diff --git a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/ipd/service/impl/IPDWardServiceImpl.java b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/ipd/service/impl/IPDWardServiceImpl.java
index 2f487dd..e09998e 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/ipd/service/impl/IPDWardServiceImpl.java
+++ b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/ipd/service/impl/IPDWardServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.openmrs.module.ipd.service.impl;
 
-
 import org.openmrs.module.ipd.api.model.AdmittedPatient;
 import org.openmrs.module.ipd.api.model.IPDPatientDetails;
 import org.openmrs.module.ipd.api.model.WardPatientsSummary;
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 @Service
 @Transactional
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public IPDWardServiceImpl(WardService wardService) {
         this.wardService = wardService;
     }
 
+    private static final Pattern numericPattern = Pattern.compile("^\\d+$");
 
     @Override
     public WardPatientsSummary getIPDWardPatientSummary(String wardUuid, String providerUuid) {
@@ -38,11 +40,12 @@ public IPDPatientDetails getIPDPatientByWard(String wardUuid, Integer offset, In
         if (admittedPatients ==null ){
             return new IPDPatientDetails(new ArrayList<>(),0);
         }
+        List<AdmittedPatient> admittedPatientsSortedList = Objects.equals(sortBy, "bedNumber") ? sortNumericBedNumbers(admittedPatients) : admittedPatients;
 
-        offset = Math.min(offset, admittedPatients.size());
-        limit = Math.min(limit, admittedPatients.size() - offset);
+        offset = Math.min(offset, admittedPatientsSortedList.size());
+        limit = Math.min(limit, admittedPatientsSortedList.size() - offset);
 
-        return new IPDPatientDetails(admittedPatients.subList(offset, offset + limit), admittedPatients.size());
+        return new IPDPatientDetails(admittedPatientsSortedList.subList(offset, offset + limit), admittedPatientsSortedList.size());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -53,11 +56,12 @@ public IPDPatientDetails getIPDPatientsByWardAndProvider(String wardUuid, String
         if (admittedPatients ==null ){
             return new IPDPatientDetails(new ArrayList<>(),0);
         }
+        List<AdmittedPatient> admittedPatientsSortedList = Objects.equals(sortBy, "bedNumber") ? sortNumericBedNumbers(admittedPatients) : admittedPatients;
 
-        offset = Math.min(offset, admittedPatients.size());
-        limit = Math.min(limit, admittedPatients.size() - offset);
+        offset = Math.min(offset, admittedPatientsSortedList.size());
+        limit = Math.min(limit, admittedPatientsSortedList.size() - offset);
 
-        return new IPDPatientDetails(admittedPatients.subList(offset, offset + limit), admittedPatients.size());
+        return new IPDPatientDetails(admittedPatientsSortedList.subList(offset, offset + limit), admittedPatientsSortedList.size());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -65,13 +69,33 @@ public IPDPatientDetails searchIPDPatientsInWard(String wardUuid, List<String> s
                                                      Integer offset, Integer limit, String sortBy) {
 
         List<AdmittedPatient> admittedPatients = wardService.searchWardPatients(wardUuid,searchKeys,searchValue,sortBy);
+
         if (admittedPatients ==null ){
             return new IPDPatientDetails(new ArrayList<>(),0);
         }
 
-        offset = Math.min(offset, admittedPatients.size());
-        limit = Math.min(limit, admittedPatients.size() - offset);
+        List<AdmittedPatient> admittedPatientsSortedList = Objects.equals(sortBy, "bedNumber") ? sortNumericBedNumbers(admittedPatients) : admittedPatients;
+
+        offset = Math.min(offset, admittedPatientsSortedList.size());
+        limit = Math.min(limit, admittedPatientsSortedList.size() - offset);
+
+        return new IPDPatientDetails(admittedPatientsSortedList.subList(offset, offset + limit), admittedPatientsSortedList.size());
+    }
 
-        return new IPDPatientDetails(admittedPatients.subList(offset, offset + limit), admittedPatients.size());
+    private List<AdmittedPatient> sortNumericBedNumbers(List<AdmittedPatient> admittedPatients) {
+
+        boolean allNumeric = admittedPatients.stream()
+                .map(patient -> patient.getBedPatientAssignment().getBed().getBedNumber())
+                .allMatch(bedNumber -> numericPattern.matcher(bedNumber).matches());
+
+        if(allNumeric) {
+            admittedPatients.sort((patientA, patientB) -> {
+                String bedNumberA = patientA.getBedPatientAssignment().getBed().getBedNumber();
+                String bedNumberB = patientB.getBedPatientAssignment().getBed().getBedNumber();
+
+                return Integer.compare(Integer.parseInt(bedNumberA), Integer.parseInt(bedNumberB));
+            });
+        }
+        return admittedPatients;
     }
 }