diff --git a/src/qgis_stac/gui/qgis_stac_widget.py b/src/qgis_stac/gui/qgis_stac_widget.py
index bd1fd76..c968b55 100644
--- a/src/qgis_stac/gui/qgis_stac_widget.py
+++ b/src/qgis_stac/gui/qgis_stac_widget.py
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.standard_model = QtGui.QStandardItemModel()
 
         self.items_tree.setItemDelegate(self.items_delegate)
-
-        self.items_proxy_model = ItemsSortFilterProxyModel(SortField.DATE)
+        self.items_proxy_model = ItemsSortFilterProxyModel(SortField.ID)
 
         # initialize page
         self.page = 1
@@ -122,6 +121,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.end_dte.valueChanged.connect(self.save_filters)
         self.extent_box.extentChanged.connect(self.save_filters)
 
+        self.populate_sorting_field()
+        self.sort_cmb.activated.connect(self.sort_items)
+
     def add_connection(self):
         """ Adds a new connection into the plugin, then updates
         the connections combo box list to show the added connection.
@@ -408,12 +410,42 @@ def items_filter_changed(self, filter_text):
         :param filter_text: Filter text
         :type: str
         """
-        exp_reg = QtCore.QRegExp(
-            filter_text,
-            QtCore.Qt.CaseInsensitive,
-            QtCore.QRegExp.FixedString
+        # TODO update to user QtCore.QRegExp, QRegularExpression will be
+        # deprecated.
+        options = QtCore.QRegularExpression.NoPatternOption
+        options |= QtCore.QRegularExpression.CaseInsensitiveOption
+        regular_expression = QtCore.QRegularExpression(filter_text, options)
+        self.items_proxy_model.setFilterRegularExpression(regular_expression)
+
+    def populate_sorting_field(self):
+        """" Initializes sorting field combo box list items"""
+        default = SortField.ID
+        labels = {
+            SortField.ID: tr("Name"),
+            SortField.COLLECTION: tr("Collection"),
+            # SortField.DATE: tr("Date")
+        }
+        for ordering_type, item_text in labels.items():
+            self.sort_cmb.addItem(item_text, ordering_type)
+        self.sort_cmb.setCurrentIndex(
+            self.sort_cmb.findData(default, role=QtCore.Qt.UserRole)
         )
-        self.items_proxy_model.setFilterRegExp(exp_reg)
+
+    def sort_items(self, index):
+        """ Sort the tree view items based on the current selected sort field
+        in the sort fields combo box
+
+        :param index: Current index of the sort fields list
+        :type index: int
+        """
+        sort_field = self.sort_cmb.itemData(index)
+        self.items_proxy_model.set_sort_field(sort_field)
+        order = QtCore.Qt.AscendingOrder \
+            if not self.reverse_order_box.isChecked() \
+            else QtCore.Qt.DescendingOrder
+        self.items_proxy_model.sort(index, order)
+        # Force refresh of the tree view items
+        self.items_tree.setModel(self.items_proxy_model)
 
     def get_selected_collections(self):
         """ Gets the currently selected collections ids from the collection
diff --git a/src/qgis_stac/gui/result_item_model.py b/src/qgis_stac/gui/result_item_model.py
index 7da5c95..3536076 100644
--- a/src/qgis_stac/gui/result_item_model.py
+++ b/src/qgis_stac/gui/result_item_model.py
@@ -76,13 +76,28 @@ def __init__(self, current_sort_field, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.current_sort_field = current_sort_field
 
+    def set_sort_field(self, field):
+        self.current_sort_field = field
+
+    def filterAcceptsRow(self, source_row: int, source_parent: QtCore.QModelIndex):
+        index = self.sourceModel().index(source_row, 0, source_parent)
+
+        match = self.filterRegularExpression().match(
+            self.sourceModel().data(index).id
+        )
+        return match.hasMatch()
+
     def lessThan(self, left: QtCore.QModelIndex, right: QtCore.QModelIndex) -> bool:
         model = self.sourceModel()
         left_item = model.data(left)
         right_item = model.data(right)
 
-        if self.current_sort_field == SortField.DATE:
+        if self.current_sort_field == SortField.ID:
             result = left_item.id < right_item.id
+        elif self.current_sort_field == SortField.COLLECTION:
+            result = left_item.collection < right_item.collection
+        elif self.current_sort_field == SortField.DATE:
+            pass
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError
 
diff --git a/src/qgis_stac/ui/qgis_stac_widget.ui b/src/qgis_stac/ui/qgis_stac_widget.ui
index 0aeebef..6669908 100644
--- a/src/qgis_stac/ui/qgis_stac_widget.ui
+++ b/src/qgis_stac/ui/qgis_stac_widget.ui
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@
          <property name="flat">
           <bool>true</bool>
          </property>
+         <property name="checkable">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
          <property name="collapsed">
           <bool>false</bool>
          </property>
@@ -487,7 +490,7 @@
            <item>
             <widget class="QLineEdit" name="items_filter">
              <property name="toolTip">
-              <string>Filter by item title</string>
+              <string>Filter by item id</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
@@ -510,12 +513,12 @@
               <string>Sort by</string>
              </property>
              <property name="buddy">
-              <cstring>sort_field_cmb</cstring>
+              <cstring>sort_cmb</cstring>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
            <item>
-            <widget class="QComboBox" name="sort_field_cmb">
+            <widget class="QComboBox" name="sort_cmb">
              <property name="sizePolicy">
               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Maximum">
                <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -531,7 +534,7 @@
             </widget>
            </item>
            <item>
-            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="reverse_order_chb">
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="reverse_order_box">
              <property name="minimumSize">
               <size>
                <width>0</width>