diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects/index.js
index 442ddec00..d4506a3dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/projects/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects/index.js
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
       folders = selectedProjectFolders.map(e => ({ id: e, type: 'project_folder' }));
       let movables = projects.concat(folders);
 
-      $.get(url, { items: items }, function(result) {
+      $.get(url, { items: items, sort: projectsCurrentSort, mode: $('.projects-index').data('mode') }, function(result) {
         $(moveToModal).find('.modal-content').html(result.html);
         $(moveToModal).modal('show');
         initializeJSTree($(moveToModal).find('#moveToFolders'));
diff --git a/app/controllers/project_folders_controller.rb b/app/controllers/project_folders_controller.rb
index 4cd9ad474..b138e6b0e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/project_folders_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/project_folders_controller.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ class ProjectFoldersController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def move_to_modal
+    view_state = current_team.current_view_state(current_user)
+    @current_view_mode = params[:mode] || :active
+    @current_sort = view_state.state.dig('projects', @current_view_mode.to_s, 'sort') || 'atoz'
+
     render json: {
       html: render_to_string(partial: 'projects/index/modals/move_to_modal_contents.html.erb',
                              locals: { items_label: items_label(params[:items]) })
diff --git a/app/views/projects/index/modals/_move_to_modal_contents.html.erb b/app/views/projects/index/modals/_move_to_modal_contents.html.erb
index c8c3df6be..cd4cda2e2 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/index/modals/_move_to_modal_contents.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/index/modals/_move_to_modal_contents.html.erb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <li class="jstree-open" id="root_folder" data-jstree='{"icon":"fas fa-folder root-folder"}'>
           <a class="jstree-clicked" href="#">Projects</a>
           <%= render partial: 'projects/index/modals/move_to_folders_tree.html.erb',
-                     locals: { records: sidebar_folders_tree(current_team, current_user, folders_only: true) } %>
+                     locals: { records: sidebar_folders_tree(current_team, current_user, @current_sort, @current_view_mode, folders_only: true) } %>
         </li>
       </ul>
     </div>