diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss b/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
index b6bc0d296..58ce1e4df 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
@@ -898,3 +898,10 @@ ul.add-list-reset {
     font-weight: 600;
     font-size: .8125rem;
 }
+
+.change-form .usa-table {
+    td {
+    color: inherit !important; 
+    background-color: transparent !important; 
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/portfolio/portfolio_domain_requests_table.html b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/portfolio/portfolio_domain_requests_table.html
index 46303efce..4517b603d 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/portfolio/portfolio_domain_requests_table.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/portfolio/portfolio_domain_requests_table.html
@@ -2,23 +2,21 @@
 {% load static url_helpers %}
 
 {% block detail_content %}
-<table>
+<table class="usa-table">
     <thead>
-        <tr>
-            <th>Name</th>
-            <th>Status</th>
+        <tr> 
+            <th data-sortable scope="col" role="columnheader">Name</th>
+            <th data-sortable scope="col" role="columnheader">
+                Status
+            </th>
         </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
         {% for domain_request in domain_requests %}
         {% url 'admin:registrar_domainrequest_change' domain_request.pk as url %}
         <tr>
-            <td><a href={{url}}>{{ domain_request }}</a></td>
-            {% if domain_request.get_status_display %}
-                <td>{{ domain_request.get_status_display }}</td>
-            {% else %}
-                <td>None</td>
-            {% endif %}
+            <td data-sort-value="{{ domain_request }}"> <a href={{url}}>{{ domain_request }}</a></td>
+            <td data-sort-value="{{ domain_request.get_status_display}}"> {{ domain_request.get_status_display|default:"None" }} </td>
         </tr>
         {% endfor %}
     </tbody>
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/portfolio/portfolio_domains_table.html b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/portfolio/portfolio_domains_table.html
index 56621b769..8b316d84f 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/portfolio/portfolio_domains_table.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/portfolio/portfolio_domains_table.html
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 {% load static url_helpers %}
 
 {% block detail_content %}
-<table>
+<table class="usa-table">
     <thead>
         <tr>
-            <th>Name</th>
-            <th>State</th>
+            <th data-sortable scope="col" role="columnheader">Name</th>
+            <th data-sortable scope="col" role="columnheader">State</th>
         </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
             {% with domain=domain_info.domain %}
             {% url 'admin:registrar_domain_change' domain.pk as url %}
             <tr>
-                <td><a href={{url}}>{{ domain }}</a></td>
+                <td data-sort-value="{{ domain }}"> <a href={{url}}>{{ domain }}</a></td>
                 {% if domain and domain.get_state_display %}
-                    <td>{{ domain.get_state_display }}</td>
+                <td data-sort-value="{{ domain.get_state_display }}"> {{ domain.get_state_display }} </td>
                 {% else %}
-                    <td>None</td>
+                <td data-sort-value="None"> None</td>
                 {% endif %}
             </tr>
             {% endwith %}