diff --git a/src/lib/features/feature-search/feature-search-controller.ts b/src/lib/features/feature-search/feature-search-controller.ts
index 98a85cf2b5..b63b44bac2 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/feature-search/feature-search-controller.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/feature-search/feature-search-controller.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export default class FeatureSearchController extends Controller {
                 limit = '50',
                 sortOrder,
                 sortBy,
+                favoritesFirst,
             } = req.query;
             const userId = req.user.id;
             const normalizedTag = tag?.map((tag) => tag.split(':'));
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export default class FeatureSearchController extends Controller {
             const normalizedSortBy: string = sortBy ? sortBy : 'createdAt';
             const normalizedSortOrder =
                 sortOrder === 'asc' || sortOrder === 'desc' ? sortOrder : 'asc';
+            const normalizedFavoritesFirst = favoritesFirst === 'true';
             const { features, total } = await this.featureSearchService.search({
                 query,
                 projectId,
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ export default class FeatureSearchController extends Controller {
                 limit: normalizedLimit,
                 sortBy: normalizedSortBy,
                 sortOrder: normalizedSortOrder,
+                favoritesFirst: normalizedFavoritesFirst,
             });
 
             res.json({ features, total });
diff --git a/src/lib/features/feature-search/feature.search.e2e.test.ts b/src/lib/features/feature-search/feature.search.e2e.test.ts
index a638b2c98d..9811275fd0 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/feature-search/feature.search.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/feature-search/feature.search.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import dbInit, { ITestDb } from '../../../test/e2e/helpers/database-init';
 import {
     IUnleashTest,
+    setupAppWithAuth,
     setupAppWithCustomConfig,
 } from '../../../test/e2e/helpers/test-helper';
 import getLogger from '../../../test/fixtures/no-logger';
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ let db: ITestDb;
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
     db = await dbInit('feature_search', getLogger);
-    app = await setupAppWithCustomConfig(
+    app = await setupAppWithAuth(
         db.stores,
         {
             experimental: {
@@ -23,6 +24,13 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
         },
         db.rawDatabase,
     );
+
+    await app.request
+        .post(`/auth/demo/login`)
+        .send({
+            email: 'user@getunleash.io',
+        })
+        .expect(200);
 });
 
 afterAll(async () => {
@@ -48,12 +56,13 @@ const sortFeatures = async (
         sortBy = '',
         sortOrder = '',
         projectId = 'default',
+        favoritesFirst = 'false',
     }: FeatureSearchQueryParameters,
     expectedCode = 200,
 ) => {
     return app.request
         .get(
-            `/api/admin/search/features?sortBy=${sortBy}&sortOrder=${sortOrder}&projectId=${projectId}`,
+            `/api/admin/search/features?sortBy=${sortBy}&sortOrder=${sortOrder}&projectId=${projectId}&favoritesFirst=${favoritesFirst}`,
         )
         .expect(expectedCode);
 };
@@ -149,8 +158,14 @@ test('should paginate with offset', async () => {
 });
 
 test('should filter features by type', async () => {
-    await app.createFeature({ name: 'my_feature_a', type: 'release' });
-    await app.createFeature({ name: 'my_feature_b', type: 'experimental' });
+    await app.createFeature({
+        name: 'my_feature_a',
+        type: 'release',
+    });
+    await app.createFeature({
+        name: 'my_feature_b',
+        type: 'experimental',
+    });
 
     const { body } = await filterFeaturesByType([
         'experimental',
@@ -165,7 +180,10 @@ test('should filter features by type', async () => {
 test('should filter features by tag', async () => {
     await app.createFeature('my_feature_a');
     await app.createFeature('my_feature_b');
-    await app.addTag('my_feature_a', { type: 'simple', value: 'my_tag' });
+    await app.addTag('my_feature_a', {
+        type: 'simple',
+        value: 'my_tag',
+    });
 
     const { body } = await filterFeaturesByTag(['simple:my_tag']);
 
@@ -193,7 +211,10 @@ test('should filter features by environment status', async () => {
 test('should filter by partial tag', async () => {
     await app.createFeature('my_feature_a');
     await app.createFeature('my_feature_b');
-    await app.addTag('my_feature_a', { type: 'simple', value: 'my_tag' });
+    await app.addTag('my_feature_a', {
+        type: 'simple',
+        value: 'my_tag',
+    });
 
     const { body } = await filterFeaturesByTag(['simple']);
 
@@ -205,7 +226,10 @@ test('should filter by partial tag', async () => {
 test('should search matching features by tag', async () => {
     await app.createFeature('my_feature_a');
     await app.createFeature('my_feature_b');
-    await app.addTag('my_feature_a', { type: 'simple', value: 'my_tag' });
+    await app.addTag('my_feature_a', {
+        type: 'simple',
+        value: 'my_tag',
+    });
 
     const { body: fullMatch } = await searchFeatures({
         query: 'simple:my_tag',
@@ -230,8 +254,14 @@ test('should search matching features by tag', async () => {
 
 test('should return all feature tags', async () => {
     await app.createFeature('my_feature_a');
-    await app.addTag('my_feature_a', { type: 'simple', value: 'my_tag' });
-    await app.addTag('my_feature_a', { type: 'simple', value: 'second_tag' });
+    await app.addTag('my_feature_a', {
+        type: 'simple',
+        value: 'my_tag',
+    });
+    await app.addTag('my_feature_a', {
+        type: 'simple',
+        value: 'second_tag',
+    });
 
     const { body } = await searchFeatures({});
 
@@ -240,8 +270,14 @@ test('should return all feature tags', async () => {
             {
                 name: 'my_feature_a',
                 tags: [
-                    { type: 'simple', value: 'my_tag' },
-                    { type: 'simple', value: 'second_tag' },
+                    {
+                        type: 'simple',
+                        value: 'my_tag',
+                    },
+                    {
+                        type: 'simple',
+                        value: 'second_tag',
+                    },
                 ],
             },
         ],
@@ -281,6 +317,7 @@ test('should sort features', async () => {
     await app.createFeature('my_feature_c');
     await app.createFeature('my_feature_b');
     await app.enableFeature('my_feature_c', 'default');
+    await app.favoriteFeature('my_feature_b');
 
     const { body: ascName } = await sortFeatures({
         sortBy: 'name',
@@ -351,4 +388,19 @@ test('should sort features', async () => {
         ],
         total: 3,
     });
+
+    const { body: favoriteEnvironmentDescSort } = await sortFeatures({
+        sortBy: 'environment:default',
+        sortOrder: 'desc',
+        favoritesFirst: 'true',
+    });
+
+    expect(favoriteEnvironmentDescSort).toMatchObject({
+        features: [
+            { name: 'my_feature_b' },
+            { name: 'my_feature_c' },
+            { name: 'my_feature_a' },
+        ],
+        total: 3,
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-strategies-store.ts b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-strategies-store.ts
index 0f072bb0dc..0f790a368f 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-strategies-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-strategies-store.ts
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ class FeatureStrategiesStore implements IFeatureStrategiesStore {
         limit,
         sortOrder,
         sortBy,
+        favoritesFirst,
     }: IFeatureSearchParams): Promise<{
         features: IFeatureOverview[];
         total: number;
@@ -706,6 +707,10 @@ class FeatureStrategiesStore implements IFeatureStrategiesStore {
             lastSeenAt: 'env_last_seen_at',
         };
 
+        if (favoritesFirst) {
+            query = query.orderBy('favorite', 'desc');
+        }
+
         if (sortBy.startsWith('environment:')) {
             const [, envName] = sortBy.split(':');
             query = query
diff --git a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/types/feature-toggle-strategies-store-type.ts b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/types/feature-toggle-strategies-store-type.ts
index b944caaa49..331c9b40c5 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/types/feature-toggle-strategies-store-type.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/types/feature-toggle-strategies-store-type.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface IFeatureSearchParams {
     tag?: string[][];
     status?: string[][];
     offset: number;
+    favoritesFirst?: boolean;
     limit: number;
     sortBy: string;
     sortOrder: 'asc' | 'desc';
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-search-query-parameters.ts b/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-search-query-parameters.ts
index 84a8cda139..90ab7b391a 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-search-query-parameters.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-search-query-parameters.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ export const featureSearchQueryParameters = [
             'The sort order for the sortBy. By default it is det to "asc".',
         in: 'query',
     },
+    {
+        name: 'favoritesFirst',
+        schema: {
+            type: 'string',
+            example: 'true',
+        },
+        description:
+            'The flag to indicate if the favorite features should be returned first. By default it is set to false.',
+        in: 'query',
+    },
 ] as const;
 
 export type FeatureSearchQueryParameters = Partial<
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts b/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts
index 8dfebf6bf3..e1056857da 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/helpers/test-helper.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ export interface IUnleashHttpAPI {
         expectedResponseCode?: number,
     ): supertest.Test;
 
+    favoriteFeature(
+        feature: string,
+        project?: string,
+        expectedResponseCode?: number,
+    ): supertest.Test;
+
     getFeatures(name?: string, expectedResponseCode?: number): supertest.Test;
 
     getProjectFeatures(
@@ -239,6 +245,19 @@ function httpApis(
                 )
                 .expect(expectedResponseCode);
         },
+
+        favoriteFeature(
+            feature: string,
+            project = 'default',
+            expectedResponseCode = 200,
+        ): supertest.Test {
+            return request
+                .post(
+                    `/api/admin/projects/${project}/features/${feature}/favorites`,
+                )
+                .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+                .expect(expectedResponseCode);
+        },
     };
 }