diff --git a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-table/src/controlPanel.tsx b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-table/src/controlPanel.tsx
index ef3a8e700c2..ee3c43a0ec2 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-table/src/controlPanel.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-table/src/controlPanel.tsx
@@ -326,6 +326,26 @@ const config: ControlPanelConfig = {
             },
           },
         ],
+        [
+          {
+            name: 'order_desc',
+            config: {
+              type: 'CheckboxControl',
+              label: t('Sort descending'),
+              default: true,
+              description: t(
+                'If enabled, this control sorts the results/values descending, otherwise it sorts the results ascending.',
+              ),
+              visibility: ({ controls }: ControlPanelsContainerProps) => {
+                const hasSortMetric = Boolean(
+                  controls?.timeseries_limit_metric?.value,
+                );
+                return hasSortMetric && isAggMode({ controls });
+              },
+              resetOnHide: false,
+            },
+          },
+        ],
         [
           {
             name: 'server_pagination',
@@ -362,21 +382,6 @@ const config: ControlPanelConfig = {
             },
           },
         ],
-        [
-          {
-            name: 'order_desc',
-            config: {
-              type: 'CheckboxControl',
-              label: t('Sort descending'),
-              default: true,
-              description: t(
-                'If enabled, this control sorts the results/values descending, otherwise it sorts the results ascending.',
-              ),
-              visibility: isAggMode,
-              resetOnHide: false,
-            },
-          },
-        ],
         [
           {
             name: 'show_totals',