diff --git a/src/domain/session/rightpanel/MemberListViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/rightpanel/MemberListViewModel.js
index 691efd0d..737fb6cf 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/rightpanel/MemberListViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/rightpanel/MemberListViewModel.js
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 import {ViewModel} from "../../ViewModel.js";
 import {MemberTileViewModel} from "./MemberTileViewModel.js";
-
-function comparator(member, otherMember) {
-    return member.displayName?.localeCompare(otherMember.displayName);
-}
+import {createMemberComparator} from "./comparator.js";
 
 export class MemberListViewModel extends ViewModel {
     constructor(options) {
         super(options);
         this.memberTileViewModels = this._mapTileViewModels(this._filterJoinedMembers(options.members))
-                                        .sortValues(comparator);
+                                        .sortValues(createMemberComparator(options.powerLevels));
     }
 
     _filterJoinedMembers(members) {
diff --git a/src/domain/session/rightpanel/RightPanelViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/rightpanel/RightPanelViewModel.js
index a9cdc23b..3010f79c 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/rightpanel/RightPanelViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/rightpanel/RightPanelViewModel.js
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ export class RightPanelViewModel extends ViewModel {
         if (enable) {
             const list = await this._room.loadMemberList();
             const members = list.members;
+            const powerLevels = this._room.powerLevels;
             this._memberListViewModel = this.track(
-                new MemberListViewModel(this.childOptions({members}))
+                new MemberListViewModel(this.childOptions({members, powerLevels}))
             );
         }
         this.emitChange("memberListViewModel");