diff --git a/helpdesk/query.py b/helpdesk/query.py
index cfe24ba5..fa2b8a1a 100644
--- a/helpdesk/query.py
+++ b/helpdesk/query.py
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ DATATABLES_ORDER_COLUMN_CHOICES = Choices(
 )
 
 
+DATATABLES_COLUMN_NUM_LOOKUP = {
+    v:k for k, v in DATATABLES_ORDER_COLUMN_CHOICES
+}
+
+
 def get_query_class():
     from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -162,13 +167,18 @@ class __Query__:
         to a Serializer called DatatablesTicketSerializer in serializers.py.
         """
         objects = self.get()
-        order_by = "-created"
         draw = int(kwargs.get("draw", [0])[0])
         length = int(kwargs.get("length", [25])[0])
         start = int(kwargs.get("start", [0])[0])
         search_value = kwargs.get("search[value]", [""])[0]
-        order_column = kwargs.get("order[0][column]", ["5"])[0]
-        order = kwargs.get("order[0][dir]", ["asc"])[0]
+
+        sorting = self.params.get("sorting", "created")
+        default_order_col = DATATABLES_COLUMN_NUM_LOOKUP.get(sorting, "5")
+        sortreverse = self.params.get("sortreverse", None)
+        default_order = "desc" if sortreverse else "asc"
+
+        order_column = kwargs.get("order[0][column]", [default_order_col])[0]
+        order = kwargs.get("order[0][dir]", [default_order])[0]
 
         order_column = DATATABLES_ORDER_COLUMN_CHOICES[order_column]
         # django orm '-' -> desc
@@ -191,7 +201,7 @@ class __Query__:
                 .values("last_followup")
                 .distinct()
             )
-        ).order_by(order_by)
+        )
 
         total = queryset.count()
 
diff --git a/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/filters/sorting.html b/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/filters/sorting.html
index 9115b1ce..2661f65e 100644
--- a/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/filters/sorting.html
+++ b/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/filters/sorting.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       <label for='id_sort' class="col-form-label">{% trans "Sorting" %}:</label>
     </div>
     <div class="col col-sm-3">
-            <select id='id_sortx' name='sortx' class="">
+            <select id='id_sort' name='sort' class="">
                 <option value='created'{% if query_params.sorting == "created"%} selected='selected'{% endif %}>
                     {% trans "Created" %}
                 </option>