diff --git a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/adwindow/ADSortTab.java b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/adwindow/ADSortTab.java
index 6475d2c5c0..c2a5514fec 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/adwindow/ADSortTab.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/adwindow/ADSortTab.java
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ public class ADSortTab extends Panel implements IADTabpanel
 
 		m_AD_Table_ID = gridTab.getAD_Table_ID();
 		ZKUpdateUtil.setVflex(this, "true");
+
+		addEventListener(ON_ACTIVATE_EVENT, new EventListener<Event>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onEvent(Event event) throws Exception {
+				removeAttribute(ATTR_ON_ACTIVATE_POSTED);
+			}
+		});
 	}	//	ADSortTab
 
 	/**	Logger			*/
@@ -357,13 +364,6 @@ public class ADSortTab extends Panel implements IADTabpanel
 		ZKUpdateUtil.setVflex(yesList, true);
 		ZKUpdateUtil.setHflex(yesList, "1");
 		hlayout.appendChild(yesList);
-		
-		addEventListener(ON_ACTIVATE_EVENT, new EventListener<Event>() {
-			@Override
-			public void onEvent(Event event) throws Exception {
-				removeAttribute(ATTR_ON_ACTIVATE_POSTED);
-			}
-		});
 	}	//	Init
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
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 8fd5dbffdb..7468dbdb79 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
@@ -1769,6 +1769,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractADWindowContent extends AbstractUIPart implements
     	{
     		sortColumn.setSortDirection("natural");
     	}
+    	if (gridTab.isSortTab()) { // refresh is not refreshing sort tabs
+    		IADTabpanel tabPanel = adTabbox.getSelectedTabpanel();
+    		tabPanel.query(false, 0, 0);
+    	}
     }
 
     private Column findCurrentSortColumn() {