diff --git a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/rewards/onboarding/CountrySelectionSpinnerAdapter.java b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/rewards/onboarding/CountrySelectionSpinnerAdapter.java
index 487f9edcbab3..e87a35ff6604 100644
--- a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/rewards/onboarding/CountrySelectionSpinnerAdapter.java
+++ b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/rewards/onboarding/CountrySelectionSpinnerAdapter.java
@@ -9,62 +9,32 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
-import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.TextView;
-
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-
 import org.chromium.chrome.browser.BraveRewardsNativeWorker;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 public class CountrySelectionSpinnerAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<String> {
-    public CountrySelectionSpinnerAdapter(Context context, ArrayList<String> countryList) {
-        super(context, 0, countryList);
+    public CountrySelectionSpinnerAdapter(Context context, String[] countries) {
+        super(context, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, countries);
     }
 
-    @NonNull
     @Override
-    public View getView(int position, @Nullable View convertView, @NonNull ViewGroup parent) {
-        if (convertView == null) {
-            convertView = LayoutInflater.from(getContext())
-                                  .inflate(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, parent, false);
-        }
-        return createView(position, convertView, parent, false);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public View getDropDownView(
-            int position, @Nullable View convertView, @NonNull ViewGroup parent) {
-        if (convertView == null) {
-            convertView =
-                    LayoutInflater.from(getContext())
-                            .inflate(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item, parent, false);
-        }
-        return createView(position, convertView, parent, true);
-    }
-
-    private View createView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent, boolean isDropdown) {
-        TextView textViewName = convertView.findViewById(android.R.id.text1);
+    public View getDropDownView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
+        View view = super.getDropDownView(position, null, parent);
+        TextView textViewName = view.findViewById(android.R.id.text1);
+
+        String defaultCountry = BraveRewardsNativeWorker.getInstance().getCountryCode() != null
+                ? new Locale("", BraveRewardsNativeWorker.getInstance().getCountryCode())
+                          .getDisplayCountry()
+                : null;
         String currentItem = getItem(position);
-        if (isDropdown) {
-            String defaultCountry = BraveRewardsNativeWorker.getInstance().getCountryCode() != null
-                    ? new Locale("", BraveRewardsNativeWorker.getInstance().getCountryCode())
-                              .getDisplayCountry()
-                    : null;
-            if (defaultCountry != null && currentItem.equals(defaultCountry)) {
-                textViewName.setTypeface(textViewName.getTypeface(), Typeface.BOLD);
-            }
+        if (defaultCountry != null && currentItem.equals(defaultCountry)) {
+            textViewName.setTypeface(textViewName.getTypeface(), Typeface.BOLD);
         }
 
-        if (currentItem != null) {
-            textViewName.setText(currentItem);
-        }
-        return convertView;
+        return view;
     }
 }
diff --git a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/rewards/onboarding/RewardsOnboarding.java b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/rewards/onboarding/RewardsOnboarding.java
index 086ee8af129e..c6c1cbc6f1d8 100644
--- a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/rewards/onboarding/RewardsOnboarding.java
+++ b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/rewards/onboarding/RewardsOnboarding.java
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 
 package org.chromium.chrome.browser.rewards.onboarding;
 
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.text.SpannableString;
 import android.text.Spanned;
 import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.AdapterView;
@@ -38,7 +40,9 @@
 import org.chromium.ui.permissions.PermissionConstants;
 import org.chromium.ui.text.NoUnderlineClickableSpan;
 
+import java.text.Collator;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
@@ -171,30 +175,39 @@ public void onGetAvailableCountries(String[] countries) {
         updateCountryList(countries);
     }
 
+    @SuppressLint("ClickableViewAccessibility")
     private void updateCountryList(String[] countries) {
         shouldShowContinueProgress(false);
         mContinueButton.setText(mActivity.getResources().getString(R.string.continue_text));
+        String defaultCountry = mBraveRewardsNativeWorker.getCountryCode() != null
+                ? new Locale("", mBraveRewardsNativeWorker.getCountryCode()).getDisplayCountry()
+                : null;
+
         TreeMap<String, String> sortedCountryMap = new TreeMap<String, String>();
+        ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
         for (String countryCode : countries) {
             sortedCountryMap.put(new Locale("", countryCode).getDisplayCountry(), countryCode);
+            list.add(new Locale("", countryCode).getDisplayCountry());
         }
-
-        ArrayList<String> countryList = new ArrayList<String>();
+        Collections.sort(list, Collator.getInstance());
+        ArrayList<String> countryList = new ArrayList<>();
         countryList.add(mActivity.getResources().getString(R.string.select_your_country_title));
-        countryList.addAll(sortedCountryMap.keySet());
-        String defaultCountry = mBraveRewardsNativeWorker.getCountryCode() != null
-                ? new Locale("", mBraveRewardsNativeWorker.getCountryCode()).getDisplayCountry()
-                : null;
-        if (defaultCountry != null && countryList.contains(defaultCountry)) {
-            countryList.remove(defaultCountry);
-            countryList.add(1, defaultCountry);
-        }
+        countryList.addAll(list);
 
         String[] countryArray = countryList.toArray(new String[countryList.size()]);
 
         CountrySelectionSpinnerAdapter countrySelectionSpinnerAdapter =
-                new CountrySelectionSpinnerAdapter(mActivity, countryList);
+                new CountrySelectionSpinnerAdapter(mActivity, countryArray);
+        countrySelectionSpinnerAdapter.setDropDownViewResource(
+                android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
         mCountrySpinner.setAdapter(countrySelectionSpinnerAdapter);
+        mCountrySpinner.setOnTouchListener((view, event) -> {
+            if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
+                mCountrySpinner.setSelection(
+                        countrySelectionSpinnerAdapter.getPosition(defaultCountry));
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
         mCountrySpinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
             @Override
             public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int pos, long id) {