diff --git a/desktop-widgets/tab-widgets/TabDiveSite.cpp b/desktop-widgets/tab-widgets/TabDiveSite.cpp
index 81736bc77..5e2831c93 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/tab-widgets/TabDiveSite.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/tab-widgets/TabDiveSite.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ TabDiveSite::TabDiveSite(QWidget *parent) : TabBase(parent)
 {
 	ui.setupUi(this);
 	ui.diveSites->setTitle(tr("Dive sites"));
-	ui.diveSites->setModel(LocationInformationModel::instance());
+	ui.diveSites->setModel(&model);
+	// Default: sort by name
+	ui.diveSites->view()->sortByColumn(LocationInformationModel::NAME, Qt::AscendingOrder);
+	ui.diveSites->view()->setSortingEnabled(true);
 
 	// Show only the first few columns
 	for (int i = LocationInformationModel::COORDS; i < LocationInformationModel::COLUMNS; ++i)
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/tab-widgets/TabDiveSite.h b/desktop-widgets/tab-widgets/TabDiveSite.h
index 60b3abd76..f0bf2d5d5 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/tab-widgets/TabDiveSite.h
+++ b/desktop-widgets/tab-widgets/TabDiveSite.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "TabBase.h"
 #include "ui_TabDiveSite.h"
+#include "qt-models/divelocationmodel.h"
 
 class TabDiveSite : public TabBase {
 	Q_OBJECT
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ public:
 	void clear() override;
 private:
 	Ui::TabDiveSite ui;
+	DiveSiteSortedModel model;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
index d312fac00..9b52ee211 100644
--- a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
+++ b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ QMLManager::QMLManager() : m_locationServiceEnabled(false),
 	set_git_update_cb(&gitProgressCB);
 	LOG_STP("qmlmgr git update");
 
+	// present dive site lists sorted by name
+	locationModel.sort(LocationInformationModel::NAME);
+
 	// make sure we know if the current cloud repo has been successfully synced
 	syncLoadFromCloud();
 	LOG_STP("qmlmgr sync load cloud");
@@ -334,7 +337,8 @@ void QMLManager::updateAllGlobalLists()
 	buddyModel.updateModel(); emit buddyListChanged();
 	suitModel.updateModel(); emit suitListChanged();
 	divemasterModel.updateModel(); emit divemasterListChanged();
-	locationModel.update(); emit locationListChanged();
+	// TODO: Probably not needed anymore, as the dive site list is generated on the fly!
+	LocationInformationModel::instance()->update(); emit locationListChanged();
 }
 
 void QMLManager::mergeLocalRepo()
diff --git a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.h b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.h
index 7d10f78b2..ff09661c6 100644
--- a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.h
+++ b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ private:
 	BuddyCompletionModel buddyModel;
 	SuitCompletionModel suitModel;
 	DiveMasterCompletionModel divemasterModel;
-	LocationInformationModel locationModel;
+	DiveSiteSortedModel locationModel;
 	QString m_startPageText;
 	QString m_logText;
 	QString m_lastError;
diff --git a/qt-models/divelocationmodel.cpp b/qt-models/divelocationmodel.cpp
index 0a0eacaaf..383de43ca 100644
--- a/qt-models/divelocationmodel.cpp
+++ b/qt-models/divelocationmodel.cpp
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <core/gettextfromc.h>
 
-static bool dive_site_less_than(dive_site *a, dive_site *b)
-{
-	return QString(a->name) < QString(b->name);
-}
-
 LocationInformationModel *LocationInformationModel::instance()
 {
 	static LocationInformationModel *self = new LocationInformationModel();
@@ -133,18 +128,9 @@ QVariant LocationInformationModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) cons
 void LocationInformationModel::update()
 {
 	beginResetModel();
-	std::sort(dive_site_table.dive_sites, dive_site_table.dive_sites + dive_site_table.nr, dive_site_less_than);
-	locationNames.clear();
-	for (int i = 0; i < dive_site_table.nr; i++)
-		locationNames << QString(dive_site_table.dive_sites[i]->name);
 	endResetModel();
 }
 
-QStringList LocationInformationModel::allSiteNames() const
-{
-	return locationNames;
-}
-
 bool LocationInformationModel::removeRows(int row, int, const QModelIndex&)
 {
 	if(row >= rowCount())
@@ -183,6 +169,56 @@ void LocationInformationModel::diveSiteDeleted(struct dive_site *, int idx)
 	endRemoveRows();
 }
 
+bool DiveSiteSortedModel::filterAcceptsRow(int sourceRow, const QModelIndex &source_parent) const
+{
+	// TODO: filtering
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool DiveSiteSortedModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &i1, const QModelIndex &i2) const
+{
+	// The source indices correspond to indices in the global dive site table.
+	// Let's access them directly without going via the source model.
+	// Kind of dirty, but less effort.
+	struct dive_site *ds1 = get_dive_site(i1.row(), &dive_site_table);
+	struct dive_site *ds2 = get_dive_site(i2.row(), &dive_site_table);
+	if (!ds1 || !ds2) // Invalid dive sites compare as different
+		return false;
+	switch (i1.column()) {
+	case LocationInformationModel::NAME:
+	default:
+		return QString::localeAwareCompare(QString(ds1->name), QString(ds2->name)) < 0; // TODO: avoid copy
+	case LocationInformationModel::DESCRIPTION: {
+		int cmp = QString::localeAwareCompare(QString(ds1->description), QString(ds2->description)); // TODO: avoid copy
+		return cmp != 0 ? cmp < 0 :
+		       QString::localeAwareCompare(QString(ds1->name), QString(ds2->name)) < 0; // TODO: avoid copy
+	}
+	case LocationInformationModel::NUM_DIVES: {
+		int cmp = ds1->dives.nr - ds2->dives.nr;
+		// Since by default nr dives is descending, invert sort direction of names, such that
+		// the names are listed as ascending.
+		return cmp != 0 ? cmp < 0 :
+		       QString::localeAwareCompare(QString(ds1->name), QString(ds2->name)) < 0; // TODO: avoid copy
+	}
+	}
+}
+
+DiveSiteSortedModel::DiveSiteSortedModel()
+{
+	setSourceModel(LocationInformationModel::instance());
+}
+
+QStringList DiveSiteSortedModel::allSiteNames() const
+{
+	QStringList locationNames;
+	int num = rowCount();
+	for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+		int idx = mapToSource(index(i, 0)).row();
+		locationNames << QString(dive_site_table.dive_sites[idx]->name);
+	}
+	return locationNames;
+}
+
 GeoReferencingOptionsModel *GeoReferencingOptionsModel::instance()
 {
 	static GeoReferencingOptionsModel *self = new GeoReferencingOptionsModel();
diff --git a/qt-models/divelocationmodel.h b/qt-models/divelocationmodel.h
index 65fabca96..f2bcc7cf7 100644
--- a/qt-models/divelocationmodel.h
+++ b/qt-models/divelocationmodel.h
@@ -32,12 +32,19 @@ public:
 
 public slots:
 	void update();
-	QStringList allSiteNames() const;
 	void diveSiteDiveCountChanged(struct dive_site *ds);
 	void diveSiteAdded(struct dive_site *ds, int idx);
 	void diveSiteDeleted(struct dive_site *ds, int idx);
+};
+
+class DiveSiteSortedModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel {
+	Q_OBJECT
 private:
-	QStringList locationNames;
+	bool filterAcceptsRow(int sourceRow, const QModelIndex &source_parent) const override;
+	bool lessThan(const QModelIndex &i1, const QModelIndex &i2) const override;
+public:
+	DiveSiteSortedModel();
+	QStringList allSiteNames() const;
 };
 
 // To access only divesites at the given GPS coordinates with the exception of a given dive site