diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp
index 12e3aa163..da44b2e1f 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,10 @@ void GameListWidget::loadTableViewColumnSortSettings()
       .value_or(DEFAULT_SORT_COLUMN);
   const bool sort_descending =
     Host::GetBaseBoolSettingValue("GameListTableView", "SortDescending", DEFAULT_SORT_DESCENDING);
-  m_sort_model->sort(sort_column, sort_descending ? Qt::DescendingOrder : Qt::AscendingOrder);
+  const Qt::SortOrder sort_order = sort_descending ? Qt::DescendingOrder : Qt::AscendingOrder;
+  m_sort_model->sort(sort_column, sort_order);
+  if (QHeaderView* hv = m_table_view->horizontalHeader())
+    hv->setSortIndicator(sort_column, sort_order);
 }
 
 void GameListWidget::saveTableViewColumnSortSettings()