diff --git a/src/utils/user.js b/src/utils/user.js
index d35d847ed..293c09f23 100644
--- a/src/utils/user.js
+++ b/src/utils/user.js
@@ -49,10 +49,20 @@ export const adminBlogs = userInfo?.blogs?.filter(blog => blog.admin) ?? [];
  */
 export const adminBlogNames = adminBlogs.map(blog => blog.name);
 
+let communitiesOrder = [];
+try {
+  communitiesOrder = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('sortableCommunitiesOrder'));
+} catch {}
+
+const getOrder = community => {
+  const index = communitiesOrder.indexOf(community.name);
+  return index === -1 ? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER : index;
+};
+
 /**
  * {object?} joinedCommunities - An array of community objects the current user has joined
  */
-export const joinedCommunities = fetchedCommunitiesInfo.response;
+export const joinedCommunities = [...fetchedCommunitiesInfo.response].sort((a, b) => getOrder(a) - getOrder(b));
 
 /**
  * {string[]} joinedCommunityUuids - An array of community uuids the current user has joined