diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemCard.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemCard.elm
index e5eb1295..ac6da75f 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemCard.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemCard.elm
@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@ mainTagsAndFields settings item =
                 []
 
             else
-                List.map showField item.customfields
+                List.sortBy Util.CustomField.nameOrLabel item.customfields
+                    |> List.map showField
 
         renderTags =
             if hideTags then
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SearchStatsView.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SearchStatsView.elm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d337fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SearchStatsView.elm
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+module Comp.SearchStatsView exposing
+    ( nameOrLabel
+    , sortFields
+    , view
+    )
+
+import Api.Model.FieldStats exposing (FieldStats)
+import Api.Model.SearchStats exposing (SearchStats)
+import Data.Icons as Icons
+import Data.Money
+import Html exposing (..)
+import Html.Attributes exposing (..)
+
+
+nameOrLabel : FieldStats -> String
+nameOrLabel f =
+    Maybe.withDefault f.name f.label
+
+
+view : SearchStats -> List (Html msg)
+view stats =
+    let
+        isNumField f =
+            f.sum > 0
+
+        statValues f =
+            tr [ class "center aligned" ]
+                [ td [ class "left aligned" ]
+                    [ div [ class "ui basic label" ]
+                        [ Icons.customFieldTypeIconString "" f.ftype
+                        , text (nameOrLabel f)
+                        ]
+                    ]
+                , td []
+                    [ f.count |> String.fromInt |> text
+                    ]
+                , td []
+                    [ f.sum |> Data.Money.format |> text
+                    ]
+                , td []
+                    [ f.avg |> Data.Money.format |> text
+                    ]
+                , td []
+                    [ f.min |> Data.Money.format |> text
+                    ]
+                , td []
+                    [ f.max |> Data.Money.format |> text
+                    ]
+                ]
+
+        fields =
+            List.filter isNumField stats.fieldStats
+                |> sortFields
+    in
+    [ div [ class "ui container" ]
+        [ div [ class "ui middle aligned stackable grid" ]
+            [ div [ class "three wide center aligned column" ]
+                [ div [ class "ui small statistic" ]
+                    [ div [ class "value" ]
+                        [ String.fromInt stats.count |> text
+                        ]
+                    , div [ class "label" ]
+                        [ text "Items"
+                        ]
+                    ]
+                ]
+            , div [ class "thirteen wide column" ]
+                [ table [ class "ui very basic tiny six column table" ]
+                    [ thead []
+                        [ tr [ class "center aligned" ]
+                            [ th [] []
+                            , th [] [ text "Count" ]
+                            , th [] [ text "Sum" ]
+                            , th [] [ text "Avg" ]
+                            , th [] [ text "Min" ]
+                            , th [] [ text "Max" ]
+                            ]
+                        ]
+                    , tbody []
+                        (List.map statValues fields)
+                    ]
+                ]
+            ]
+        ]
+    ]
+
+
+sortFields : List FieldStats -> List FieldStats
+sortFields fields =
+    List.sortBy nameOrLabel fields
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/UiSettingsForm.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/UiSettingsForm.elm
index ec46fa32..78facfaf 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/UiSettingsForm.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/UiSettingsForm.elm
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type alias Model =
     , cardTitlePattern : PatternModel
     , cardSubtitlePattern : PatternModel
     , showPatternHelp : Bool
+    , searchStatsVisible : Bool
     }
 
 
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ init flags settings =
       , cardTitlePattern = initPatternModel settings.cardTitleTemplate
       , cardSubtitlePattern = initPatternModel settings.cardSubtitleTemplate
       , showPatternHelp = False
+      , searchStatsVisible = settings.searchStatsVisible
       }
     , Api.getTags flags "" GetTagsResp
     )
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ type Msg
     | SetCardTitlePattern String
     | SetCardSubtitlePattern String
     | TogglePatternHelpMsg
+    | ToggleSearchStatsVisible
 
 
 
@@ -415,6 +418,15 @@ update sett msg model =
         TogglePatternHelpMsg ->
             ( { model | showPatternHelp = not model.showPatternHelp }, Nothing )
 
+        ToggleSearchStatsVisible ->
+            let
+                flag =
+                    not model.searchStatsVisible
+            in
+            ( { model | searchStatsVisible = flag }
+            , Just { sett | searchStatsVisible = flag }
+            )
+
 
 
 --- View
@@ -447,6 +459,19 @@ view flags _ model =
                 "field"
                 model.searchPageSizeModel
             )
+        , div [ class "field" ]
+            [ div [ class "ui checkbox" ]
+                [ input
+                    [ type_ "checkbox"
+                    , onCheck (\_ -> ToggleSearchStatsVisible)
+                    , checked model.searchStatsVisible
+                    ]
+                    []
+                , label []
+                    [ text "Show basic search statistics by default"
+                    ]
+                ]
+            ]
         , div [ class "ui dividing header" ]
             [ text "Item Cards"
             ]
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/UiSettings.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/UiSettings.elm
index 2db6b41b..d8125507 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/UiSettings.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/UiSettings.elm
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type alias StoredUiSettings =
     , cardPreviewSize : Maybe String
     , cardTitleTemplate : Maybe String
     , cardSubtitleTemplate : Maybe String
+    , searchStatsVisible : Bool
     }
 
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ type alias UiSettings =
     , cardPreviewSize : BasicSize
     , cardTitleTemplate : ItemPattern
     , cardSubtitleTemplate : ItemPattern
+    , searchStatsVisible : Bool
     }
 
 
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ defaults =
         { template = Data.ItemTemplate.dateLong
         , pattern = "{{dateLong}}"
         }
+    , searchStatsVisible = True
     }
 
 
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ merge given fallback =
     , cardSubtitleTemplate =
         Maybe.andThen readPattern given.cardSubtitleTemplate
             |> Maybe.withDefault fallback.cardSubtitleTemplate
+    , searchStatsVisible = given.searchStatsVisible
     }
 
 
@@ -221,6 +225,7 @@ toStoredUiSettings settings =
             |> Just
     , cardTitleTemplate = settings.cardTitleTemplate.pattern |> Just
     , cardSubtitleTemplate = settings.cardSubtitleTemplate.pattern |> Just
+    , searchStatsVisible = settings.searchStatsVisible
     }
 
 
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/View.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/View.elm
index 435aa293..76ee94c0 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/View.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/View.elm
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import Comp.FixedDropdown
 import Comp.ItemCardList
 import Comp.ItemDetail.EditMenu
 import Comp.SearchMenu
+import Comp.SearchStatsView
 import Comp.YesNoDimmer
 import Data.Flags exposing (Flags)
-import Data.Icons as Icons
 import Data.ItemSelection
-import Data.Money
 import Data.UiSettings exposing (UiSettings)
 import Html exposing (..)
 import Html.Attributes exposing (..)
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ view flags settings model =
 
                     _ ->
                         []
-                , viewStats flags model
+                , viewStats flags settings model
                 , [ Html.map ItemCardListMsg
                         (Comp.ItemCardList.view itemViewCfg settings model.itemListModel)
                   ]
@@ -164,74 +163,13 @@ view flags settings model =
         ]
 
 
-viewStats : Flags -> Model -> List (Html Msg)
-viewStats _ model =
-    let
-        stats =
-            model.searchStats
+viewStats : Flags -> UiSettings -> Model -> List (Html Msg)
+viewStats _ settings model =
+    if settings.searchStatsVisible then
+        Comp.SearchStatsView.view model.searchStats
 
-        isNumField f =
-            f.sum > 0
-
-        statValues f =
-            tr [ class "center aligned" ]
-                [ td [ class "left aligned" ]
-                    [ div [ class "ui basic label" ]
-                        [ Icons.customFieldTypeIconString "" f.ftype
-                        , text (Maybe.withDefault f.name f.label)
-                        ]
-                    ]
-                , td []
-                    [ f.count |> String.fromInt |> text
-                    ]
-                , td []
-                    [ f.sum |> Data.Money.format |> text
-                    ]
-                , td []
-                    [ f.avg |> Data.Money.format |> text
-                    ]
-                , td []
-                    [ f.min |> Data.Money.format |> text
-                    ]
-                , td []
-                    [ f.max |> Data.Money.format |> text
-                    ]
-                ]
-
-        fields =
-            List.filter isNumField stats.fieldStats
-    in
-    [ div [ class "ui container" ]
-        [ div [ class "ui middle aligned grid" ]
-            [ div [ class "three wide center aligned column" ]
-                [ div [ class "ui small statistic" ]
-                    [ div [ class "value" ]
-                        [ String.fromInt stats.count |> text
-                        ]
-                    , div [ class "label" ]
-                        [ text "Results"
-                        ]
-                    ]
-                ]
-            , div [ class "thirteen wide column" ]
-                [ table [ class "ui very basic tiny six column table" ]
-                    [ thead []
-                        [ tr [ class "center aligned" ]
-                            [ th [] []
-                            , th [] [ text "Count" ]
-                            , th [] [ text "Sum" ]
-                            , th [] [ text "Avg" ]
-                            , th [] [ text "Min" ]
-                            , th [] [ text "Max" ]
-                            ]
-                        ]
-                    , tbody []
-                        (List.map statValues fields)
-                    ]
-                ]
-            ]
-        ]
-    ]
+    else
+        []
 
 
 viewLeftMenu : Flags -> UiSettings -> Model -> List (Html Msg)
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Util/CustomField.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Util/CustomField.elm
index 3006ae7e..800864cf 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Util/CustomField.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Util/CustomField.elm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module Util.CustomField exposing (renderValue)
+module Util.CustomField exposing (nameOrLabel, renderValue)
 
 import Api.Model.ItemFieldValue exposing (ItemFieldValue)
 import Data.CustomFieldType
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ import Html exposing (..)
 import Html.Attributes exposing (..)
 
 
+nameOrLabel : ItemFieldValue -> String
+nameOrLabel fv =
+    Maybe.withDefault fv.name fv.label
+
+
 renderValue : String -> ItemFieldValue -> Html msg
 renderValue classes cv =
     let
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ renderValue classes cv =
     in
     div [ class classes ]
         [ Icons.customFieldTypeIconString "" cv.ftype
-        , Maybe.withDefault cv.name cv.label |> text
+        , nameOrLabel cv |> text
         , div [ class "detail" ]
             [ if Data.CustomFieldType.fromString cv.ftype == Just Data.CustomFieldType.Boolean then
                 renderBool