diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 20d583e1c..b0a9c733c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Changes to Calva.
 
 - [Sort aliases for deps.edn projects](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/issues/2035)
 - Fix: [Indenter and formatter not in agreement about some forms](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/issues/2032)
+- [Sort pre-selected project at the top in REPL connect menu](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/issues/2043)
 
 ## [2.0.327] - 2023-01-26
 
diff --git a/src/project-root.ts b/src/project-root.ts
index 1528dafc2..fa370e45d 100644
--- a/src/project-root.ts
+++ b/src/project-root.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ export async function pickProjectRoot(
     return rootToUri(uris[0]);
   }
 
-  const project_root_options = uris.map((root_or_uri) => {
+  const sorted = sortPreSelectedFirst(uris, selected);
+
+  const project_root_options = sorted.map((root_or_uri) => {
     let uri;
     let reason;
     if (root_or_uri instanceof vscode.Uri) {
@@ -169,3 +171,16 @@ export async function pickProjectRoot(
 
   return selected_root?.value;
 }
+
+function sortPreSelectedFirst(uris: (ProjectRoot | vscode.Uri)[], selected: vscode.Uri) {
+  return [...uris].sort((a, b) => {
+    if (!selected) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    return rootToUri(a).fsPath === selected.fsPath
+      ? -1
+      : rootToUri(b).fsPath === selected.fsPath
+      ? 1
+      : 0;
+  });
+}