diff --git a/api4/resolver_sidebar_categories_test.go b/api4/resolver_sidebar_categories_test.go
index 2b8af0a7bc..e6ae61fd07 100644
--- a/api4/resolver_sidebar_categories_test.go
+++ b/api4/resolver_sidebar_categories_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func TestGraphQLSidebarCategories(t *testing.T) {
 			Sorting     model.SidebarCategorySorting `json:"sorting"`
 			ChannelIDs  []string                     `json:"channelIds"`
 			TeamID      string                       `json:"teamId"`
+			SortOrder   int64                        `json:"sortOrder"`
 		} `json:"sidebarCategories"`
 	}
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ func TestGraphQLSidebarCategories(t *testing.T) {
 			displayName
 			sorting
 			channelIds
+			sortOrder
 		}
 	}
 	`,
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ func TestGraphQLSidebarCategories(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, categories.Categories[i].DisplayName, q.SidebarCategories[i].DisplayName)
 		assert.Equal(t, categories.Categories[i].Sorting, q.SidebarCategories[i].Sorting)
 		assert.Equal(t, categories.Categories[i].ChannelIds(), q.SidebarCategories[i].ChannelIDs)
+		assert.Equal(t, categories.Categories[i].SortOrder, q.SidebarCategories[i].SortOrder)
 	}
 
 	input = graphQLInput{
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ func TestGraphQLSidebarCategories(t *testing.T) {
 			displayName
 			sorting
 			channelIds
+			sortOrder
 		}
 	}
 	`,
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ func TestGraphQLSidebarCategories(t *testing.T) {
 			sorting
 			channelIds
 			teamId
+			sortOrder
 		}
 	}
 	`,
diff --git a/api4/schema.graphqls b/api4/schema.graphqls
index 71b222ee62..a976ead790 100644
--- a/api4/schema.graphqls
+++ b/api4/schema.graphqls
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ type SidebarCategory {
 	collapsed: Boolean!
 	teamId: String!
 	channelIds: [String!]!
+	sortOrder: Float!
 }
 
 # Deliberately leaving out teamMembers.
diff --git a/model/channel_sidebar.go b/model/channel_sidebar.go
index e37f5601e5..e8b5a6a215 100644
--- a/model/channel_sidebar.go
+++ b/model/channel_sidebar.go
@@ -124,3 +124,7 @@ func (t *SidebarCategorySorting) UnmarshalGraphQL(input any) error {
 	*t = SidebarCategorySorting(chType)
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (t *SidebarCategory) SortOrder_() float64 {
+	return float64(t.SortOrder)
+}