diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml
index b7b412b577..1c190a2b79 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Rectangle {
     property var activeTab: "nearbyTab";
     property bool currentlyEditingDisplayName: false
     property bool punctuationMode: false;
+    property double loudSortTime: 0.0;
+    readonly property double kLOUD_SORT_PERIOD_MS: 1000.0;
 
     HifiConstants { id: hifi; }
     RootHttpRequest { id: http; }
@@ -1247,6 +1249,11 @@ Rectangle {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if (nearbyTable.sortIndicatorColumn == 0 && Date.now() - pal.loudSortTime >= pal.kLOUD_SORT_PERIOD_MS) {
+                // Current sort by loudness so re-sort.
+                sortModel();
+                pal.loudSortTime = Date.now();
+            }
             break;
         case 'clearLocalQMLData':
             ignored = {};