diff --git a/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableSettings.php b/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableSettings.php
index b94eee9e4..178f44e47 100644
--- a/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableSettings.php
+++ b/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableSettings.php
@@ -136,8 +136,9 @@ class DataTableSettings implements Serializable
                 if (array_key_exists($sNormalizedFName, $aSortOrder)) {
                     $sSort = $aSortOrder[$sNormalizedFName] ? 'asc' : 'desc';
                 }
+	            $aColumns[$sAlias]['_key_'] = $oSettings->GetFieldData($sAlias, '_key_', null, true /* bChecked */, $sSort);
             }
-	        $aColumns[$sAlias]['_key_'] = $oSettings->GetFieldData($sAlias, '_key_', null, true /* bChecked */, "none");
+
 	        foreach ($aList as $sAttCode) {
                 $sSort = 'none';
                 if (array_key_exists($sAttCode, $aSortOrder)) {
diff --git a/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableUIBlockFactory.php b/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableUIBlockFactory.php
index 2f8bc2fb5..c80889ebd 100644
--- a/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableUIBlockFactory.php
+++ b/sources/application/UI/Base/Component/DataTable/DataTableUIBlockFactory.php
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class DataTableUIBlockFactory extends AbstractUIBlockFactory
 			$oSet->SetLimit($oCustomSettings->iDefaultPageSize);
 		}
 
-		if (sizeof($oCustomSettings->aColumns) == 0)
+		if (count($oCustomSettings->aColumns) == 0)
 		{
 			$oCustomSettings->aColumns = $oDefaultSettings->aColumns;
 			$oCustomSettings->aSortOrder = $oDefaultSettings->aSortOrder;
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ class DataTableUIBlockFactory extends AbstractUIBlockFactory
 					$aSortOrder[$sAlias.$sCode] = ($aData['sort'] == 'asc'); // true for ascending, false for descending
 					$aSortDatable=[$iIndexColumn,$aData['sort']];
 				}
+				elseif (isset($oCustomSettings->aSortOrder[$sAttCode])){
+					$aSortOrder[$sAlias.$sCode] = $oCustomSettings->aSortOrder[$sAttCode]; // true for ascending, false for descending
+				}
+				
 				if ($aData['checked']) {
 					if ($sAttCode == '_key_') {
 						if ($bViewLink) {
diff --git a/templates/base/components/datatable/layout.ready.js.twig b/templates/base/components/datatable/layout.ready.js.twig
index 8bbee1c9f..3ff05db0b 100644
--- a/templates/base/components/datatable/layout.ready.js.twig
+++ b/templates/base/components/datatable/layout.ready.js.twig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var oTable{{ sListIfForVarSuffix }} = $('#{{ oUIBlock.GetId() }}').DataTable({
     {% endif %}
     lengthMenu: [[ {{ iPageSize }},  {{ iPageSize*2 }},  {{ iPageSize*3 }}, {{ iPageSize*4 }}, -1], [ {{ iPageSize }},  {{ iPageSize*2 }},  {{ iPageSize*3 }}, {{ iPageSize*4 }}, "{{ 'UI:Datatables:Language:DisplayLength:All'|dict_s }}"]],
     dom: "<'ibo-datatable--toolbar'<'ibo-datatable--toolbar-left' pl><'ibo-datatable--toolbar-right' i>>t<'ibo-datatable--toolbar'<'ibo-datatable--toolbar-left' pl><'ibo-datatable--toolbar-right' i>>",
-    {% if( oUIBlock.GetOptions("sort")[0] is defined ) %}
+    {% if( oUIBlock.GetOption("sort")[0] is defined ) %}
         order: [[{{ oUIBlock.GetOptions()["sort"][0] }}, '{{ oUIBlock.GetOptions()["sort"][1] }}']],
     {% else %}
         order: [],