diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/DefaultSelection.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/DefaultSelection.php
index 218131c..d458d2b 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/DefaultSelection.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/DefaultSelection.php
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ public function buildConfigurationForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_sta
         '#element_validate' => [[get_class($this), 'elementValidateFilter']],
         '#ajax' => TRUE,
         '#limit_validation_errors' => [],
+        '#weight' => -5,
       ];
 
       $form['target_bundles_update'] = [
@@ -142,6 +143,11 @@ public function buildConfigurationForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_sta
         }
       }
 
+      $form['sort'] = [
+        '#type' => 'container',
+        '#weight' => -4,
+      ];
+
       $form['sort']['field'] = [
         '#type' => 'select',
         '#title' => $this->t('Sort by'),
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/EntityReferenceItem.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/EntityReferenceItem.php
index 70f9dc9..ffa2161 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/EntityReferenceItem.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/EntityReferenceItem.php
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public function fieldSettingsForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     ];
     $form['handler'] = [
       '#type' => 'details',
-      '#title' => t('Reference type'),
+      '#title' => t('Reference options'),
       '#open' => TRUE,
       '#tree' => TRUE,
       '#process' => [[get_class($this), 'formProcessMergeParent']],
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ public function fieldSettingsForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       '#required' => TRUE,
       '#ajax' => TRUE,
       '#limit_validation_errors' => [],
+      '#weight' => 10,
     ];
     $form['handler']['handler_submit'] = [
       '#type' => 'submit',
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ public function fieldSettingsForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $form['handler']['handler_settings'] = [
       '#type' => 'container',
       '#attributes' => ['class' => ['entity_reference-settings']],
+      '#weight' => -10,
     ];
 
     $handler = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.entity_reference_selection')->getSelectionHandler($field);
diff --git a/core/modules/field_ui/src/Form/FieldConfigEditForm.php b/core/modules/field_ui/src/Form/FieldConfigEditForm.php
index cc1ecf3..eeb3376 100644
--- a/core/modules/field_ui/src/Form/FieldConfigEditForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/field_ui/src/Form/FieldConfigEditForm.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public function form(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       '#required' => TRUE,
       '#weight' => -20,
     ];
+
     // Create an arbitrary entity object (used by the 'default value' widget).
     $ids = (object) [
       'entity_type' => $this->entity->getTargetEntityTypeId(),
@@ -86,8 +87,6 @@ public function form(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       '#weight' => -5,
     ];
 
-
-
     // Add field settings for the field type and a container for third party
     // settings that modules can add to via hook_form_FORM_ID_alter().
     $form['settings'] = [