diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index 4e9f3f50..864391d9 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -1457,6 +1457,7 @@ def add_ui(ap, retry):
     ap2.add_argument("--themes", metavar="NUM", type=int, default=8, help="number of themes installed")
     ap2.add_argument("--au-vol", metavar="0-100", type=int, default=50, choices=range(0, 101), help="default audio/video volume percent")
     ap2.add_argument("--sort", metavar="C,C,C", type=u, default="href", help="default sort order, comma-separated column IDs (see header tooltips), prefix with '-' for descending. Examples: \033[32mhref -href ext sz ts tags/Album tags/.tn\033[0m (volflag=sort)")
+    ap2.add_argument("--nsort", action="store_true", help="default-enable natural sort of filenames with leading numbers (volflag=nsort)")
     ap2.add_argument("--unlist", metavar="REGEX", type=u, default="", help="don't show files matching \033[33mREGEX\033[0m in file list. Purely cosmetic! Does not affect API calls, just the browser. Example: [\033[32m\\.(js|css)$\033[0m] (volflag=unlist)")
     ap2.add_argument("--favico", metavar="TXT", type=u, default="c 000 none" if retry else "🎉 000 none", help="\033[33mfavicon-text\033[0m [ \033[33mforeground\033[0m [ \033[33mbackground\033[0m ] ], set blank to disable")
     ap2.add_argument("--mpmc", metavar="URL", type=u, default="", help="change the mediaplayer-toggle mouse cursor; URL to a folder with {2..5}.png inside (or disable with [\033[32m.\033[0m])")
diff --git a/copyparty/cfg.py b/copyparty/cfg.py
index 56d533e7..496879eb 100644
--- a/copyparty/cfg.py
+++ b/copyparty/cfg.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def vf_bmap() -> dict[str, str]:
         "magic",
         "no_sb_md",
         "no_sb_lg",
+        "nsort",
         "og",
         "og_no_head",
         "og_s_title",
diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index a97a0bde..3aa5bb6b 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -5505,6 +5505,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             "acct": self.uname,
             "idx": e2d,
             "itag": e2t,
+            "dnsort": "nsort" in vf,
             "dsort": vf["sort"],
             "dcrop": vf["crop"],
             "dth3x": vf["th3x"],
@@ -5533,6 +5534,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             "sb_md": "" if "no_sb_md" in vf else (vf.get("md_sbf") or "y"),
             "dgrid": "grid" in vf,
             "dgsel": "gsel" in vf,
+            "dnsort": "nsort" in vf,
             "dsort": vf["sort"],
             "dcrop": vf["crop"],
             "dth3x": vf["th3x"],
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index b9aabbe7..3879af3f 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -4214,6 +4214,8 @@ function eval_hash() {
 
 
 function read_dsort(txt) {
+	dnsort = dnsort ? 1 : 0;
+	clmod(ebi('nsort'), 'on', (sread('nsort') || dnsort) == 1);
 	try {
 		var zt = (('' + txt).trim() || 'href').split(/,+/g);
 		dsort = [];
@@ -4244,7 +4246,7 @@ function sortfiles(nodes) {
 	var sopts = jread('fsort', jcp(dsort)),
 		dir1st = sread('dir1st') !== '0';
 
-	var collator = sread('nsort') != 1 ? null :
+	var collator = !clgot(ebi('nsort'), 'on') ? null :
 		new Intl.Collator([], {numeric: true});
 
 	try {
@@ -7032,7 +7034,7 @@ var treectl = (function () {
 		xhr.open('GET', SR + '/?setck=dots=' + (v ? 'y' : ''), true);
 		xhr.send();
 	});
-	bcfg_bind(r, 'nsort', 'nsort', false, resort);
+	bcfg_bind(r, 'nsort', 'nsort', dnsort, resort);
 	bcfg_bind(r, 'dir1st', 'dir1st', true, resort);
 	setwrap(bcfg_bind(r, 'wtree', 'wraptree', true, setwrap));
 	setwrap(bcfg_bind(r, 'parpane', 'parpane', true, onscroll));
@@ -7538,6 +7540,7 @@ var treectl = (function () {
 			if (res.files[a].tags === undefined)
 				res.files[a].tags = {};
 
+		dnsort = res.dnsort;
 		read_dsort(res.dsort);
 		dcrop = res.dcrop;
 		dth3x = res.dth3x;