diff --git a/src/app/item-detail/request-stats/request-stats-compare.component.html b/src/app/item-detail/request-stats/request-stats-compare.component.html
index a8a91a2f..fd14e777 100644
--- a/src/app/item-detail/request-stats/request-stats-compare.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-detail/request-stats/request-stats-compare.component.html
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ <h6 class="card-header bg-transparent">Request Statistics <span class="compare">
               <mfDefaultSorter by="throughput">reqs/s {{defaultUnit ? "" : "[%]"  }}</mfDefaultSorter>
             </th>
             <th scope="col" class="hd jtl-head-color" *ngIf="displayColumn(itemData.userSettings?.requestStats?.network)">
-              <mfDefaultSorter by="bytes">network [{{ defaultUnit ? "mbps" : "%" }}]</mfDefaultSorter>
+              <mfDefaultSorter [by]="sortByNetwork">network [{{ defaultUnit ? "mbps" : "%" }}]</mfDefaultSorter>
             </th>
             <th scope="col" class="hd jtl-head-color" *ngIf="displayColumn(itemData.userSettings?.requestStats?.errorRate)">
               <mfDefaultSorter by="errorRate">error rate [%]</mfDefaultSorter>
diff --git a/src/app/item-detail/request-stats/request-stats-compare.component.ts b/src/app/item-detail/request-stats/request-stats-compare.component.ts
index e06819e6..454bf6c3 100644
--- a/src/app/item-detail/request-stats/request-stats-compare.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-detail/request-stats/request-stats-compare.component.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ export class RequestStatsCompareComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     return roundNumberTwoDecimals(((item.apdex.satisfaction + ( item.apdex.toleration * 0.5)) / item.samples))
   }
 
+  public sortByNetwork(item) {
+    return roundNumberTwoDecimals(item.bytesPerSecond + item.bytesSentPerSecond)
+  }
+
   private apdexScore(apdexValue: number): string {
     const score = [
       { rangeFrom: 0.94, rangeTo: 1, name: "Excellent" },