diff --git a/frontend/src/components/OrderBy/ListViewOrderBy.styles.scss b/frontend/src/components/OrderBy/ListViewOrderBy.styles.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9210406a5539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/OrderBy/ListViewOrderBy.styles.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.order-by-loading-container {
+	padding: 4px;
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
+	align-items: center;
+	justify-content: center;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/OrderBy/ListViewOrderBy.tsx b/frontend/src/components/OrderBy/ListViewOrderBy.tsx
index cf95a209258e..b390aa11077f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/OrderBy/ListViewOrderBy.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/OrderBy/ListViewOrderBy.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { Select } from 'antd';
+import './ListViewOrderBy.styles.scss';
+
+import { Select, Spin } from 'antd';
 import { getKeySuggestions } from 'api/querySuggestions/getKeySuggestions';
-import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useQuery } from 'react-query';
 import { QueryKeyDataSuggestionsProps } from 'types/api/querySuggestions/types';
 import { DataSource } from 'types/common/queryBuilder';
@@ -11,56 +13,101 @@ interface ListViewOrderByProps {
 	dataSource: DataSource;
 }
 
+// Loader component for the dropdown when loading or no results
+function Loader({ isLoading }: { isLoading: boolean }): JSX.Element {
+	return (
+		<div className="order-by-loading-container">
+			{isLoading ? <Spin size="default" /> : 'No results found'}
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
 function ListViewOrderBy({
 	value,
 	onChange,
 	dataSource,
 }: ListViewOrderByProps): JSX.Element {
-	const [searchText, setSearchText] = useState('');
+	const [searchInput, setSearchInput] = useState('');
+	const [debouncedInput, setDebouncedInput] = useState('');
+	const [selectOptions, setSelectOptions] = useState<
+		{ label: string; value: string }[]
+	>([]);
+	const debounceTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
 
-	const { data } = useQuery(
-		['orderByKeySuggestions', dataSource, searchText],
-		async () => {
+	// Fetch key suggestions based on debounced input
+	const { data, isLoading } = useQuery({
+		queryKey: ['orderByKeySuggestions', dataSource, debouncedInput],
+		queryFn: async () => {
 			const response = await getKeySuggestions({
 				signal: dataSource,
-				searchText,
+				searchText: debouncedInput,
 			});
 			return response.data;
 		},
+	});
+
+	useEffect(
+		() => (): void => {
+			if (debounceTimer.current) {
+				clearTimeout(debounceTimer.current);
+			}
+		},
+		[],
 	);
 
-	const options = useMemo(() => {
-		const keys: QueryKeyDataSuggestionsProps[] = data?.data.keys
+	// Update options when API data changes
+	useEffect(() => {
+		const rawKeys: QueryKeyDataSuggestionsProps[] = data?.data.keys
 			? Object.values(data.data.keys).flat()
 			: [];
 
-		let displayKeys: string[];
+		const keyNames = rawKeys.map((key) => key.name);
+		const uniqueKeys = [
+			...new Set(searchInput ? keyNames : ['timestamp', ...keyNames]),
+		];
 
-		if (searchText) {
-			displayKeys = [...new Set(keys.map((k) => k.name))];
-		} else {
-			displayKeys = [
-				'timestamp',
-				...keys.map((k) => k.name).filter((k) => k !== 'timestamp'),
-			];
-		}
-
-		return displayKeys.flatMap((key) => [
+		const updatedOptions = uniqueKeys.flatMap((key) => [
 			{ label: `${key} (desc)`, value: `${key}:desc` },
 			{ label: `${key} (asc)`, value: `${key}:asc` },
 		]);
-	}, [data, searchText]);
+
+		setSelectOptions(updatedOptions);
+	}, [data, searchInput]);
+
+	// Handle search input with debounce
+	const handleSearch = (input: string): void => {
+		setSearchInput(input);
+
+		// Filter current options for instant client-side match
+		const filteredOptions = selectOptions.filter((option) =>
+			option.value.toLowerCase().includes(input.trim().toLowerCase()),
+		);
+
+		// If no match found or input is empty, trigger debounced fetch
+		if (filteredOptions.length === 0 || input === '') {
+			if (debounceTimer.current) {
+				clearTimeout(debounceTimer.current);
+			}
+
+			debounceTimer.current = setTimeout(() => {
+				setDebouncedInput(input);
+			}, 100);
+		}
+	};
 
 	return (
 		<Select
 			showSearch
 			value={value}
 			onChange={onChange}
-			onSearch={setSearchText}
+			onSearch={handleSearch}
+			notFoundContent={<Loader isLoading={isLoading} />}
 			placeholder="Select an attribute"
 			style={{ width: 200 }}
-			options={options}
-			filterOption={false}
+			options={selectOptions}
+			filterOption={(input, option): boolean =>
+				(option?.value ?? '').toLowerCase().includes(input.trim().toLowerCase())
+			}
 		/>
 	);
 }