diff --git a/src/hooks/useSearchResults.ts b/src/hooks/useSearchResults.ts
index 50b0366c70e7..fad21102b49e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSearchResults.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSearchResults.ts
@@ -8,15 +8,29 @@ import usePrevious from './usePrevious';
  * It utilizes `useTransition` to allow the searchQuery to change rapidly, while more expensive renders that occur using
  * the result of the filtering and sorting are de-prioritized, allowing them to happen in the background.
  */
-function useSearchResults<TValue extends ListItem>(data: TValue[], filterData: (datum: TValue, searchInput: string) => boolean, sortData: (data: TValue[]) => TValue[] = (d) => d) {
+function useSearchResults<TValue extends ListItem>(
+    data: TValue[],
+    filterData: (datum: TValue, searchInput: string) => boolean,
+    sortData: (data: TValue[]) => TValue[] = (d) => d,
+    /**
+     * Whether to sort data immediately on mount to prevent briefly displaying unsorted data,
+     * since sorting is handled inside startTransition.
+     */
+    shouldSortInitialData?: boolean,
+) {
     const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState('');
-    const [result, setResult] = useState(data);
+    const [result, setResult] = useState(() => (shouldSortInitialData ? sortData(data) : data));
     const prevData = usePrevious(data);
     const [, startTransition] = useTransition();
     useEffect(() => {
         startTransition(() => {
             const normalizedSearchQuery = inputValue.trim().toLowerCase();
-            const filtered = normalizedSearchQuery.length ? data.filter((item) => filterData(item, normalizedSearchQuery)) : data;
+
+            // Create shallow copy of data to prevent mutation. When no search query exists, we pass the full dataset
+            // to sortData. If sortData uses Array.sort() (which sorts in place and returns the same reference),
+            // the original data array would be mutated. This breaks React's reference equality check in setResult,
+            // preventing re-renders even when the sort order changes (e.g., on page refresh).
+            const filtered = normalizedSearchQuery.length ? data.filter((item) => filterData(item, normalizedSearchQuery)) : [...data];
             const sorted = sortData(filtered);
             setResult(sorted);
         });
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/companyCards/WorkspaceCompanyCardsList.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/companyCards/WorkspaceCompanyCardsList.tsx
index d9cd87fa2750..181c8944428c 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/companyCards/WorkspaceCompanyCardsList.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/companyCards/WorkspaceCompanyCardsList.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function WorkspaceCompanyCardsList({cardsList, policyID, handleAssignCard, isDis
 
     const filterCard = useCallback((card: Card, searchInput: string) => filterCardsByPersonalDetails(card, searchInput, personalDetails), [personalDetails]);
     const sortCards = useCallback((cards: Card[]) => sortCardsByCardholderName(cards, personalDetails), [personalDetails]);
-    const [inputValue, setInputValue, filteredSortedCards] = useSearchResults(allCards, filterCard, sortCards);
+    const [inputValue, setInputValue, filteredSortedCards] = useSearchResults(allCards, filterCard, sortCards, true);
 
     const renderItem = useCallback(
         ({item, index}: ListRenderItemInfo<Card>) => {