diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts
index 64c3df0500a..e73279f2b31 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import type { Folder as CFolder, Navigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
 import * as filesUtils from '@nextcloud/files'
+import * as filesDavUtils from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
 import { CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
 import { basename } from 'path'
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ describe('Favorites view definition', () => {
 
 	test('Default empty favorite view', async () => {
 		vi.spyOn(eventBus, 'subscribe')
-		vi.spyOn(filesUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([]))
+		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([]))
 		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve({ folder: {} as CFolder, contents: [] }))
 
 		await registerFavoritesView()
@@ -89,8 +90,14 @@ describe('Favorites view definition', () => {
 				source: 'http://nextcloud.local/remote.php/dav/files/admin/foo/bar',
 				owner: 'admin',
 			}),
+			new Folder({
+				id: 4,
+				root: '/files/admin',
+				source: 'http://nextcloud.local/remote.php/dav/files/admin/foo/bar/yabadaba',
+				owner: 'admin',
+			}),
 		]
-		vi.spyOn(filesUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve(favoriteFolders))
+		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve(favoriteFolders))
 		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve({ folder: {} as CFolder, contents: [] }))
 
 		await registerFavoritesView()
@@ -98,9 +105,12 @@ describe('Favorites view definition', () => {
 		const favoriteFoldersViews = Navigation.views.filter(view => view.parent === 'favorites')
 
 		// one main view and 3 children
-		expect(Navigation.views.length).toBe(4)
+		expect(Navigation.views.length).toBe(5)
 		expect(favoritesView).toBeDefined()
-		expect(favoriteFoldersViews.length).toBe(3)
+		expect(favoriteFoldersViews.length).toBe(4)
+
+		// Sorted by basename: bar, bar, foo
+		const expectedOrder = [2, 0, 1, 3]
 
 		favoriteFolders.forEach((folder, index) => {
 			const favoriteView = favoriteFoldersViews[index]
@@ -108,7 +118,7 @@ describe('Favorites view definition', () => {
 			expect(favoriteView?.id).toBeDefined()
 			expect(favoriteView?.name).toBe(basename(folder.path))
 			expect(favoriteView?.icon).toMatch(/<svg.+<\/svg>/)
-			expect(favoriteView?.order).toBe(index)
+			expect(favoriteView?.order).toBe(expectedOrder[index])
 			expect(favoriteView?.params).toStrictEqual({
 				dir: folder.path,
 				fileid: String(folder.fileid),
@@ -132,7 +142,7 @@ describe('Dynamic update of favorite folders', () => {
 
 	test('Add a favorite folder creates a new entry in the navigation', async () => {
 		vi.spyOn(eventBus, 'emit')
-		vi.spyOn(filesUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([]))
+		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([]))
 		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve({ folder: {} as CFolder, contents: [] }))
 
 		await registerFavoritesView()
@@ -160,7 +170,7 @@ describe('Dynamic update of favorite folders', () => {
 
 	test('Remove a favorite folder remove the entry from the navigation column', async () => {
 		vi.spyOn(eventBus, 'emit')
-		vi.spyOn(filesUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([
+		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([
 			new Folder({
 				id: 42,
 				root: '/files/admin',
@@ -211,7 +221,7 @@ describe('Dynamic update of favorite folders', () => {
 
 	test('Renaming a favorite folder updates the navigation', async () => {
 		vi.spyOn(eventBus, 'emit')
-		vi.spyOn(filesUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([]))
+		vi.spyOn(filesDavUtils, 'getFavoriteNodes').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve([]))
 		vi.spyOn(favoritesService, 'getContents').mockReturnValue(CancelablePromise.resolve({ folder: {} as CFolder, contents: [] }))
 
 		await registerFavoritesView()
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts
index cadc7704e14..45cd96510a2 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/favorites.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
  */
 import type { Folder, Node } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
+import { FileType, View, getNavigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { getCanonicalLocale, getLanguage, t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+import { getFavoriteNodes } from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
 import { subscribe } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
-import { FileType, View, getFavoriteNodes, getNavigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
-import { getLanguage, translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import { client } from '../services/WebdavClient.ts'
+
 import FolderSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/folder.svg?raw'
 import StarSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/star.svg?raw'
 
+import { client } from '../services/WebdavClient.ts'
 import { getContents } from '../services/Favorites'
 import { hashCode } from '../utils/hashUtils'
 import logger from '../logger'
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ export const registerFavoritesView = async () => {
 	 * update the order property of the existing views
 	 */
 	const updateAndSortViews = function() {
-		favoriteFolders.sort((a, b) => a.path.localeCompare(b.path, getLanguage(), { ignorePunctuation: true }))
+		favoriteFolders.sort((a, b) => a.basename.localeCompare(b.basename, [getLanguage(), getCanonicalLocale()], { ignorePunctuation: true, numeric: true, usage: 'sort' }))
 		favoriteFolders.forEach((folder, index) => {
 			const view = favoriteFoldersViews.find((view) => view.id === generateIdFromPath(folder.path))
 			if (view) {
@@ -176,4 +178,6 @@ export const registerFavoritesView = async () => {
 		removePathFromFavorites(favoriteFolder.path)
 		addToFavorites(node)
 	}
+
+	updateAndSortViews()
 }