diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/InlineElement.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/InlineElement.php
index 4fd3b46..c11ca57 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/InlineElement.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/InlineElement.php
@@ -1540,6 +1540,16 @@ class InlineElement {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		if (count($relatedRecords['records']) > 1
+			&& isset($GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['columns'][$field]['config']['foreign_sortby'])
+		) {
+			$sortField = $GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['columns'][$field]['config']['foreign_sortby'];
+			usort($relatedRecords['records'], function (array $a, array $b) use ($sortField) {
+				return $a[$sortField] > $b[$sortField];
+			});
+		}
+
 		return $relatedRecords;
 	}