diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/dependencies/store/modules/list/state.js b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/dependencies/store/modules/list/state.js
index d89b354fe6665154e80e3b594e5fd459d87b4c51..1af1c21bc492bd22351aeb03d2a3d9cb39d47799 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/dependencies/store/modules/list/state.js
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/dependencies/store/modules/list/state.js
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ export default () => ({
     generatedAt: '',
   },
   filter: FILTER.all,
-  sortField: 'name',
+  sortField: 'severity',
   sortOrder: SORT_ORDER.ascending,
 });
diff --git a/ee/changelogs/unreleased/195928-dependency-list-change-default-sort-order-ee.yml b/ee/changelogs/unreleased/195928-dependency-list-change-default-sort-order-ee.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e3a810507d8a8b9c1bc036e2ab7b4f80431c6c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/changelogs/unreleased/195928-dependency-list-change-default-sort-order-ee.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Sort Dependency List by severity by default
+merge_request: 28654
+author:
+type: changed
diff --git a/ee/spec/frontend/dependencies/components/__snapshots__/dependencies_actions_spec.js.snap b/ee/spec/frontend/dependencies/components/__snapshots__/dependencies_actions_spec.js.snap
index a508a04cd3fe481b842ed7eb3a165ecb13fa5d9d..f1db8ca695be578b49d009b2eed4e69812915c58 100644
--- a/ee/spec/frontend/dependencies/components/__snapshots__/dependencies_actions_spec.js.snap
+++ b/ee/spec/frontend/dependencies/components/__snapshots__/dependencies_actions_spec.js.snap
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ exports[`DependenciesActions component matches the snapshot 1`] = `
     <gl-dropdown-stub
       class="flex-grow-1 text-center"
       right=""
-      text="Component name"
+      text="Severity"
     >
       <gl-dropdown-item-stub>
         <span
           class="d-flex"
         >
           <gl-icon-stub
-            class="flex-shrink-0 append-right-4"
+            class="flex-shrink-0 append-right-4 invisible"
             name="mobile-issue-close"
             size="16"
           />
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ exports[`DependenciesActions component matches the snapshot 1`] = `
           class="d-flex"
         >
           <gl-icon-stub
-            class="flex-shrink-0 append-right-4 invisible"
+            class="flex-shrink-0 append-right-4"
             name="mobile-issue-close"
             size="16"
           />