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diff --git a/‎app/components/UI/Perps/hooks/usePerpsMarketListView.test.ts‎
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diff --git a/‎app/components/UI/Perps/hooks/usePerpsMarketListView.ts‎
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diff --git a/‎app/components/UI/Perps/types/navigation.ts‎
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@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ const PerpsMarketListView = ({
     route.params?.showWatchlistOnly ?? propShowWatchlistOnly ?? false;
   const defaultMarketTypeFilter =
     route.params?.defaultMarketTypeFilter ?? 'all';
+  const defaultSortOptionId = route.params?.defaultSortOptionId;
 
   const fadeAnimation = useRef(new Animated.Value(0)).current;
   const [isSortFieldSheetVisible, setIsSortFieldSheetVisible] = useState(false);
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ const PerpsMarketListView = ({
     enablePolling: false,
     showWatchlistOnly,
     defaultMarketTypeFilter,
+    defaultSortOptionId,
     showZeroVolume: __DEV__,
   });
 
 
@@ -305,6 +305,68 @@ describe('usePerpsMarketListView', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('defaultSortOptionId overrides the saved sort option and resets direction to default', () => {
+      let selectorCallCount = 0;
+      mockUseSelector.mockImplementation(() => {
+        selectorCallCount++;
+        if (selectorCallCount % 2 === 1) {
+          return ['BTC'];
+        }
+        // Saved preference is volume/asc — user had it sorted ascending
+        return { optionId: 'volume', direction: 'asc' };
+      });
+
+      renderHook(() =>
+        usePerpsMarketListView({ defaultSortOptionId: 'priceChange' }),
+      );
+
+      // Option overridden → direction must reset to default (desc), not carry 'asc'
+      expect(mockUsePerpsSorting).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        initialOptionId: 'priceChange',
+        initialDirection: 'desc',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('preserves saved direction when defaultSortOptionId matches the saved option', () => {
+      let selectorCallCount = 0;
+      mockUseSelector.mockImplementation(() => {
+        selectorCallCount++;
+        if (selectorCallCount % 2 === 1) {
+          return ['BTC'];
+        }
+        // Saved preference is priceChange/asc
+        return { optionId: 'priceChange', direction: 'asc' };
+      });
+
+      renderHook(() =>
+        usePerpsMarketListView({ defaultSortOptionId: 'priceChange' }),
+      );
+
+      // Same option — carry the saved direction, don't reset
+      expect(mockUsePerpsSorting).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        initialOptionId: 'priceChange',
+        initialDirection: 'asc',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('falls back to saved sort preference when defaultSortOptionId is not provided', () => {
+      let selectorCallCount = 0;
+      mockUseSelector.mockImplementation(() => {
+        selectorCallCount++;
+        if (selectorCallCount % 2 === 1) {
+          return ['BTC'];
+        }
+        return { optionId: 'fundingRate', direction: 'asc' };
+      });
+
+      renderHook(() => usePerpsMarketListView());
+
+      expect(mockUsePerpsSorting).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        initialOptionId: 'fundingRate',
+        initialDirection: 'asc',
+      });
+    });
+
     it('exposes sort state correctly', () => {
       const { result } = renderHook(() => usePerpsMarketListView());
 
 
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { usePerpsMarkets } from './usePerpsMarkets';
 import { usePerpsSearch } from './usePerpsSearch';
 import { usePerpsSorting } from './usePerpsSorting';
 import {
+  MARKET_SORTING_CONFIG,
   sortMarkets,
   type PerpsMarketData,
   type MarketTypeFilter,
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ interface UsePerpsMarketListViewParams {
    * @default 'all'
    */
   defaultMarketTypeFilter?: MarketTypeFilter;
+  /**
+   * Initial sort option ID — overrides the persisted user preference when provided.
+   * @default undefined (falls back to saved user preference)
+   */
+  defaultSortOptionId?: SortOptionId;
   /**
    * Show markets with $0.00 volume
    * @default false
@@ -133,6 +139,7 @@ export const usePerpsMarketListView = ({
   enablePolling = false,
   showWatchlistOnly = false,
   defaultMarketTypeFilter = 'all',
+  defaultSortOptionId,
   showZeroVolume = false,
 }: UsePerpsMarketListViewParams = {}): UsePerpsMarketListViewReturn => {
   // Fetch markets data
@@ -196,10 +203,20 @@ export const usePerpsMarketListView = ({
     return searchedMarkets;
   }, [searchedMarkets, marketTypeFilter]);
 
-  // Use sorting hook for sort state and sorting logic
+  // Use sorting hook for sort state and sorting logic.
+  // defaultSortOptionId (from navigation params) takes precedence over the saved user
+  // preference. When it overrides a *different* option, reset direction to the default
+  // so the market list opens sorted the same way the explore feed displayed it (always desc).
+  // When there is no override, or the override matches the saved option, carry the saved direction.
+  const isOptionOverridden =
+    defaultSortOptionId !== undefined &&
+    defaultSortOptionId !== savedSortPreference.optionId;
   const sortingHook = usePerpsSorting({
-    initialOptionId: savedSortPreference.optionId as SortOptionId,
-    initialDirection: savedSortPreference.direction,
+    initialOptionId: (defaultSortOptionId ??
+      savedSortPreference.optionId) as SortOptionId,
+    initialDirection: isOptionOverridden
+      ? MARKET_SORTING_CONFIG.DefaultDirection
+      : savedSortPreference.direction,
   });
 
   // Wrap handleOptionChange to save preference to PerpsController
 
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   type OrderType,
   type PerpsMarketData,
   type TPSLTrackingData,
+  type SortOptionId,
 } from '@metamask/perps-controller';
 import { PerpsTransaction } from './transactionHistory';
 import type { DataMonitorParams } from '../hooks/usePerpsDataMonitor';
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ export interface PerpsNavigationParamList extends ParamListBase {
       | 'commodities'
       | 'forex'
       | 'new';
+    defaultSortOptionId?: SortOptionId;
     fromHome?: boolean;
     button_clicked?: string;
     button_location?: string;