diff --git a/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp b/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp
index 1b7fda6e775..98efaf29d72 100644
--- a/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp
@@ -72,8 +72,13 @@ QVariant PeerTableModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
         case NetNodeId:
             return (qint64)rec->nodeStats.nodeid;
         case Address:
-            // prepend to peer address down-arrow symbol for inbound connection and up-arrow for outbound connection
-            return QString::fromStdString((rec->nodeStats.fInbound ? "↓ " : "↑ ") + rec->nodeStats.addrName);
+            return QString::fromStdString(rec->nodeStats.addrName);
+        case Direction:
+            return QString(rec->nodeStats.fInbound ?
+                               //: An Inbound Connection from a Peer.
+                               tr("Inbound") :
+                               //: An Outbound Connection to a Peer.
+                               tr("Outbound"));
         case ConnectionType:
             return GUIUtil::ConnectionTypeToQString(rec->nodeStats.m_conn_type, /* prepend_direction */ false);
         case Network:
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ QVariant PeerTableModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
             return QVariant(Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter);
         case Address:
             return {};
+        case Direction:
         case ConnectionType:
         case Network:
             return QVariant(Qt::AlignCenter);
diff --git a/src/qt/peertablemodel.h b/src/qt/peertablemodel.h
index 0d841ebf28c..40265ee2668 100644
--- a/src/qt/peertablemodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/peertablemodel.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class PeerTableModel : public QAbstractTableModel
     enum ColumnIndex {
         NetNodeId = 0,
         Address,
+        Direction,
         ConnectionType,
         Network,
         Ping,
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
         /*: Title of Peers Table column which contains the
             IP/Onion/I2P address of the connected peer. */
         tr("Address"),
+        /*: Title of Peers Table column which indicates the direction
+            the peer connection was initiated from. */
+        tr("Direction"),
         /*: Title of Peers Table column which describes the type of
             peer connection. The "type" describes why the connection exists. */
         tr("Type"),
diff --git a/src/qt/peertablesortproxy.cpp b/src/qt/peertablesortproxy.cpp
index 78932da8d48..f92eef48f10 100644
--- a/src/qt/peertablesortproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/peertablesortproxy.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ bool PeerTableSortProxy::lessThan(const QModelIndex& left_index, const QModelInd
         return left_stats.nodeid < right_stats.nodeid;
     case PeerTableModel::Address:
         return left_stats.addrName.compare(right_stats.addrName) < 0;
+    case PeerTableModel::Direction:
+        return left_stats.fInbound > right_stats.fInbound; // default sort Inbound, then Outbound
     case PeerTableModel::ConnectionType:
         return left_stats.m_conn_type < right_stats.m_conn_type;
     case PeerTableModel::Network: