diff --git a/lib/generators/administrate/dashboard/dashboard_generator.rb b/lib/generators/administrate/dashboard/dashboard_generator.rb
index dbb5a8df31..3db86e6134 100644
--- a/lib/generators/administrate/dashboard/dashboard_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/administrate/dashboard/dashboard_generator.rb
@@ -53,9 +53,22 @@ def namespace
       end
 
       def attributes
-        klass.reflections.keys +
+        attrs = (
+          klass.reflections.keys +
           klass.columns.map(&:name) -
           redundant_attributes
+        )
+
+        primary_key = attrs.delete(klass.primary_key)
+        created_at = attrs.delete("created_at")
+        updated_at = attrs.delete("updated_at")
+
+        [
+          primary_key,
+          *attrs.sort,
+          created_at,
+          updated_at,
+        ].compact
       end
 
       def form_attributes
diff --git a/spec/generators/dashboard_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/dashboard_generator_spec.rb
index 85fb61451e..f9cc1933bc 100644
--- a/spec/generators/dashboard_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/dashboard_generator_spec.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,31 @@ class Foo < ApplicationRecord
         end
       end
 
+      it "sorts the attributes" do
+        begin
+          ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
+            create_table(:foos, primary_key: :code) do |t|
+              t.string :col_2
+              t.string :col_1
+              t.string :col_3
+              t.timestamps
+            end
+          end
+
+          class Foo < ApplicationRecord
+            reset_column_information
+          end
+
+          run_generator ["foo"]
+          load file("app/dashboards/foo_dashboard.rb")
+          attrs = FooDashboard::ATTRIBUTE_TYPES.keys
+
+          expect(attrs).to eq(%i[code col_1 col_2 col_3 created_at updated_at])
+        ensure
+          remove_constants :Foo, :FooDashboard
+        end
+      end
+
       it "defaults to a string column that is not searchable" do
         begin
           ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
@@ -323,10 +348,13 @@ class Foo < ApplicationRecord
 
           run_generator ["foo"]
           load file("app/dashboards/foo_dashboard.rb")
-          all_attrs = FooDashboard::ATTRIBUTE_TYPES.keys
+          all_attrs = FooDashboard::ATTRIBUTE_TYPES.keys.sort
           table_attrs = FooDashboard::COLLECTION_ATTRIBUTES
 
-          expect(table_attrs).to eq(all_attrs.first(table_attribute_limit))
+          expect(table_attrs).to contain_exactly(
+            :id,
+            *all_attrs.first(table_attribute_limit - 1),
+          )
           expect(table_attrs).not_to eq(all_attrs)
         ensure
           remove_constants :Foo, :FooDashboard