diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/GridTable.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/GridTable.java
index bec1206e6f..2cbe2efa1b 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/GridTable.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/GridTable.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class GridTable extends AbstractTableModel
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 */
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = -2181155164268688340L;
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 4223765688790104180L;
 
 	public static final String DATA_REFRESH_MESSAGE = "Refreshed";
 
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ public class GridTable extends AbstractTableModel
 	private final static Integer NEW_ROW_ID = Integer.valueOf(-1);
 	private static final int DEFAULT_FETCH_SIZE = 200;
 
+	/** Keep track of last sorted column index and sort direction */
+	private int 				m_lastSortColumnIndex = -1;
+	private boolean 			m_lastSortedAscending = true;
+
 	/**
 	 *	Set Table Name
 	 *  @param newTableName table name
@@ -890,6 +894,13 @@ public class GridTable extends AbstractTableModel
 		}
 		if (getRowCount() == 0)
 			return;
+		
+		boolean isSameSortEntries = (col == m_lastSortColumnIndex && ascending == m_lastSortedAscending);
+		if (!isSameSortEntries)
+		{
+			m_lastSortColumnIndex = col;
+			m_lastSortedAscending = ascending;
+		}
 
 		//cache changed row
 		Object[] changedRow = m_rowChanged >= 0 ? getDataAtRow(m_rowChanged) : null;
@@ -948,10 +959,14 @@ public class GridTable extends AbstractTableModel
 				m_sort.get(i).data = null;
 			}
 		}
-		//	update UI
-		fireTableDataChanged();
-		//  Info detected by MTab.dataStatusChanged and current row set to 0
-		fireDataStatusIEvent("Sorted", "#" + m_sort.size());
+		
+		if (!isSameSortEntries)
+		{
+			//	update UI
+			fireTableDataChanged();
+			//  Info detected by MTab.dataStatusChanged and current row set to 0
+			fireDataStatusIEvent("Sorted", "#" + m_sort.size());
+		}
 	}	//	sort
 
 	/**
@@ -2919,6 +2934,11 @@ public class GridTable extends AbstractTableModel
 		m_changed = false;
 		m_rowChanged = -1;
 		m_inserting = false;
+		if (m_lastSortColumnIndex >= 0)
+		{
+			loadComplete();
+			sort(m_lastSortColumnIndex, m_lastSortedAscending);
+		}
 		fireTableDataChanged();
 		if (fireStatusEvent)
 			fireDataStatusIEvent(DATA_REFRESH_MESSAGE, "");
@@ -3842,4 +3862,12 @@ public class GridTable extends AbstractTableModel
 	public String get_TrxName() {
 		return m_trxName;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * reset the cache sort state ( sort column and sort ascending )
+	 */
+	public void resetCacheSortState() {
+		m_lastSortColumnIndex = -1;
+		m_lastSortedAscending = true;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/adwindow/AbstractADWindowContent.java b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/adwindow/AbstractADWindowContent.java
index e95ed650cb..60c8b05694 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/adwindow/AbstractADWindowContent.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/adwindow/AbstractADWindowContent.java
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ import org.zkoss.zk.ui.util.Clients;
 import org.zkoss.zul.Column;
 import org.zkoss.zul.Columns;
 import org.zkoss.zul.Div;
+import org.zkoss.zul.Grid;
 import org.zkoss.zul.Hbox;
 import org.zkoss.zul.Listitem;
 import org.zkoss.zul.Menuitem;
@@ -1656,9 +1657,40 @@ public abstract class AbstractADWindowContent extends AbstractUIPart implements
      */
     public void onRefresh()
     {
+    	GridTab gridTab = adTabbox.getSelectedGridTab();
+    	if (gridTab != null && gridTab.getTableModel() != null)
+    	{
+    		gridTab.getTableModel().resetCacheSortState();
+    	}
+    	Column sortColumn = findCurrentSortColumn();
     	onRefresh(true, false);
+    	if (sortColumn != null)
+    	{
+    		sortColumn.setSortDirection("natural");
+    	}
     }
 
+    private Column findCurrentSortColumn() {
+		IADTabpanel iadtabpanel = getADTab().getSelectedTabpanel();
+		if (iadtabpanel instanceof ADTabpanel) {
+			ADTabpanel adtabpanel = (ADTabpanel) iadtabpanel;
+			Grid grid = adtabpanel.getGridView().getListbox();
+			Columns columns = grid.getColumns();
+			List<?> list = columns.getChildren();
+			for(int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++)
+			{
+				Component c = (Component) list.get(i);
+				if (c instanceof Column) {
+					Column column = (Column) c;
+					if (!"natural".equals(column.getSortDirection())) {
+						return column;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+    
     /**
      * @see ToolbarListener#onHelp()
      */