diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f232fae..4fe0aef 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/).
 
 Note: Minor version `0.X.0` update might break the API, It's recommended to pin `tipg` to minor version: `tipg>=0.1,<0.2`
 
+## Unreleased
+
+* add `TIPG_SORT_COLUMNS` settings to enable/disable columns sorting (default to `True`) (author @mattdiez-at, https://github.com/developmentseed/tipg/pull/187)
+
 ## [0.7.2] - 2024-08-27
 
 * move back to `fastapi` dependency
@@ -310,7 +314,7 @@ Note: Minor version `0.X.0` update might break the API, It's recommended to pin
 - Initial release
 
 [unreleased]: https://github.com/developmentseed/tipg/compare/0.7.2...HEAD
-[0.7.1]: https://github.com/developmentseed/tipg/compare/0.7.1...0.7.2
+[0.7.2]: https://github.com/developmentseed/tipg/compare/0.7.1...0.7.2
 [0.7.1]: https://github.com/developmentseed/tipg/compare/0.7.0...0.7.1
 [0.7.0]: https://github.com/developmentseed/tipg/compare/0.6.3...0.7.0
 [0.6.3]: https://github.com/developmentseed/tipg/compare/0.6.2...0.6.3
diff --git a/docs/src/user_guide/configuration.md b/docs/src/user_guide/configuration.md
index 6290966..fa43ce6 100644
--- a/docs/src/user_guide/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/src/user_guide/configuration.md
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ prefix: **`TIPG_`**
 
 - **DATETIME_EXTENT** (bool): Fetch datetime extent by going throught all rows. Default is `True`
 - **FALLBACK_KEY_NAMES** (list of string): Primary Key names to look for in the tables. Default is `["ogc_fid", "id", "pkey", "gid"]`
+- **SORT_COLUMNS** (bool): Sort the `columns` for a table alphabetically. Default is `True`.
 - **TABLE_CONFIG** (dict of `TableConfig`)
     - **TABLE_CONFIG_ _ {schemaId}_{tableId} _ _GEOMCOL** (str): Table's geometry/geography column name
     - **TABLE_CONFIG_ _ {schemaId}_{tableId} _ _DATETIMECOL** (str): Table's datetime column name
diff --git a/tipg/collections.py b/tipg/collections.py
index d50afa4..b003f77 100644
--- a/tipg/collections.py
+++ b/tipg/collections.py
@@ -951,7 +951,10 @@ async def get_collection_index(  # noqa: C901
             table_conf = table_confs.get(confid, TableConfig())
 
             # Make sure that any properties set in conf exist in table
-            columns = sorted(table.get("properties", []), key=lambda d: d["name"])
+            columns = table.get("properties", [])
+            if table_settings.sort_columns:
+                columns = sorted(columns, key=lambda d: d["name"])
+
             properties_setting = table_conf.properties or [c["name"] for c in columns]
 
             # ID Column
diff --git a/tipg/settings.py b/tipg/settings.py
index b050136..f57855b 100644
--- a/tipg/settings.py
+++ b/tipg/settings.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class TableSettings(BaseSettings):
 
     fallback_key_names: List[str] = ["ogc_fid", "id", "pkey", "gid"]
     table_config: Dict[str, TableConfig] = {}
+    sort_columns: bool = True
 
     model_config = {
         "env_prefix": "TIPG_",