diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasources/viewV2.ts b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasources/viewV2.ts
index 71c22e6866..6a788d3ec6 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasources/viewV2.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasources/viewV2.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export const initialise = (context: StoreContext) => {
           await datasource.actions.saveDefinition({
             ...$view,
             sort: {
-              field: $sort.column,
+              field: $sort.column!,
               order: $sort.order || SortOrder.ASCENDING,
             },
           })
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/index.ts b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/index.ts
index d55002186f..8a4d40976d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/index.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/index.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ export type Store = BaseStore &
   Clipboard.Store &
   Scroll.Store & {
     // TODO while typing the rest of stores
-    sort: Writable<any>
     subscribe: any
     dispatch: (event: string, data: any) => any
     width: Writable<number>
@@ -108,7 +107,8 @@ export type Store = BaseStore &
   Conditions.Store &
   Cache.Store &
   Viewport.Store &
-  Notifications.Store
+  Notifications.Store &
+  Sort.Store
 
 export const attachStores = (context: Store): Store => {
   // Atomic store creation
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/sort.ts b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/sort.ts
index 474de59e7b..ab58d7dabe 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/sort.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/sort.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-import { derived, get } from "svelte/store"
+import { derived, get, Writable } from "svelte/store"
 import { memo } from "../../../utils"
 import { SortOrder } from "@budibase/types"
 import { Store as StoreContext } from "."
 
-export const createStores = (context: StoreContext) => {
+interface SortStore {
+  sort: Writable<{
+    column: string | null | undefined
+    order: SortOrder
+  }>
+}
+
+export type Store = SortStore
+
+export const createStores = (context: StoreContext): SortStore => {
   const { props } = context
   const $props = get(props)