diff --git a/client_contacts.php b/client_contacts.php
index 89d48ed3..88cfa6ed 100644
--- a/client_contacts.php
+++ b/client_contacts.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $sql = mysqli_query($mysqli, "SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS * FROM contacts
     WHERE contact_archived_at IS NULL 
     AND (contact_name LIKE '%$q%' OR contact_title LIKE '%$q%' OR location_name LIKE '%$q%'  OR contact_email LIKE '%$q%' OR contact_department LIKE '%$q%' OR contact_phone LIKE '%$phone_query%' OR contact_extension LIKE '%$q%' OR contact_mobile LIKE '%$phone_query%')
     AND contact_client_id = $client_id 
-    ORDER BY $sb $o LIMIT $record_from, $record_to"
+    ORDER BY contact_important DESC,$sb $o LIMIT $record_from, $record_to"
 );
 
 $num_rows = mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($mysqli, "SELECT FOUND_ROWS()"));