diff --git a/dashboard/client/src/pages/node/hook/useNodeList.ts b/dashboard/client/src/pages/node/hook/useNodeList.ts
index f578082756cc4..d07a371ac87e3 100644
--- a/dashboard/client/src/pages/node/hook/useNodeList.ts
+++ b/dashboard/client/src/pages/node/hook/useNodeList.ts
@@ -50,11 +50,31 @@ export const useNodeList = () => {
     };
   }, [getList]);
 
+  const finalSortFunc = (a: NodeDetail, b: NodeDetail) => {
+    const sortFuncs: ((a: NodeDetail, b: NodeDetail) => number)[] = [
+      // user override first
+      sorterFunc,
+      // Head node is always first
+      (a, b) => (a.raylet.isHeadNode ? 0 : 1) - (b.raylet.isHeadNode ? 0 : 1),
+      // Then sort by state
+      (a, b) => (a.raylet.state > b.raylet.state ? 1 : -1),
+      // Finally sort by nodeId
+      (a, b) => (a.raylet.nodeId > b.raylet.nodeId ? 1 : -1),
+    ];
+
+    for (const sortFunc of sortFuncs) {
+      const val = sortFunc(a, b);
+      if (val !== 0) {
+        return val;
+      }
+    }
+    return 0;
+  };
+
   return {
     nodeList: nodeList
       .map((e) => ({ ...e, state: e.raylet.state }))
-      .sort((a, b) => (a.raylet.nodeId > b.raylet.nodeId ? 1 : -1))
-      .sort(sorterFunc)
+      .sort(finalSortFunc)
       .filter((node) =>
         filter.every((f) => node[f.key] && node[f.key].includes(f.val)),
       ),
diff --git a/dashboard/client/src/type/raylet.d.ts b/dashboard/client/src/type/raylet.d.ts
index 7698b39129db5..69c13928487a5 100644
--- a/dashboard/client/src/type/raylet.d.ts
+++ b/dashboard/client/src/type/raylet.d.ts
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ export type Raylet = {
   terminateTime: number;
   objectStoreAvailableMemory: number;
   objectStoreUsedMemory: number;
+  isHeadNode: boolean;
 };
diff --git a/dashboard/datacenter.py b/dashboard/datacenter.py
index 08559ad14ee7e..63a6031f83cd9 100644
--- a/dashboard/datacenter.py
+++ b/dashboard/datacenter.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class DataSource:
 
 
 class DataOrganizer:
+    head_node_ip = None
+
     @staticmethod
     @async_loop_forever(dashboard_consts.PURGE_DATA_INTERVAL_SECONDS)
     async def purge():
@@ -175,6 +177,13 @@ async def get_node_info(cls, node_id):
 
         # Merge GcsNodeInfo to node physical stats
         node_info["raylet"].update(node)
+        # Add "is_head_node" field
+        # TODO(aguo): Grab head node information from a source of truth
+        node_info["raylet"]["is_head_node"] = (
+            cls.head_node_ip == node_physical_stats.get("ip")
+            if node_physical_stats.get("ip")
+            else False
+        )
         # Merge actors to node physical stats
         node_info["actors"] = DataSource.node_actors.get(node_id, {})
         # Update workers to node physical stats
@@ -205,6 +214,13 @@ async def get_node_summary(cls, node_id):
         node_summary["raylet"].update(ray_stats)
         # Merge GcsNodeInfo to node physical stats
         node_summary["raylet"].update(node)
+        # Add "is_head_node" field
+        # TODO(aguo): Grab head node information from a source of truth
+        node_summary["raylet"]["is_head_node"] = (
+            cls.head_node_ip == node_physical_stats.get("ip")
+            if node_physical_stats.get("ip")
+            else False
+        )
 
         await GlobalSignals.node_summary_fetched.send(node_summary)
 
diff --git a/dashboard/head.py b/dashboard/head.py
index 9c7822ecd06cd..dd8f5dfa41e46 100644
--- a/dashboard/head.py
+++ b/dashboard/head.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.gcs_error_subscriber = None
         self.gcs_log_subscriber = None
         self.ip = ray.util.get_node_ip_address()
+        DataOrganizer.head_node_ip = self.ip
         ip, port = gcs_address.split(":")
 
         self.server = aiogrpc.server(options=(("grpc.so_reuseport", 0),))
diff --git a/dashboard/modules/node/tests/test_node.py b/dashboard/modules/node/tests/test_node.py
index ff300025df773..b995d40695e02 100644
--- a/dashboard/modules/node/tests/test_node.py
+++ b/dashboard/modules/node/tests/test_node.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def getpid(self):
             detail = detail["data"]["detail"]
             assert detail["hostname"] == hostname
             assert detail["raylet"]["state"] == "ALIVE"
+            assert detail["raylet"]["isHeadNode"] is True
             assert "raylet" in detail["cmdline"][0]
             assert len(detail["workers"]) >= 2
             assert len(detail["actors"]) == 2, detail["actors"]