diff --git a/web/components/contracts-list.tsx b/web/components/contracts-list.tsx
index d64df8d8..214c5e7b 100644
--- a/web/components/contracts-list.tsx
+++ b/web/components/contracts-list.tsx
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ export function CreatorContractsList(props: { creator: User }) {
 
   const { query, setQuery, sort, setSort } = useQueryAndSortParams({
     defaultSort: 'all',
+    shouldLoadFromStorage: false,
   })
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/web/hooks/use-sort-and-query-params.tsx b/web/hooks/use-sort-and-query-params.tsx
index 3eca5f3c..3b669718 100644
--- a/web/hooks/use-sort-and-query-params.tsx
+++ b/web/hooks/use-sort-and-query-params.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import _ from 'lodash'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 
+const MARKETS_SORT = 'markets_sort'
+
 export type Sort =
   | 'creator'
   | 'tag'
@@ -14,7 +16,13 @@ export type Sort =
   | 'resolved'
   | 'all'
 
-export function useQueryAndSortParams(options?: { defaultSort: Sort }) {
+export function useQueryAndSortParams(options?: {
+  defaultSort: Sort
+  shouldLoadFromStorage?: boolean
+}) {
+  const { defaultSort, shouldLoadFromStorage } = _.defaults(options, {
+    shouldLoadFromStorage: true,
+  })
   const router = useRouter()
 
   const { s: sort, q: query } = router.query as {
@@ -25,6 +33,9 @@ export function useQueryAndSortParams(options?: { defaultSort: Sort }) {
   const setSort = (sort: Sort | undefined) => {
     router.query.s = sort
     router.push(router, undefined, { shallow: true })
+    if (shouldLoadFromStorage) {
+      localStorage.setItem(MARKETS_SORT, sort || '')
+    }
   }
 
   const [queryState, setQueryState] = useState(query)
@@ -52,8 +63,18 @@ export function useQueryAndSortParams(options?: { defaultSort: Sort }) {
     pushQuery(query)
   }
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // If there's no sort option, then set the one from localstorage
+    if (!sort && shouldLoadFromStorage) {
+      const localSort = localStorage.getItem(MARKETS_SORT) as Sort
+      if (localSort) {
+        setSort(localSort)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
   return {
-    sort: sort ?? options?.defaultSort ?? '24-hour-vol',
+    sort: sort ?? defaultSort ?? '24-hour-vol',
     query: queryState ?? '',
     setSort,
     setQuery,