diff --git a/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/controllers/main.py
index 4be4cf83057..fe3107f2bd0 100644
--- a/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/controllers/main.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class WebsiteCrmPartnerAssign(WebsitePartnerPage):
 
         # search partners matching current search parameters
         partner_ids = partner_obj.sudo().search(
-            base_partner_domain, order="grade_sequence DESC, implemented_count DESC, display_name ASC, id ASC",
+            base_partner_domain, order="grade_sequence ASC, implemented_count DESC, display_name ASC, id ASC",
             offset=pager['offset'], limit=self._references_per_page)
         partners = partner_ids.sudo()
 
diff --git a/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/models/res_partner.py b/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/models/res_partner.py
index bc4a0202d95..e1f933851a0 100644
--- a/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/models/res_partner.py
+++ b/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/models/res_partner.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from odoo.addons.http_routing.models.ir_http import slug
 
 class ResPartnerGrade(models.Model):
     _name = 'res.partner.grade'
+    _order = 'sequence'
     _inherit = ['website.published.mixin']
     _description = 'Partner Grade'
 
diff --git a/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/views/res_partner_views.xml b/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/views/res_partner_views.xml
index ab5004df1de..90d8774a06e 100644
--- a/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/views/res_partner_views.xml
+++ b/addons/website_crm_partner_assign/views/res_partner_views.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <field name="model">res.partner.grade</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <tree string="Partner Level">
-                <field name="sequence" invisible="1"/>
+                <field name="sequence" widget="handle"/>
                 <field name="name"/>
             </tree>
         </field>