diff --git a/changes/issue-1447-tables-ascending-order b/changes/issue-1447-tables-ascending-order
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c32212af8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/issue-1447-tables-ascending-order
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Reorder hosts and user UI tables in ascending order (A-Z)
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diff --git a/frontend/pages/admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.jsx b/frontend/pages/admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.jsx
index e3a21035b3..156f5b8a2e 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.jsx
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ export class UserManagementPage extends Component {
           data={tableData}
           isLoading={loadingTableData}
           defaultSortHeader={"name"}
-          defaultSortDirection={"desc"}
+          defaultSortDirection={"asc"}
           inputPlaceHolder={"Search"}
           actionButtonText={"Create user"}
           onActionButtonClick={toggleCreateUserModal}
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/ManageHostsPage/ManageHostsPage.jsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/ManageHostsPage/ManageHostsPage.jsx
index e2ac60cdf4..04601a8af4 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/ManageHostsPage/ManageHostsPage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/ManageHostsPage/ManageHostsPage.jsx
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ export class ManageHostsPage extends PureComponent {
         data={hosts}
         isLoading={loadingHosts}
         defaultSortHeader={"hostname"}
-        defaultSortDirection={"desc"}
+        defaultSortDirection={"asc"}
         actionButtonText={"Edit columns"}
         actionButtonIcon={EditColumnsIcon}
         actionButtonVariant={"text-icon"}