diff --git a/harmonyqml/backend/model/items.py b/harmonyqml/backend/model/items.py
index 089191ab..acfdd208 100644
--- a/harmonyqml/backend/model/items.py
+++ b/harmonyqml/backend/model/items.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QDateTime, QSortFilterProxyModel
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QDateTime
 
 from ..pyqt_future import PyQtFuture
 from .list_item import ListItem
 from .list_model import ListModel
+from .sort_filter_proxy import SortFilterProxy
 
 
 class Account(ListItem):
@@ -20,21 +21,24 @@ class RoomCategory(ListItem):
     _required_init_values = {"name", "rooms", "sortedRooms"}
     _constant             = {"name", "rooms", "sortedRooms"}
 
-    name:        str                   = ""
-    rooms:       ListModel             = ListModel()
-    sortedRooms: QSortFilterProxyModel = QSortFilterProxyModel()
+    name:        str             = ""
+    rooms:       ListModel       = ListModel()
+    sortedRooms: SortFilterProxy = SortFilterProxy(ListModel(), "", "")
 
 
 class Room(ListItem):
-    _required_init_values = {"roomId", "displayName", "members"}
-    _constant             = {"roomId", "members"}
+    _required_init_values = {"roomId", "displayName", "members",
+                             "sortedMembers"}
+    _constant             = {"roomId", "members", "sortedMembers"}
 
     roomId:            str                 = ""
     displayName:       str                 = ""
     topic:             Optional[str]       = None
     lastEventDateTime: Optional[QDateTime] = None
     typingMembers:     List[str]           = []
-    members:           ListModel           = ListModel()
+
+    members:       ListModel       = ListModel()
+    sortedMembers: SortFilterProxy = SortFilterProxy(ListModel(), "", "")
 
     inviter:   Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
     leftEvent: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
diff --git a/harmonyqml/backend/signal_manager.py b/harmonyqml/backend/signal_manager.py
index 02ba28f2..694106ac 100644
--- a/harmonyqml/backend/signal_manager.py
+++ b/harmonyqml/backend/signal_manager.py
@@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ class SignalManager(QObject):
         previous_room = categories["Rooms"].rooms.pop(room_id, None)
         previous_left = categories["Left"].rooms.pop(room_id, None)
 
+        members        = ListModel()
+        sorted_members = SortFilterProxy(
+            source_model   = members,
+            sort_by_role   = "userId",  # TODO
+            filter_by_role = "userId",
+        )
+
         categories["Invites"].rooms.upsert(
             where_main_key_is = room_id,
             update_with       = Room(
@@ -174,9 +181,10 @@ class SignalManager(QObject):
                 topic             = nio_room.topic,
                 inviter           = inviter,
                 lastEventDateTime = QDateTime.currentDateTime(),  # FIXME
-                members           = ListModel(),
+                members           = members,
+                sortedMembers     = sorted_members,
             ),
-            no_update = ("typingMembers"),
+            no_update = ("typingMembers", "members"),
         )
         categories["Invites"].rooms[room_id].members.updateAll([
             RoomMember(userId=user_id) for user_id in nio_room.users
@@ -198,15 +206,24 @@ class SignalManager(QObject):
         previous_invite = categories["Invites"].rooms.pop(room_id, None)
         previous_left   = categories["Left"].rooms.pop(room_id, None)
 
+        members        = ListModel()
+        sorted_members = SortFilterProxy(
+            source_model   = members,
+            sort_by_role   = "userId",  # TODO
+            filter_by_role = "userId",
+        )
+
         categories["Rooms"].rooms.upsert(
             where_main_key_is = room_id,
             update_with       = Room(
-                roomId      = room_id,
-                displayName = self._get_room_displayname(nio_room),
-                topic       = nio_room.topic,
-                members     = ListModel(),
+                roomId        = room_id,
+                displayName   = self._get_room_displayname(nio_room),
+                topic         = nio_room.topic,
+                members       = members,
+                sortedMembers = sorted_members,
             ),
-            no_update = ("typingMembers", "members", "lastEventDateTime"),
+            no_update = ("typingMembers", "members", "sortedMembers",
+                         "lastEventDateTime"),
         )
         categories["Rooms"].rooms[room_id].members.updateAll([
             RoomMember(userId=user_id) for user_id in nio_room.users
@@ -232,6 +249,13 @@ class SignalManager(QObject):
 
         left_time = left_event.get("server_timestamp") if left_event else None
 
+        members        = ListModel()
+        sorted_members = SortFilterProxy(
+            source_model   = members,
+            sort_by_role   = "userId",  # TODO
+            filter_by_role = "userId",
+        )
+
         categories["Left"].rooms.upsert(
             where_main_key_is = room_id,
             update_with     = Room(
@@ -243,9 +267,10 @@ class SignalManager(QObject):
                     QDateTime.fromMSecsSinceEpoch(left_time)
                     if left_time else QDateTime.currentDateTime()
                 ),
-                members = ListModel(),
+                members       = members,
+                sortedMembers = sorted_members,
             ),
-            no_update = ("members", "lastEventDateTime"),
+            no_update = ("members", "sortedMembers", "lastEventDateTime"),
         )
 
         signal = self.roomCategoryChanged
diff --git a/harmonyqml/components/Chat/RoomSidePane/MembersView.qml b/harmonyqml/components/Chat/RoomSidePane/MembersView.qml
index 2405a395..6c0b8fe8 100644
--- a/harmonyqml/components/Chat/RoomSidePane/MembersView.qml
+++ b/harmonyqml/components/Chat/RoomSidePane/MembersView.qml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ HColumnLayout {
             NumberAnimation { duration: HStyle.animationDuration }
         }
 
-        model: chatPage.roomInfo.members
+        model: chatPage.roomInfo.sortedMembers
         delegate: MemberDelegate {}
 
         Layout.fillWidth: true