diff --git a/app/templates/list_communities.html b/app/templates/list_communities.html
index 193bb3e0..65659530 100644
--- a/app/templates/list_communities.html
+++ b/app/templates/list_communities.html
@@ -127,9 +127,18 @@
                         </button>
                     </th>
                     <th scope="col">
-                        <a href="?sort_by=last_active{{ ' asc' if sort_by == 'last_active desc' else ' desc' }}" title="{{ _('Sort by recent activity') }}" rel="nofollow">{{ _('Active') }}
+                        <button 
+                            hx-get="/communities"
+                            hx-vals='{"sort_by": "last_active{{ ' asc' if sort_by == 'last_active desc' else ' desc' }}"}'
+                            hx-include="form[action='/communities']"
+                            hx-target="body"
+                            hx-push-url="true"
+                            title="{{ _('Sort by recent activity') }}"
+                            class="btn"
+                        >
+                            {{ _('Active') }}
                             <span class="{{ 'fe fe-chevron-up' if sort_by == 'last_active asc' }}{{ 'fe fe-chevron-down' if sort_by == 'last_active desc' }}"></span>
-                        </a>
+                        </button>
                     </th>
                 </tr>
             </thead>