diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64f35b7daa8..84c71fc3902 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](http://semve
 - The formatter `remove_unicode_ligatures` is now called `replace_unicode_ligatures`. [#9890](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/9890)
 - We improved the error message when no terminal was found [#9607](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/9607)
 - In the context of the "systematic literature functionality", we changed the name "database" to "catalog" to use a separate term for online catalogs in comparison to SQL databases. [#9951](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/9951)
+- We now show more fields (including Special Fields) in the dropdown selection for "Save sort order" in the library properties and for "Export sort order" in the preferences. [#10010](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/10010)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/libraryproperties/saving/SavingPropertiesViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/libraryproperties/saving/SavingPropertiesViewModel.java
index 3216e60e2ed..3d5d6ff73f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/libraryproperties/saving/SavingPropertiesViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/libraryproperties/saving/SavingPropertiesViewModel.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.libraryproperties.saving;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
@@ -18,7 +16,6 @@
 import org.jabref.model.database.BibDatabaseContext;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.field.Field;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.field.FieldFactory;
-import org.jabref.model.entry.field.InternalField;
 import org.jabref.model.metadata.MetaData;
 import org.jabref.model.metadata.SaveOrder;
 import org.jabref.preferences.CleanupPreferences;
@@ -65,11 +62,9 @@ public void setValues() {
             case TABLE -> saveInTableOrderProperty.setValue(true);
         }
 
-        List<Field> fieldNames = new ArrayList<>(FieldFactory.getCommonFields());
-        fieldNames.add(InternalField.TYPE_HEADER); // allow entrytype field as sort criterion
-        fieldNames.sort(Comparator.comparing(Field::getDisplayName));
+
         sortableFieldsProperty.clear();
-        sortableFieldsProperty.addAll(fieldNames);
+        sortableFieldsProperty.addAll(FieldFactory.getAllFieldsSortedWithoutInternalExceptSome());
         sortCriteriaProperty.clear();
         sortCriteriaProperty.addAll(exportSaveOrder.getSortCriteria().stream()
                                                    .map(SortCriterionViewModel::new)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/export/ExportTabViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/export/ExportTabViewModel.java
index 8b2ef12e7ef..0546284f10e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/export/ExportTabViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/export/ExportTabViewModel.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.preferences.export;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.List;
 
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.ListProperty;
@@ -44,9 +42,7 @@ public void setValues() {
                                                    .map(SortCriterionViewModel::new)
                                                    .toList());
 
-        List<Field> fieldNames = new ArrayList<>(FieldFactory.getCommonFields());
-        fieldNames.sort(Comparator.comparing(Field::getDisplayName));
-        sortableFieldsProperty.addAll(fieldNames);
+        sortableFieldsProperty.addAll(FieldFactory.getAllFieldsSortedWithoutInternalExceptSome());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/field/FieldFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/field/FieldFactory.java
index 0316114b2aa..05f3aeb1eb5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/field/FieldFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/field/FieldFactory.java
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ public static Set<Field> getJournalNameFields() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns a  List with all standard fields and including some common internal fields
+     * Returns a Set with all standard fields and including some common internal fields
      */
     public static Set<Field> getCommonFields() {
         EnumSet<StandardField> allFields = EnumSet.allOf(StandardField.class);
@@ -147,6 +149,24 @@ public static Set<Field> getCommonFields() {
         return publicAndInternalFields;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a sorted Set of Fields (by {@link Field#getDisplayName} with all fields without internal ones, except {@link InternalField#TYPE_HEADER} and {@link InternalField#KEY_FIELD} as they are useful for sorting
+     */
+    public static Set<Field> getAllFieldsSortedWithoutInternalExceptSome() {
+        Set<Field> fields = new TreeSet<>(Comparator.comparing(Field::getDisplayName));
+
+        fields.addAll(EnumSet.allOf(StandardField.class));
+        fields.addAll(EnumSet.allOf(SpecialField.class));
+        fields.addAll(EnumSet.allOf(IEEEField.class));
+        fields.addAll(EnumSet.allOf(BiblatexApaField.class));
+        fields.addAll(EnumSet.allOf(BiblatexSoftwareField.class));
+        fields.removeIf(field -> field instanceof UserSpecificCommentField);
+        fields.add(InternalField.KEY_FIELD);
+        fields.add(InternalField.TYPE_HEADER);
+
+        return fields;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a  List with all standard fields and the citation key field
      */