diff --git a/src/components/CreateProject/CreateProject.tsx b/src/components/CreateProject/CreateProject.tsx
index e6b7fd3..2ba5794 100644
--- a/src/components/CreateProject/CreateProject.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CreateProject/CreateProject.tsx
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ const CreateProject: React.FC<Props> = ({
               allTasks={allTasks}
               grades={grades}
               allStaffs={allStaffs}
+              teamLeads={teamLeads}
             />
           }
           {<Milestone allTasks={allTasks} isActive={tabIndex === 3} />}
diff --git a/src/components/CreateProject/StaffAllocation.tsx b/src/components/CreateProject/StaffAllocation.tsx
index 47d79a4..864f000 100644
--- a/src/components/CreateProject/StaffAllocation.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CreateProject/StaffAllocation.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ import { Task } from "@/app/api/tasks";
 import { Grade } from "@/app/api/grades";
 import { StaffResult } from "@/app/api/staff";
 
-const staffComparator = (a: StaffResult, b: StaffResult) => {
+const staffComparator = (a: StaffResult, b: StaffResult, teamLeads: StaffResult[]) => {
+  const priorityTeamId = teamLeads[0]?.teamId;
+  if (a.teamId === priorityTeamId && b.teamId !== priorityTeamId) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  if (a.teamId !== priorityTeamId && b.teamId === priorityTeamId) {
+    return 1;
+  }
   return (
     a.team?.localeCompare(b.team) ||
     a.grade?.localeCompare(b.grade) ||
@@ -52,6 +59,7 @@ export interface Props {
   defaultManhourBreakdownByGrade?: { [gradeId: number]: number };
   allTasks: Task[];
   grades: Grade[];
+  teamLeads: StaffResult[];
 }
 
 const StaffAllocation: React.FC<Props> = ({
@@ -60,12 +68,13 @@ const StaffAllocation: React.FC<Props> = ({
   isActive,
   defaultManhourBreakdownByGrade,
   grades,
+  teamLeads,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { setValue, getValues, watch } = useFormContext<CreateProjectInputs>();
 
   const [filteredStaff, setFilteredStaff] = React.useState(
-    allStaffs.sort(staffComparator),
+    allStaffs.sort((a, b) => staffComparator(a, b, teamLeads)),
   );
   const selectedStaffIds = watch("allocatedStaffIds");