diff --git a/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp b/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp
index ed43c513d456f8..c1086cae657731 100644
--- a/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,13 @@ QVariant PeerTableModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
         case Age:
             return GUIUtil::FormatPeerAge(rec->nodeStats.m_connected);
         case Address:
-            // prepend to peer address down-arrow symbol for inbound connection and up-arrow for outbound connection
-            return QString::fromStdString((rec->nodeStats.fInbound ? "↓ " : "↑ ") + rec->nodeStats.m_addr_name);
+            return QString::fromStdString(rec->nodeStats.m_addr_name);
+        case Direction:
+            return QString(rec->nodeStats.fInbound ?
+                               //: An Inbound Connection from a Peer.
+                               tr("Inbound") :
+                               //: An Outbound Connection to a Peer.
+                               tr("Outbound"));
         case ConnectionType:
             return GUIUtil::ConnectionTypeToQString(rec->nodeStats.m_conn_type, /* prepend_direction */ false);
         case Network:
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ QVariant PeerTableModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
             return QVariant(Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter);
         case Address:
             return {};
+        case Direction:
         case ConnectionType:
         case Network:
             return QVariant(Qt::AlignCenter);
diff --git a/src/qt/peertablemodel.h b/src/qt/peertablemodel.h
index 03fc2b45daa395..84ecebc2195c50 100644
--- a/src/qt/peertablemodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/peertablemodel.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class PeerTableModel : public QAbstractTableModel
         NetNodeId = 0,
         Age,
         Address,
+        Direction,
         ConnectionType,
         Network,
         Ping,
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
         /*: Title of Peers Table column which contains the
             IP/Onion/I2P address of the connected peer. */
         tr("Address"),
+        /*: Title of Peers Table column which indicates the direction
+            the peer connection was initiated from. */
+        tr("Direction"),
         /*: Title of Peers Table column which describes the type of
             peer connection. The "type" describes why the connection exists. */
         tr("Type"),
diff --git a/src/qt/peertablesortproxy.cpp b/src/qt/peertablesortproxy.cpp
index 6d716366fa59fc..9b280f7dea1b36 100644
--- a/src/qt/peertablesortproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/peertablesortproxy.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ bool PeerTableSortProxy::lessThan(const QModelIndex& left_index, const QModelInd
         return left_stats.m_connected > right_stats.m_connected;
     case PeerTableModel::Address:
         return left_stats.m_addr_name.compare(right_stats.m_addr_name) < 0;
+    case PeerTableModel::Direction:
+        return left_stats.fInbound > right_stats.fInbound; // default sort Inbound, then Outbound
     case PeerTableModel::ConnectionType:
         return left_stats.m_conn_type < right_stats.m_conn_type;
     case PeerTableModel::Network: