diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 8ad84e5c..be34c253 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.dialogs.ImportContactsDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.extensions.config
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.extensions.getTempFile
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.extensions.handleGenericContactClick
+import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.fragments.FavoritesFragment
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.fragments.MyViewPagerFragment
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.helpers.ALL_TABS_MASK
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.helpers.ContactsHelper
@@ -185,8 +186,9 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshContactsListener {
     }
 
     override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
+
         when (item.itemId) {
-            R.id.sort -> showSortingDialog()
+            R.id.sort -> showSortingDialog(showCustomSorting = getCurrentFragment() is FavoritesFragment)
             R.id.filter -> showFilterDialog()
             R.id.dialpad -> launchDialpad()
             R.id.import_contacts -> tryImportContacts()
@@ -410,8 +412,8 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshContactsListener {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun showSortingDialog() {
-        ChangeSortingDialog(this) {
+    private fun showSortingDialog(showCustomSorting: Boolean) {
+        ChangeSortingDialog(this, showCustomSorting) {
             refreshContacts(TAB_CONTACTS or TAB_FAVORITES)
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
index 656d6eb0..f148e47a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
@@ -450,7 +450,8 @@ class ContactsAdapter(
     override fun onChange(position: Int) = contactItems.getOrNull(position)?.getBubbleText() ?: ""
 
     override fun onRowMoved(fromPosition: Int, toPosition: Int) {
-        activity.config.sorting = SORT_BY_CUSTOM
+        activity.config.isCustomOrderSelected = true
+
         if (fromPosition < toPosition) {
             for (i in fromPosition until toPosition) {
                 Collections.swap(contactItems, i, i + 1)
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ class ContactsAdapter(
                 Collections.swap(contactItems, i, i - 1)
             }
         }
+
         notifyItemMoved(fromPosition, toPosition)
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/ChangeSortingDialog.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/ChangeSortingDialog.kt
index c6b0035a..e4cbde6c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/ChangeSortingDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/ChangeSortingDialog.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.extensions.config
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.dialog_change_sorting.view.*
 
-class ChangeSortingDialog(val activity: BaseSimpleActivity, private val callback: () -> Unit) {
+class ChangeSortingDialog(val activity: BaseSimpleActivity, private val showCustomSorting: Boolean = false, private val callback: () -> Unit) {
     private var currSorting = 0
     private var config = activity.config
     private var view = activity.layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.dialog_change_sorting, null)
@@ -22,7 +22,16 @@ class ChangeSortingDialog(val activity: BaseSimpleActivity, private val callback
                 activity.setupDialogStuff(view, this, R.string.sort_by)
             }
 
-        currSorting = config.sorting
+        currSorting = if (showCustomSorting) {
+            if (config.isCustomOrderSelected) {
+                SORT_BY_CUSTOM
+            } else {
+                config.sorting
+            }
+        } else {
+            config.sorting
+        }
+
         setupSortRadio()
         setupOrderRadio()
     }
@@ -44,6 +53,11 @@ class ChangeSortingDialog(val activity: BaseSimpleActivity, private val callback
             else -> sortingRadio.sorting_dialog_radio_date_created
         }
         sortBtn.isChecked = true
+
+        if (showCustomSorting) {
+            sortingRadio.sorting_dialog_radio_custom.isChecked = config.isCustomOrderSelected
+        }
+        view.sorting_dialog_radio_custom.beGoneIf(!showCustomSorting)
     }
 
     private fun setupOrderRadio() {
@@ -71,7 +85,17 @@ class ChangeSortingDialog(val activity: BaseSimpleActivity, private val callback
             sorting = sorting or SORT_DESCENDING
         }
 
-        config.sorting = sorting
+        if (showCustomSorting) {
+            if (sorting == SORT_BY_CUSTOM) {
+                config.isCustomOrderSelected = true
+            } else {
+                config.isCustomOrderSelected = false
+                config.sorting = sorting
+            }
+        } else {
+            config.sorting = sorting
+        }
+
         callback()
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
index 5bcc0aa6..12703321 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ abstract class MyViewPagerFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet)
             this is FavoritesFragment -> {
                 val favorites = contacts.filter { it.starred == 1 } as ArrayList<Contact>
 
-                if (activity!!.config.sorting == SORT_BY_CUSTOM) {
+                if (activity!!.config.isCustomOrderSelected) {
                     sortByCustomOrder(favorites)
                 } else {
                     favorites
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Config.kt
index ef11b261..4c584f9c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -70,4 +70,8 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
     var favoritesContactsOrder: String
         get() = prefs.getString(FAVORITES_CONTACTS_ORDER, "")!!
         set(order) = prefs.edit().putString(FAVORITES_CONTACTS_ORDER, order).apply()
+
+    var isCustomOrderSelected: Boolean
+        get() = prefs.getBoolean(FAVORITES_CUSTOM_ORDER_SELECTED, false)
+        set(selected) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(FAVORITES_CUSTOM_ORDER_SELECTED, selected).apply()
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
index d345ad93..ef821611 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const val WAS_LOCAL_ACCOUNT_INITIALIZED = "was_local_account_initialized"
 const val SHOW_PRIVATE_CONTACTS = "show_private_contacts"
 const val MERGE_DUPLICATE_CONTACTS = "merge_duplicate_contacts"
 const val FAVORITES_CONTACTS_ORDER = "favorites_contacts_order"
+const val FAVORITES_CUSTOM_ORDER_SELECTED = "favorites_custom_order_selected"
 
 const val SMT_PRIVATE = "smt_private"   // used at the contact source of local contacts hidden from other apps
 const val GROUP = "group"