diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
index b49a5f6f3..ef27ba01d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
@@ -673,15 +673,18 @@ func (self *BranchesController) createTag(branch *models.Branch) error {
 }
 
 func (self *BranchesController) createSortMenu() error {
-	return self.c.Helpers().Refs.CreateSortOrderMenu([]string{"recency", "alphabetical", "date"}, func(sortOrder string) error {
-		if self.c.UserConfig().Git.LocalBranchSortOrder != sortOrder {
-			self.c.UserConfig().Git.LocalBranchSortOrder = sortOrder
-			self.c.Contexts().Branches.SetSelection(0)
-			self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC, Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.BRANCHES}})
+	return self.c.Helpers().Refs.CreateSortOrderMenu(
+		[]string{"recency", "alphabetical", "date"},
+		self.c.Tr.SortOrderPromptLocalBranches,
+		func(sortOrder string) error {
+			if self.c.UserConfig().Git.LocalBranchSortOrder != sortOrder {
+				self.c.UserConfig().Git.LocalBranchSortOrder = sortOrder
+				self.c.Contexts().Branches.SetSelection(0)
+				self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC, Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.BRANCHES}})
+				return nil
+			}
 			return nil
-		}
-		return nil
-	},
+		},
 		self.c.UserConfig().Git.LocalBranchSortOrder)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
index 68bcbbc33..d5140bb1e 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (self *RefsHelper) ResetToRef(ref string, strength string, envVars []string
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *RefsHelper) CreateSortOrderMenu(sortOptionsOrder []string, onSelected func(sortOrder string) error, currentValue string) error {
+func (self *RefsHelper) CreateSortOrderMenu(sortOptionsOrder []string, menuPrompt string, onSelected func(sortOrder string) error, currentValue string) error {
 	type sortMenuOption struct {
 		key         types.Key
 		label       string
@@ -222,8 +222,9 @@ func (self *RefsHelper) CreateSortOrderMenu(sortOptionsOrder []string, onSelecte
 		}
 	})
 	return self.c.Menu(types.CreateMenuOptions{
-		Title: self.c.Tr.SortOrder,
-		Items: menuItems,
+		Title:  self.c.Tr.SortOrder,
+		Items:  menuItems,
+		Prompt: menuPrompt,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/remote_branches_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/remote_branches_controller.go
index 3bb99380a..3a0350477 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/remote_branches_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/remote_branches_controller.go
@@ -145,14 +145,17 @@ func (self *RemoteBranchesController) rebase(selectedBranch *models.RemoteBranch
 }
 
 func (self *RemoteBranchesController) createSortMenu() error {
-	return self.c.Helpers().Refs.CreateSortOrderMenu([]string{"alphabetical", "date"}, func(sortOrder string) error {
-		if self.c.UserConfig().Git.RemoteBranchSortOrder != sortOrder {
-			self.c.UserConfig().Git.RemoteBranchSortOrder = sortOrder
-			self.c.Contexts().RemoteBranches.SetSelection(0)
-			self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC, Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.REMOTES}})
-		}
-		return nil
-	},
+	return self.c.Helpers().Refs.CreateSortOrderMenu(
+		[]string{"alphabetical", "date"},
+		self.c.Tr.SortOrderPromptRemoteBranches,
+		func(sortOrder string) error {
+			if self.c.UserConfig().Git.RemoteBranchSortOrder != sortOrder {
+				self.c.UserConfig().Git.RemoteBranchSortOrder = sortOrder
+				self.c.Contexts().RemoteBranches.SetSelection(0)
+				self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC, Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.REMOTES}})
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 		self.c.UserConfig().Git.RemoteBranchSortOrder)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 44ed670aa..bfac1fc20 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -760,10 +760,13 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	ShowGitGraph                             string
 	ShowGitGraphTooltip                      string
 	SortOrder                                string
+	SortOrderPromptLocalBranches             string
+	SortOrderPromptRemoteBranches            string
 	SortAlphabetical                         string
 	SortByDate                               string
 	SortByRecency                            string
 	SortBasedOnReflog                        string
+	SortOrderPrompt                          string
 	SortCommits                              string
 	SortCommitsTooltip                       string
 	CantChangeContextSizeError               string
@@ -1807,6 +1810,8 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() *TranslationSet {
 		ShowGitGraph:                             "Show git graph",
 		ShowGitGraphTooltip:                      "Show or hide the git graph in the commit log.\n\nThe default can be changed in the config file with the key 'git.log.showGraph'.",
 		SortOrder:                                "Sort order",
+		SortOrderPromptLocalBranches:             "The default sort order for local branches can be set in the config file with the key 'git.localBranchSortOrder'.",
+		SortOrderPromptRemoteBranches:            "The default sort order for remote branches can be set in the config file with the key 'git.remoteBranchSortOrder'.",
 		SortAlphabetical:                         "Alphabetical",
 		SortByDate:                               "Date",
 		SortByRecency:                            "Recency",
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/menu_driver.go b/pkg/integration/components/menu_driver.go
index 2f93df82d..eb7392d5a 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/menu_driver.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/menu_driver.go
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ func (self *MenuDriver) TopLines(matchers ...*TextMatcher) *MenuDriver {
 	return self
 }
 
+func (self *MenuDriver) ContainsLines(matchers ...*TextMatcher) *MenuDriver {
+	self.getViewDriver().ContainsLines(matchers...)
+
+	return self
+}
+
 func (self *MenuDriver) Filter(text string) *MenuDriver {
 	self.getViewDriver().FilterOrSearch(text)
 
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_local_branches.go b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_local_branches.go
index 9c29e17bf..fbc5776ba 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_local_branches.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_local_branches.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var SortLocalBranches = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			Press(keys.Branches.SortOrder)
 
 		t.ExpectPopup().Menu().Title(Equals("Sort order")).
-			Lines(
+			ContainsLines(
 				Contains("r ( ) Recency").IsSelected(),
 				Contains("a ( ) Alphabetical"),
 				Contains("d (•) Date"),
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ var SortLocalBranches = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			Press(keys.Branches.SortOrder)
 
 		t.ExpectPopup().Menu().Title(Equals("Sort order")).
-			Lines(
+			ContainsLines(
 				Contains("r (•) Recency").IsSelected(),
 				Contains("a ( ) Alphabetical"),
 				Contains("d ( ) Date"),
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_remote_branches.go b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_remote_branches.go
index 90c787f41..7cf78cf15 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_remote_branches.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_remote_branches.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var SortRemoteBranches = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			Press(keys.Branches.SortOrder)
 
 		t.ExpectPopup().Menu().Title(Equals("Sort order")).
-			Lines(
+			ContainsLines(
 				Contains("a ( ) Alphabetical").IsSelected(),
 				Contains("d (•) Date"),
 				Contains("      Cancel"),