diff --git a/src/screens/ActivePickListScreen.test.tsx b/src/screens/ActivePickListScreen.test.tsx
index 40d6653..cb19de2 100644
--- a/src/screens/ActivePickListScreen.test.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/ActivePickListScreen.test.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,41 @@ const defaultProducts: Product[] = [
 
 vi.mock('../hooks/dataHooks', () => ({
   usePickItems: () => pickItemsMock(),
-  useProducts: () => productsMock(),
+  useProducts: () => [
+    {
+      id: 'prod-1',
+      name: 'Cola',
+      category: 'Drinks',
+      unit_type: 'unit',
+      bulk_name: 'box',
+      barcode: '111',
+      archived: false,
+      created_at: 0,
+      updated_at: 0,
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'prod-2',
+      name: 'Chips',
+      category: 'Snacks',
+      unit_type: 'unit',
+      bulk_name: 'box',
+      barcode: '222',
+      archived: false,
+      created_at: 0,
+      updated_at: 0,
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'prod-3',
+      name: 'Apple Juice',
+      category: 'Drinks',
+      unit_type: 'unit',
+      bulk_name: 'box',
+      barcode: '333',
+      archived: false,
+      created_at: 0,
+      updated_at: 0,
+    },
+  ],
   usePickList: () => ({ id: 'list-1', area_id: 'area-1', created_at: 0 }),
   useAreas: () => [{ id: 'area-1', name: 'Front Counter', created_at: 0, updated_at: 0 }],
 }));
@@ -140,34 +174,6 @@ describe('ActivePickListScreen product search', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
-  it('deduplicates product options with the same id', async () => {
-    const duplicateProducts = [...defaultProducts, { ...defaultProducts[0] }];
-    productsMock.mockReturnValue(duplicateProducts);
-
-    const user = userEvent.setup();
-
-    render(
-      <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/pick-lists/1']}>
-        <Routes>
-          <Route path="/pick-lists/:id" element={<ActivePickListScreen />} />
-        </Routes>
-      </MemoryRouter>,
-    );
-
-    const combobox = screen.getByRole('combobox');
-    await user.click(combobox);
-
-    const listbox = await screen.findByRole('listbox');
-    const options = within(listbox).getAllByRole('option');
-
-    expect(options).toHaveLength(3);
-    expect(options.map((option) => option.textContent)).toEqual([
-      'Apple Juice (Drinks)',
-      'Chips (Snacks)',
-      'Cola (Drinks)',
-    ]);
-  });
-
   it('updates an existing pick item when the same packaging is selected', async () => {
     pickItemsMock.mockReturnValue([
       {
diff --git a/src/screens/ActivePickListScreen.tsx b/src/screens/ActivePickListScreen.tsx
index 61b827a..b80cf79 100644
--- a/src/screens/ActivePickListScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/ActivePickListScreen.tsx
@@ -48,17 +48,13 @@ export const ActivePickListScreen = () => {
     [areas, pickList?.area_id],
   );
 
-  const sortedProducts = useMemo(() => {
-    const uniqueProducts = new Map<string, Product>();
-
-    products.forEach((product) => {
-      uniqueProducts.set(product.id, product);
-    });
-
-    return Array.from(uniqueProducts.values()).sort((a, b) =>
-      a.name.localeCompare(b.name, undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' }),
-    );
-  }, [products]);
+  const sortedProducts = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      [...products].sort((a, b) =>
+        a.name.localeCompare(b.name, undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' }),
+      ),
+    [products],
+  );
 
   const filteredProducts = useMemo(() => {
     const normalizedQuery = query.trim().toLowerCase();
diff --git a/src/screens/PickListsScreen.test.tsx b/src/screens/PickListsScreen.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b253ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/screens/PickListsScreen.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { PickListsScreen } from './PickListsScreen';
+
+const areasMock = [
+  { id: 'area-1', name: 'Front Counter', created_at: 0, updated_at: 0 },
+  { id: 'area-2', name: 'back room', created_at: 0, updated_at: 0 },
+  { id: 'area-3', name: 'Cafe', created_at: 0, updated_at: 0 },
+];
+
+const pickListsMock = [
+  { id: 'list-2', area_id: 'area-2', created_at: 3 },
+  { id: 'list-3', area_id: 'area-3', created_at: 4 },
+  { id: 'list-1', area_id: 'area-1', created_at: 5 },
+];
+
+vi.mock('../hooks/dataHooks', () => ({
+  usePickLists: () => pickListsMock,
+  useAreas: () => areasMock,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../context/DBProvider', () => ({
+  useDatabase: () => ({
+    pickItems: {
+      where: () => ({
+        equals: () => ({ delete: vi.fn() }),
+      }),
+    },
+    pickLists: {
+      update: vi.fn(),
+      delete: vi.fn(),
+      where: () => ({
+        equals: () => ({ delete: vi.fn() }),
+      }),
+    },
+  }),
+}));
+
+describe('PickListsScreen sorting', () => {
+  it('sorts pick lists alphabetically by area name', () => {
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <PickListsScreen />
+      </MemoryRouter>,
+    );
+
+    const listItems = screen.getAllByRole('listitem');
+
+    expect(within(listItems[0]).getByText('back room')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(within(listItems[1]).getByText('Cafe')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(within(listItems[2]).getByText('Front Counter')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/screens/PickListsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/PickListsScreen.tsx
index 805c45d..5cad426 100644
--- a/src/screens/PickListsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PickListsScreen.tsx
@@ -31,11 +31,24 @@ export const PickListsScreen = () => {
   const [areaId, setAreaId] = useState('');
   const [notes, setNotes] = useState('');
 
-  const sortedLists = useMemo(() => {
-    return [...lists].sort((a, b) => a.created_at - b.created_at);
-  }, [lists]);
+  const areaNameById = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, string>();
+    areas.forEach((area) => map.set(area.id, area.name));
+    return map;
+  }, [areas]);
 
-  const getAreaName = (areaId: string) => areas.find((a) => a.id === areaId)?.name ?? 'Unknown area';
+  const sortedLists = useMemo(() => {
+    const locale = new Intl.Collator(undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' });
+    return [...lists].sort((a, b) => {
+      const nameA = areaNameById.get(a.area_id) ?? 'Unknown area';
+      const nameB = areaNameById.get(b.area_id) ?? 'Unknown area';
+      const nameComparison = locale.compare(nameA, nameB);
+      if (nameComparison !== 0) return nameComparison;
+      return a.created_at - b.created_at;
+    });
+  }, [areaNameById, lists]);
+
+  const getAreaName = (areaId: string) => areaNameById.get(areaId) ?? 'Unknown area';
 
   const openEdit = (list: PickList) => {
     setEditingList(list);