diff --git a/invenio.cfg b/invenio.cfg
index 49ca225f..d46fcae3 100644
--- a/invenio.cfg
+++ b/invenio.cfg
@@ -537,6 +537,9 @@ COMMUNITIES_OAI_SETS_PREFIX = "user-"
 
 COMMUNITIES_PERMISSION_POLICY = ZenodoCommunityPermissionPolicy
 
+COMMUNITIES_SEARCH_SORT_BY_VERIFIED = True
+"""Enable the sorting of communities by verified."""
+
 # Citations
 # ==============
 ZENODO_RECORDS_UI_CITATIONS_ENABLE = True