diff --git a/kitchenowl/lib/cubits/household_add_update/household_settings_items_cubit.dart b/kitchenowl/lib/cubits/household_add_update/household_settings_items_cubit.dart
index b4438aec..0a566794 100644
--- a/kitchenowl/lib/cubits/household_add_update/household_settings_items_cubit.dart
+++ b/kitchenowl/lib/cubits/household_add_update/household_settings_items_cubit.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:equatable/equatable.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:kitchenowl/enums/shoppinglist_sorting.dart';
 import 'package:kitchenowl/models/category.dart';
 import 'package:kitchenowl/models/household.dart';
 import 'package:kitchenowl/models/item.dart';
@@ -21,27 +22,60 @@ class HouseholdSettingsItemsCubit extends Cubit<HouseholdSettingsItemsState> {
       TransactionCategoriesGet(household: household),
     );
     if (await items != null) {
+      ShoppinglistSorting.sortShoppinglistItems(state.items, state.sorting);
       emit(HouseholdSettingsItemsState(
         items: (await items)!,
         categories: await categories,
       ));
     }
   }
+
+  void incrementSorting() {
+    setSorting(ShoppinglistSorting
+        .values[(state.sorting.index + 1) % ShoppinglistSorting.values.length]);
+  }
+
+  void setSorting(ShoppinglistSorting sorting) {
+    if (state is! LoadingHouseholdSettingsItemsState &&
+        state.items != const []) {
+      ShoppinglistSorting.sortShoppinglistItems(state.items, sorting);
+    }
+    emit(state.copyWith(sorting: sorting));
+  }
 }
 
 class HouseholdSettingsItemsState extends Equatable {
   final List<Item> items;
   final List<Category> categories;
+  final ShoppinglistSorting sorting;
 
   const HouseholdSettingsItemsState({
     this.items = const [],
     this.categories = const [],
+    this.sorting = ShoppinglistSorting.alphabetical,
   });
 
+  HouseholdSettingsItemsState copyWith({
+    ShoppinglistSorting? sorting,
+  }) =>
+      HouseholdSettingsItemsState(
+        items: this.items,
+        categories: this.categories,
+        sorting: sorting ?? this.sorting,
+      );
+
   @override
-  List<Object?> get props => [items, categories];
+  List<Object?> get props => [items, categories, sorting];
 }
 
 class LoadingHouseholdSettingsItemsState extends HouseholdSettingsItemsState {
-  const LoadingHouseholdSettingsItemsState();
+  const LoadingHouseholdSettingsItemsState({super.sorting});
+
+  @override
+  HouseholdSettingsItemsState copyWith({
+    ShoppinglistSorting? sorting,
+  }) =>
+      LoadingHouseholdSettingsItemsState(
+        sorting: sorting ?? this.sorting,
+      );
 }
diff --git a/kitchenowl/lib/enums/shoppinglist_sorting.dart b/kitchenowl/lib/enums/shoppinglist_sorting.dart
index 5967beae..d7ab665d 100644
--- a/kitchenowl/lib/enums/shoppinglist_sorting.dart
+++ b/kitchenowl/lib/enums/shoppinglist_sorting.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ enum ShoppinglistSorting {
   category;
 
   static void sortShoppinglistItems(
-    List<ShoppinglistItem> shoppinglist,
+    List<Item> shoppinglist,
     ShoppinglistSorting sorting,
   ) {
     if (shoppinglist.isEmpty) return;
diff --git a/kitchenowl/lib/pages/settings_household/household_settings_items_page.dart b/kitchenowl/lib/pages/settings_household/household_settings_items_page.dart
index 4e1d976a..2337bcbd 100644
--- a/kitchenowl/lib/pages/settings_household/household_settings_items_page.dart
+++ b/kitchenowl/lib/pages/settings_household/household_settings_items_page.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:kitchenowl/cubits/household_add_update/household_settings_items_cubit.dart';
+import 'package:kitchenowl/enums/shoppinglist_sorting.dart';
 import 'package:kitchenowl/kitchenowl.dart';
+import 'package:kitchenowl/models/category.dart';
 import 'package:kitchenowl/models/household.dart';
+import 'package:kitchenowl/models/item.dart';
+import 'package:kitchenowl/widgets/home_page/sliver_category_item_grid_list.dart';
 
 class HouseholdSettingsItemsPage extends StatefulWidget {
   final Household household;
@@ -36,26 +40,75 @@ class _HouseholdSettingsItemsPageState
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(
-      body: CustomScrollView(
-        slivers: [
-          SliverAppBar(
-            title: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.items),
-            floating: true,
-          ),
+      body:
           BlocBuilder<HouseholdSettingsItemsCubit, HouseholdSettingsItemsState>(
-            bloc: cubit,
-            builder: (context, state) {
-              return SliverItemGridList(
+        bloc: cubit,
+        builder: (context, state) {
+          dynamic body;
+
+          if (state.sorting != ShoppinglistSorting.category ||
+              state is LoadingHouseholdSettingsItemsState &&
+                  state.items.isEmpty) {
+            body = SliverItemGridList(
+              isLoading: state is LoadingHouseholdSettingsItemsState,
+              items: state.items,
+              household: widget.household,
+              categories: state.categories,
+              onRefresh: cubit.refresh,
+              allRaised: true,
+            );
+          } else {
+            List<Widget> grids = [];
+            // add items from categories
+            for (int i = 0; i < state.categories.length + 1; i++) {
+              Category? category =
+                  i < state.categories.length ? state.categories[i] : null;
+              final List<Item> items =
+                  state.items.where((e) => e.category == category).toList();
+              if (items.isEmpty) continue;
+
+              grids.add(SliverCategoryItemGridList(
+                name: category?.name ??
+                    AppLocalizations.of(context)!.uncategorized,
                 isLoading: state is LoadingHouseholdSettingsItemsState,
-                items: state.items,
                 household: widget.household,
                 categories: state.categories,
                 onRefresh: cubit.refresh,
                 allRaised: true,
-              );
-            },
-          ),
-        ],
+                items: items,
+              ));
+            }
+            body = grids;
+          }
+
+          return CustomScrollView(
+            slivers: [
+              SliverAppBar(
+                title: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.items),
+                floating: true,
+              ),
+              SliverToBoxAdapter(
+                child: LeftRightWrap(
+                  left: const SizedBox(),
+                  right: Padding(
+                    padding: const EdgeInsets.only(right: 16, bottom: 6),
+                    child: TrailingIconTextButton(
+                      onPressed: cubit.incrementSorting,
+                      text: state.sorting == ShoppinglistSorting.alphabetical
+                          ? AppLocalizations.of(context)!.sortingAlphabetical
+                          : state.sorting == ShoppinglistSorting.algorithmic
+                              ? AppLocalizations.of(context)!.sortingAlgorithmic
+                              : AppLocalizations.of(context)!.category,
+                      icon: const Icon(Icons.sort),
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                ),
+              ),
+              if (body is List) ...body,
+              if (body is! List) body,
+            ],
+          );
+        },
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/kitchenowl/lib/widgets/home_page/sliver_category_item_grid_list.dart b/kitchenowl/lib/widgets/home_page/sliver_category_item_grid_list.dart
index ee8e9d2f..2b522eed 100644
--- a/kitchenowl/lib/widgets/home_page/sliver_category_item_grid_list.dart
+++ b/kitchenowl/lib/widgets/home_page/sliver_category_item_grid_list.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
-import 'package:kitchenowl/cubits/household_cubit.dart';
 import 'package:kitchenowl/kitchenowl.dart';
 import 'package:kitchenowl/models/category.dart';
+import 'package:kitchenowl/models/household.dart';
 import 'package:kitchenowl/models/item.dart';
 import 'package:kitchenowl/models/shoppinglist.dart';
 import 'package:sliver_tools/sliver_tools.dart';
@@ -18,8 +17,11 @@ class SliverCategoryItemGridList<T extends Item> extends StatefulWidget {
   final List<T> items;
   final List<Category>? categories; // forwarded to item page on long press
   final ShoppingList? shoppingList; // forwarded to item page on long press
+  final Household?
+      household; // forwarded to item page on long press for offline functionality
   final bool Function(T)? selected;
   final bool isLoading;
+  final bool? allRaised;
 
   const SliverCategoryItemGridList({
     super.key,
@@ -29,10 +31,12 @@ class SliverCategoryItemGridList<T extends Item> extends StatefulWidget {
     this.onPressed,
     this.onLongPressed,
     this.items = const [],
+    this.household,
     this.categories,
     this.shoppingList,
     this.selected,
     this.isLoading = false,
+    this.allRaised,
   });
 
   @override
@@ -90,11 +94,11 @@ class _SliverCategoryItemGridListState<T extends Item>
                   onLongPressed: widget.onLongPressed,
                   items: widget.items,
                   categories: widget.categories,
-                  household:
-                      BlocProvider.of<HouseholdCubit>(context).state.household,
+                  household: widget.household,
                   shoppingList: widget.shoppingList,
                   selected: widget.selected,
                   isLoading: widget.isLoading,
+                  allRaised: widget.allRaised,
                 ),
         ),
       ],