diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.js
index d2018d8ea9..2492592e3e 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.js
@@ -688,8 +688,9 @@ var et2_grid = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
      * @param {boolean|function} sortable Callback or false to disable
      */
     et2_grid.prototype.set_sortable = function (sortable) {
+        var $node = jQuery(this.getDOMNode());
         if (!sortable) {
-            this.tbody.sortable("destroy");
+            $node.sortable("destroy");
             return;
         }
         // Make sure rows have IDs, so sortable has something to return
@@ -704,7 +705,7 @@ var et2_grid = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
         });
         var self = this;
         // Set up sortable
-        this.tbody.sortable({
+        $node.sortable({
             // Header does not participate in sorting
             items: "tr:not(.th)",
             distance: 15,
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ var et2_grid = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
             containment: this.options.sortable_containment,
             connectWith: this.options.sortable_connectWith,
             update: function (event, ui) {
-                self.egw().json(sortable, [self.tbody.sortable("toArray"), self.id], null, self, true).sendRequest();
+                self.egw().json(sortable, [$node.sortable("toArray"), self.id], null, self, true).sendRequest();
             },
             receive: function (event, ui) {
                 if (typeof self.options.sortable_recieveCallback == 'function') {
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.ts
index 258dc4c5dd..a3bbdd99a3 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_grid.ts
@@ -942,9 +942,10 @@ export class et2_grid extends et2_DOMWidget implements et2_IDetachedDOM, et2_IAl
 	 */
 	set_sortable(sortable: boolean | Function)
 	{
+		const $node = jQuery(this.getDOMNode());
 		if(!sortable)
 		{
-			this.tbody.sortable("destroy");
+			$node.sortable("destroy");
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -962,7 +963,7 @@ export class et2_grid extends et2_DOMWidget implements et2_IDetachedDOM, et2_IAl
 		const self = this;
 
 		// Set up sortable
-		this.tbody.sortable({
+		$node.sortable({
 			// Header does not participate in sorting
 			items: "tr:not(.th)",
 			distance: 15,
@@ -971,7 +972,7 @@ export class et2_grid extends et2_DOMWidget implements et2_IDetachedDOM, et2_IAl
 			containment: this.options.sortable_containment,
 			connectWith: this.options.sortable_connectWith,
 			update: function(event, ui) {
-				self.egw().json(sortable,[self.tbody.sortable("toArray"), self.id],
+				self.egw().json(sortable,[$node.sortable("toArray"), self.id],
 					null,
 					self,
 					true