diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
index 3355c1f867..315ed08079 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ var EgwApp = /** @class */ (function () {
                 if (state.state && state.state.sort && state.state.sort.id) {
                     _widget.sortBy(state.state.sort.id, state.state.sort.asc, false);
                 }
+                else {
+                    // Not using resetSort() to avoid the extra applyFilters() call
+                    _widget.sortBy(undefined, undefined, false);
+                }
                 if (state.state && state.state.selectcols) {
                     // Make sure it's a real array, not an object, then set cols
                     _widget.set_columns(jQuery.extend([], state.state.selectcols));
diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
index 7b83c6fee5..67b264e84a 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
@@ -400,6 +400,11 @@ export abstract class EgwApp
 				{
 					_widget.sortBy(state.state.sort.id, state.state.sort.asc,false);
 				}
+				else
+				{
+					// Not using resetSort() to avoid the extra applyFilters() call
+					_widget.sortBy(undefined,undefined,false);
+				}
 				if(state.state && state.state.selectcols)
 				{
 					// Make sure it's a real array, not an object, then set cols