diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/basecrawls.py b/backend/btrixcloud/basecrawls.py
index f982b414..c6396ba3 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/basecrawls.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/basecrawls.py
@@ -551,8 +551,6 @@ class BaseCrawlOps:
             {"$set": {"firstSeedObject": {"$arrayElemAt": ["$config.seeds", 0]}}},
             {"$set": {"firstSeed": "$firstSeedObject.url"}},
             {"$unset": ["firstSeedObject", "errors", "config"]},
-            {"$set": {"qaState": "$qa.state"}},
-            {"$set": {"activeQAState": "$qaState"}},
             {"$set": {"activeQAStats": "$qa.stats"}},
             {
                 "$set": {
@@ -564,11 +562,23 @@ class BaseCrawlOps:
                     }
                 }
             },
+            # Add active QA run to array if exists prior to sorting, taking care not to
+            # pass null to $concatArrays so that our result isn't null
+            {
+                "$set": {
+                    "qaActiveArray": {"$cond": [{"$ne": ["$qa", None]}, ["$qa"], []]}
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "$set": {
+                    "qaArray": {"$concatArrays": ["$qaFinishedArray", "$qaActiveArray"]}
+                }
+            },
             {
                 "$set": {
                     "sortedQARuns": {
                         "$sortArray": {
-                            "input": "$qaFinishedArray",
+                            "input": "$qaArray",
                             "sortBy": {"started": -1},
                         }
                     }
@@ -576,13 +586,14 @@ class BaseCrawlOps:
             },
             {"$set": {"lastQARun": {"$arrayElemAt": ["$sortedQARuns", 0]}}},
             {"$set": {"lastQAState": "$lastQARun.state"}},
+            {"$set": {"lastQAStarted": "$lastQARun.started"}},
             {
                 "$set": {
                     "qaRunCount": {
                         "$size": {
                             "$cond": [
-                                {"$isArray": "$qaFinishedArray"},
-                                "$qaFinishedArray",
+                                {"$isArray": "$qaArray"},
+                                "$qaArray",
                                 [],
                             ]
                         }
@@ -592,7 +603,9 @@ class BaseCrawlOps:
             {
                 "$unset": [
                     "lastQARun",
+                    "qaActiveArray",
                     "qaFinishedArray",
+                    "qaArray",
                     "sortedQARuns",
                 ]
             },
@@ -619,8 +632,9 @@ class BaseCrawlOps:
                 "finished",
                 "fileSize",
                 "reviewStatus",
+                "lastQAStarted",
+                "lastQAState",
                 "qaRunCount",
-                "qaState",
             ):
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="invalid_sort_by")
             if sort_direction not in (1, -1):
@@ -628,10 +642,8 @@ class BaseCrawlOps:
 
             sort_query = {sort_by: sort_direction}
 
-            # Secondary sort for qaState - sorted by current, then last
-            # Tertiary sort for qaState - type, always ascending so crawls are first
-            if sort_by == "qaState":
-                sort_query["lastQAState"] = sort_direction
+            # Ensure crawls are always sorted first for QA-related sorts
+            if sort_by in ("lastQAStarted", "lastQAState"):
                 sort_query["type"] = 1
 
             aggregate.extend([{"$sort": sort_query}])
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py b/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
index 2c388ed3..43dffff7 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ class CrawlOps(BaseCrawlOps):
             {"$set": {"firstSeedObject": {"$arrayElemAt": ["$config.seeds", 0]}}},
             {"$set": {"firstSeed": "$firstSeedObject.url"}},
             {"$unset": ["firstSeedObject", "errors", "config"]},
-            {"$set": {"qaState": "$qa.state"}},
-            {"$set": {"activeQAState": "$qaState"}},
             {"$set": {"activeQAStats": "$qa.stats"}},
             {
                 "$set": {
@@ -182,11 +180,23 @@ class CrawlOps(BaseCrawlOps):
                     }
                 }
             },
+            # Add active QA run to array if exists prior to sorting, taking care not to
+            # pass null to $concatArrays so that our result isn't null
+            {
+                "$set": {
+                    "qaActiveArray": {"$cond": [{"$ne": ["$qa", None]}, ["$qa"], []]}
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "$set": {
+                    "qaArray": {"$concatArrays": ["$qaFinishedArray", "$qaActiveArray"]}
+                }
+            },
             {
                 "$set": {
                     "sortedQARuns": {
                         "$sortArray": {
-                            "input": "$qaFinishedArray",
+                            "input": "$qaArray",
                             "sortBy": {"started": -1},
                         }
                     }
@@ -194,13 +204,14 @@ class CrawlOps(BaseCrawlOps):
             },
             {"$set": {"lastQARun": {"$arrayElemAt": ["$sortedQARuns", 0]}}},
             {"$set": {"lastQAState": "$lastQARun.state"}},
+            {"$set": {"lastQAStarted": "$lastQARun.started"}},
             {
                 "$set": {
                     "qaRunCount": {
                         "$size": {
                             "$cond": [
-                                {"$isArray": "$qaFinishedArray"},
-                                "$qaFinishedArray",
+                                {"$isArray": "$qaArray"},
+                                "$qaArray",
                                 [],
                             ]
                         }
@@ -210,7 +221,9 @@ class CrawlOps(BaseCrawlOps):
             {
                 "$unset": [
                     "lastQARun",
+                    "qaActiveArray",
                     "qaFinishedArray",
+                    "qaArray",
                     "sortedQARuns",
                 ]
             },
@@ -239,19 +252,14 @@ class CrawlOps(BaseCrawlOps):
                 "firstSeed",
                 "reviewStatus",
                 "qaRunCount",
-                "qaState",
+                "lastQAState",
+                "lastQAStarted",
             ):
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="invalid_sort_by")
             if sort_direction not in (1, -1):
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="invalid_sort_direction")
 
-            sort_query = {sort_by: sort_direction}
-
-            # Add secondary sort for qaState - sorted by current, then last
-            if sort_by == "qaState":
-                sort_query["lastQAState"] = sort_direction
-
-            aggregate.extend([{"$sort": sort_query}])
+            aggregate.extend([{"$sort": {sort_by: sort_direction}}])
 
         aggregate.extend(
             [
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/models.py b/backend/btrixcloud/models.py
index 7287e5f1..bb7b7e90 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/models.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/models.py
@@ -660,9 +660,9 @@ class CrawlOut(BaseMongoModel):
     reviewStatus: Optional[conint(ge=1, le=5)] = None  # type: ignore
 
     qaRunCount: int = 0
-    activeQAState: Optional[str]
     activeQAStats: Optional[CrawlStats]
     lastQAState: Optional[str]
+    lastQAStarted: Optional[datetime]
 
 
 # ============================================================================
diff --git a/backend/test/test_qa.py b/backend/test/test_qa.py
index 26391c6d..b586c65a 100644
--- a/backend/test/test_qa.py
+++ b/backend/test/test_qa.py
@@ -116,29 +116,53 @@ def failed_qa_run_id(crawler_crawl_id, crawler_auth_headers, default_org_id):
     assert qa["started"]
     assert not qa["finished"]
 
-    # Ensure sorting by qaState works as expected - current floated to top
+    # Ensure sorting by lastQAState works as expected - current floated to top
     r = requests.get(
-        f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/crawls?sortBy=qaState",
+        f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/crawls?sortBy=lastQAState",
         headers=crawler_auth_headers,
     )
     assert r.status_code == 200
     crawls = r.json()["items"]
     assert crawls[0]["id"] == crawler_crawl_id
-    assert crawls[0]["activeQAState"]
     assert crawls[0]["activeQAStats"]
     assert crawls[0]["lastQAState"]
+    assert crawls[0]["lastQAStarted"]
 
-    # Ensure sorting by qaState works as expected with all-crawls
+    # Ensure sorting by lastQAState works as expected with all-crawls
     r = requests.get(
-        f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/all-crawls?sortBy=qaState",
+        f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/all-crawls?sortBy=lastQAState",
         headers=crawler_auth_headers,
     )
     assert r.status_code == 200
     crawls = r.json()["items"]
     assert crawls[0]["id"] == crawler_crawl_id
-    assert crawls[0]["activeQAState"]
     assert crawls[0]["activeQAStats"]
     assert crawls[0]["lastQAState"]
+    assert crawls[0]["lastQAStarted"]
+
+    # Ensure sorting by lastQAStarted works as expected - current floated to top
+    r = requests.get(
+        f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/crawls?sortBy=lastQAStarted",
+        headers=crawler_auth_headers,
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    crawls = r.json()["items"]
+    assert crawls[0]["id"] == crawler_crawl_id
+    assert crawls[0]["activeQAStats"]
+    assert crawls[0]["lastQAState"]
+    assert crawls[0]["lastQAStarted"]
+
+    # Ensure sorting by lastQAState works as expected with all-crawls
+    r = requests.get(
+        f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/all-crawls?sortBy=lastQAStarted",
+        headers=crawler_auth_headers,
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    crawls = r.json()["items"]
+    assert crawls[0]["id"] == crawler_crawl_id
+    assert crawls[0]["activeQAStats"]
+    assert crawls[0]["lastQAState"]
+    assert crawls[0]["lastQAStarted"]
 
     # Cancel crawl
     r = requests.post(
diff --git a/backend/test/test_uploads.py b/backend/test/test_uploads.py
index 399187f4..4395ddb3 100644
--- a/backend/test/test_uploads.py
+++ b/backend/test/test_uploads.py
@@ -419,9 +419,22 @@ def test_list_all_crawls(
         assert item["finished"]
         assert item["state"]
 
-    # Test that all-crawls qaState sort always puts crawls before uploads
+    # Test that all-crawls lastQAState and lastQAStarted sorts always puts crawls before uploads
     r = requests.get(
-        f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/all-crawls?sortBy=qaState",
+        f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/all-crawls?sortBy=lastQAState",
+        headers=admin_auth_headers,
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    data = r.json()
+
+    last_type = None
+    for item in data["items"]:
+        if last_type == "upload":
+            assert item["type"] != "crawl"
+        last_type = item["type"]
+
+    r = requests.get(
+        f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/all-crawls?sortBy=lastQAStarted",
         headers=admin_auth_headers,
     )
     assert r.status_code == 200