diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Lists/ContextListExt.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Lists/ContextListExt.cs
index ef820155..d0891787 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Lists/ContextListExt.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Lists/ContextListExt.cs
@@ -76,11 +76,18 @@ public static class ContextListExt
         if (ctx.MatchFlag("with-displayname", "wdn"))
             p.IncludeDisplayName = true;
 
-        // Always show the sort property, too
-        if (p.SortProperty == SortProperty.LastSwitch) p.IncludeLastSwitch = true;
-        if (p.SortProperty == SortProperty.LastMessage) p.IncludeLastMessage = true;
-        if (p.SortProperty == SortProperty.MessageCount) p.IncludeMessageCount = true;
-        if (p.SortProperty == SortProperty.CreationDate) p.IncludeCreated = true;
+        // Always show the sort property, too (unless this is the short list)
+        if (p.Type != ListType.Short)
+        {
+            if (p.SortProperty == SortProperty.DisplayName) p.IncludeDisplayName = true;
+            if (p.SortProperty == SortProperty.MessageCount) p.IncludeMessageCount = true;
+            if (p.SortProperty == SortProperty.CreationDate) p.IncludeCreated = true;
+            if (p.SortProperty == SortProperty.LastSwitch) p.IncludeLastSwitch = true;
+            if (p.SortProperty == SortProperty.LastMessage) p.IncludeLastMessage = true;
+        }
+
+        // Make sure the options are valid
+        p.AssertIsValid();
 
         // Done!
         return p;
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Lists/ListOptions.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Lists/ListOptions.cs
index 39e12367..7d9b4471 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Lists/ListOptions.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Commands/Lists/ListOptions.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,20 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot;
 
 public class ListOptions
 {
-    public SortProperty SortProperty { get; set; } = SortProperty.Name;
+    private SortProperty? _sortProperty { get; set; }
+    public SortProperty SortProperty
+    {
+        get => _sortProperty ?? SortProperty.Name;
+        set
+        {
+            if (_sortProperty != null)
+                throw new PKError("Cannot sort in multiple ways at the same time. Please choose only one sorting method.");
+
+            _sortProperty = value;
+        }
+    }
+
+
     public bool Reverse { get; set; }
 
     public PrivacyLevel? PrivacyFilter { get; set; } = PrivacyLevel.Public;
@@ -148,6 +161,27 @@ public static class ListOptionsExt
                 // Lastly, add a by-name fallback order for collisions (generally hits w/ lots of null values)
                 .ThenBy(g => g.NameFor(ctx), culture);
     }
+
+    public static void AssertIsValid(this ListOptions opts)
+    {
+        if (opts.Type == ListType.Short)
+        {
+            var hasMultipleIncluded = new[] {
+                opts.IncludeMessageCount,
+                opts.IncludeLastSwitch,
+                opts.IncludeLastMessage,
+                opts.IncludeCreated,
+                opts.IncludeAvatar,
+                opts.IncludePronouns,
+                opts.IncludeDisplayName,
+            }.Sum(x => Convert.ToInt32(x)) > 0;
+            
+            if (hasMultipleIncluded)
+                throw new PKError("The short list does not support showing items from multiple flags. Try using the full list instead.");
+        }
+
+        // the check for multiple *sorting* property flags is done in SortProperty setter
+    }
 }
 
 public enum SortProperty