diff --git a/superset/viz.py b/superset/viz.py
index 26c77c115a408..3a519bb1f9e83 100644
--- a/superset/viz.py
+++ b/superset/viz.py
@@ -854,6 +854,11 @@ def query_obj(self) -> QueryObjectDict:
             raise QueryObjectValidationError(
                 _("When using 'Group By' you are limited to use a single metric")
             )
+
+        sort_by = utils.get_first_metric_name(query_obj["metrics"])
+        is_asc = not query_obj.get("order_desc")
+        query_obj["orderby"] = [(sort_by, is_asc)]
+
         return query_obj
 
     def get_data(self, df: pd.DataFrame) -> VizData:
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/viz_tests.py b/tests/integration_tests/viz_tests.py
index b9055afd27fd1..465fdb26ef581 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/viz_tests.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/viz_tests.py
@@ -1067,6 +1067,13 @@ def test_query_obj_throws_metrics_and_groupby(self, super_query_obj):
         with self.assertRaises(Exception):
             test_viz.query_obj()
 
+    def test_query_obj_order_by(self):
+        test_viz = viz.TimeTableViz(
+            self.get_datasource_mock(), {"metrics": ["sum__A", "count"], "groupby": []}
+        )
+        query_obj = test_viz.query_obj()
+        self.assertEqual(query_obj["orderby"], [("sum__A", False)])
+
 
 class TestBaseDeckGLViz(SupersetTestCase):
     def test_get_metrics(self):