diff --git a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/WidgetManager/widgets/dropdownV2.js b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/WidgetManager/widgets/dropdownV2.js
index befb739c2a..b4672c6afe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/WidgetManager/widgets/dropdownV2.js
+++ b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/WidgetManager/widgets/dropdownV2.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const dropdownV2Config = {
     sort: {
       type: 'switch',
       displayName: 'Sort options',
-      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'none' },
+      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'asc' },
       options: [
         { displayName: 'None', value: 'none' },
         { displayName: 'a-z', value: 'asc' },
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export const dropdownV2Config = {
       label: { value: 'Select' },
       value: { value: '{{"2"}}' },
       optionsLoadingState: { value: '{{false}}' },
-      sort: { value: 'none' },
+      sort: { value: 'asc' },
       placeholder: { value: 'Select an option' },
       visibility: { value: '{{true}}' },
       disabledState: { value: '{{false}}' },
diff --git a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/WidgetManager/widgets/multiselectV2.js b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/WidgetManager/widgets/multiselectV2.js
index a6bf6f80e2..b603db9c4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/AppBuilder/WidgetManager/widgets/multiselectV2.js
+++ b/frontend/src/AppBuilder/WidgetManager/widgets/multiselectV2.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export const multiselectV2Config = {
     sort: {
       type: 'switch',
       displayName: 'Sort options',
-      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'none' },
+      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'asc' },
       options: [
         { displayName: 'None', value: 'none' },
         { displayName: 'a-z', value: 'asc' },
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export const multiselectV2Config = {
       advanced: { value: `{{false}}` },
       showAllOption: { value: '{{false}}' },
       optionsLoadingState: { value: '{{false}}' },
-      sort: { value: 'none' },
+      sort: { value: 'asc' },
       placeholder: { value: 'Select the options' },
       visibility: { value: '{{true}}' },
       disabledState: { value: '{{false}}' },
diff --git a/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/configs/dropdownV2.js b/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/configs/dropdownV2.js
index befb739c2a..b4672c6afe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/configs/dropdownV2.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/configs/dropdownV2.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const dropdownV2Config = {
     sort: {
       type: 'switch',
       displayName: 'Sort options',
-      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'none' },
+      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'asc' },
       options: [
         { displayName: 'None', value: 'none' },
         { displayName: 'a-z', value: 'asc' },
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export const dropdownV2Config = {
       label: { value: 'Select' },
       value: { value: '{{"2"}}' },
       optionsLoadingState: { value: '{{false}}' },
-      sort: { value: 'none' },
+      sort: { value: 'asc' },
       placeholder: { value: 'Select an option' },
       visibility: { value: '{{true}}' },
       disabledState: { value: '{{false}}' },
diff --git a/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/configs/multiselectV2.js b/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/configs/multiselectV2.js
index a6bf6f80e2..b603db9c4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/configs/multiselectV2.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Editor/WidgetManager/configs/multiselectV2.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export const multiselectV2Config = {
     sort: {
       type: 'switch',
       displayName: 'Sort options',
-      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'none' },
+      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'asc' },
       options: [
         { displayName: 'None', value: 'none' },
         { displayName: 'a-z', value: 'asc' },
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export const multiselectV2Config = {
       advanced: { value: `{{false}}` },
       showAllOption: { value: '{{false}}' },
       optionsLoadingState: { value: '{{false}}' },
-      sort: { value: 'none' },
+      sort: { value: 'asc' },
       placeholder: { value: 'Select the options' },
       visibility: { value: '{{true}}' },
       disabledState: { value: '{{false}}' },
diff --git a/server/src/modules/apps/services/widget-config/dropdownV2.js b/server/src/modules/apps/services/widget-config/dropdownV2.js
index befb739c2a..b4672c6afe 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/apps/services/widget-config/dropdownV2.js
+++ b/server/src/modules/apps/services/widget-config/dropdownV2.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const dropdownV2Config = {
     sort: {
       type: 'switch',
       displayName: 'Sort options',
-      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'none' },
+      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'asc' },
       options: [
         { displayName: 'None', value: 'none' },
         { displayName: 'a-z', value: 'asc' },
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export const dropdownV2Config = {
       label: { value: 'Select' },
       value: { value: '{{"2"}}' },
       optionsLoadingState: { value: '{{false}}' },
-      sort: { value: 'none' },
+      sort: { value: 'asc' },
       placeholder: { value: 'Select an option' },
       visibility: { value: '{{true}}' },
       disabledState: { value: '{{false}}' },
diff --git a/server/src/modules/apps/services/widget-config/multiselectV2.js b/server/src/modules/apps/services/widget-config/multiselectV2.js
index a6bf6f80e2..b603db9c4a 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/apps/services/widget-config/multiselectV2.js
+++ b/server/src/modules/apps/services/widget-config/multiselectV2.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export const multiselectV2Config = {
     sort: {
       type: 'switch',
       displayName: 'Sort options',
-      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'none' },
+      validation: { schema: { type: 'string' }, defaultValue: 'asc' },
       options: [
         { displayName: 'None', value: 'none' },
         { displayName: 'a-z', value: 'asc' },
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export const multiselectV2Config = {
       advanced: { value: `{{false}}` },
       showAllOption: { value: '{{false}}' },
       optionsLoadingState: { value: '{{false}}' },
-      sort: { value: 'none' },
+      sort: { value: 'asc' },
       placeholder: { value: 'Select the options' },
       visibility: { value: '{{true}}' },
       disabledState: { value: '{{false}}' },