diff --git a/docs/src/user_guide/configuration.md b/docs/src/user_guide/configuration.md
index 6290966..e4bf326 100644
--- a/docs/src/user_guide/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/src/user_guide/configuration.md
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ prefix: **`TIPG_`**
 
 - **DEFAULT_FEATURES_LIMIT** (int): Set the default `Limit` values for `/items` endpoint. Default is `10`
 - **MAX_FEATURES_PER_QUERY** (int): Set the maximum number of features the `/items` endpoint can return. Default is `10000`.
+- **SORT_COLUMNS** (bool): Sort the `columns` for a feature alphabetically. Default is `True`.
 
 ```bash
 TIPG_DEFAULT_FEATURES_LIMIT=1000 TIPG_MAX_FEATURES_PER_QUERY=2000
diff --git a/tipg/collections.py b/tipg/collections.py
index d50afa4..09e313e 100644
--- a/tipg/collections.py
+++ b/tipg/collections.py
@@ -951,7 +951,11 @@ 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"])
+            if features_settings.sort_columns:
+                columns = sorted(table.get("properties", []), key=lambda d: d["name"])
+            else:
+                columns = table.get("properties", [])
+            
             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..20058ac 100644
--- a/tipg/settings.py
+++ b/tipg/settings.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class FeaturesSettings(BaseSettings):
 
     default_features_limit: int = Field(10, ge=0)
     max_features_per_query: int = Field(10000, ge=0)
+    sort_columns: bool = True
 
     model_config = {"env_prefix": "TIPG_", "env_file": ".env", "extra": "ignore"}