermutorsTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testEnsureNonNullPermutors() {
+        final Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getContext();
+        UserPreferences.init(context);
         for (SortOrder sortOrder : SortOrder.values()) {
             assertNotNull("The permutor for SortOrder " + sortOrder + " is unexpectedly null",
                     FeedItemPermutors.getPermutor(sortOrder));
diff --git a/storage/database/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/NonSubscribedFeedsCleanerTest.java b/storage/database/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/NonSubscribedFeedsCleanerTest.java
index a53a26c9b..48c28782a 100644
--- a/storage/database/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/NonSubscribedFeedsCleanerTest.java
+++ b/storage/database/src/test/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/NonSubscribedFeedsCleanerTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedMedia;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.net.download.serviceinterface.DownloadServiceInterface;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.net.download.serviceinterface.DownloadServiceInterfaceStub;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.PlaybackPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.preferences.UserPreferences;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ public class NonSubscribedFeedsCleanerTest {
 
         // Initialize database
         PlaybackPreferences.init(context);
+        UserPreferences.init(context);
         DownloadServiceInterface.setImpl(new DownloadServiceInterfaceStub());
         PodDBAdapter.init(context);
         PodDBAdapter.deleteDatabase();
diff --git a/storage/preferences/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/preferences/UserPreferences.java b/storage/preferences/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/preferences/UserPreferences.java
index 412a23697..c37de7a9d 100644
--- a/storage/preferences/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/preferences/UserPreferences.java
+++ b/storage/preferences/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/preferences/UserPreferences.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public abstract class UserPreferences {
     public static final String PREF_BACK_OPENS_DRAWER = "prefBackButtonOpensDrawer";
     public static final String PREF_BOTTOM_NAVIGATION = "prefBottomNavigation";
 
+    public static final String PREF_GLOBAL_DEFAULT_SORTED_ORDER = "prefGlobalDefaultSortedOrder";
     public static final String PREF_QUEUE_KEEP_SORTED = "prefQueueKeepSorted";
     public static final String PREF_QUEUE_KEEP_SORTED_ORDER = "prefQueueKeepSortedOrder";
     public static final String PREF_NEW_EPISODES_ACTION = "prefNewEpisodesAction";
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ public abstract class UserPreferences {
 
     public static List<Integer> getFullNotificationButtons() {
         String[] buttons = TextUtils.split(
-            prefs.getString(PREF_FULL_NOTIFICATION_BUTTONS,
+                prefs.getString(PREF_FULL_NOTIFICATION_BUTTONS,
                 NOTIFICATION_BUTTON_SKIP + "," + NOTIFICATION_BUTTON_PLAYBACK_SPEED), ",");
 
         List<Integer> notificationButtons = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -863,6 +864,15 @@ public abstract class UserPreferences {
         prefs.edit().putBoolean(PREF_SUBSCRIPTION_TITLE, show).apply();
     }
 
+    public static void setPrefGlobalSortedOrder(SortOrder sortOrder) {
+        prefs.edit().putString(PREF_GLOBAL_DEFAULT_SORTED_ORDER, "" + sortOrder.code).apply();
+    }
+
+    public static SortOrder getPrefGlobalSortedOrder() {
+        return SortOrder.fromCodeString(prefs.getString(PREF_GLOBAL_DEFAULT_SORTED_ORDER,
+                "" + SortOrder.DATE_NEW_OLD.code));
+    }
+
     public static void setAllEpisodesSortOrder(SortOrder s) {
         prefs.edit().putString(PREF_SORT_ALL_EPISODES, "" + s.code).apply();
     }
diff --git a/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e27659c8f..5be76a679 100644
--- a/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/ui/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@
     <string name="pref_new_episodes_action_title">New episodes action</string>
     <string name="pref_new_episodes_action_sum">Action to take for new episodes</string>
     <string name="episode_information">Episode information</string>
+    <string name="pref_global_default_episode_list_sort_order_title">Default sort order</string>
+    <string name="pref_global_default_episode_list_sort_order_sum">Choose the default order for episodes on the podcast screen</string>
 
     <!-- Report bug -->
     <string name="report_bug_title">Report bug</string>
diff --git a/ui/preferences/src/main/res/xml/preferences_user_interface.xml b/ui/preferences/src/main/res/xml/preferences_user_interface.xml
index c5752ca11..e4c3f9572 100644
--- a/ui/preferences/src/main/res/xml/preferences_user_interface.xml
+++ b/ui/preferences/src/main/res/xml/preferences_user_interface.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
                 android:defaultValue="false"/>
     </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/episode_lists">
+        <Preference
+                android:key="prefGlobalDefaultSortedOrder"
+                android:title="@string/pref_global_default_episode_list_sort_order_title"
+                android:summary="@string/pref_global_default_episode_list_sort_order_sum" />
         <Preference
                 android:key="prefSwipe"
                 android:summary="@string/swipeactions_summary"