diff --git a/user/classes/reportbuilder/datasource/users.php b/user/classes/reportbuilder/datasource/users.php
index c37eb9f5fce..0f3f313126f 100644
--- a/user/classes/reportbuilder/datasource/users.php
+++ b/user/classes/reportbuilder/datasource/users.php
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ namespace core_user\reportbuilder\datasource;
 use core_reportbuilder\datasource;
 use core_reportbuilder\local\entities\user;
 use core_reportbuilder\local\helpers\database;
+use core_reportbuilder\manager;
+use core_reportbuilder\local\helpers\report;
 
 /**
  * Users datasource
@@ -91,4 +93,19 @@ class users extends datasource {
     public function get_default_conditions(): array {
         return ['user:fullname', 'user:username', 'user:email'];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Set default columns and the sortorder
+     */
+    public function add_default_columns(): void {
+        parent::add_default_columns();
+
+        $persistent = $this->get_report_persistent();
+        $report = manager::get_report_from_persistent($persistent);
+        foreach ($report->get_active_columns() as $column) {
+            if ($column->get_unique_identifier() === 'user:fullname') {
+                report::toggle_report_column_sorting($persistent->get('id'), $column->get_persistent()->get('id'), true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }