diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/models/articles.php b/administrator/components/com_content/models/articles.php
index 33ecc606626c6..108bb65c19200 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/models/articles.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/models/articles.php
@@ -388,6 +388,11 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 		$orderCol  = $this->state->get('list.ordering', 'a.id');
 		$orderDirn = $this->state->get('list.direction', 'DESC');
 
+		if ($orderCol == 'a.ordering' || $orderCol == 'category_title')
+		{
+			$orderCol = $db->quoteName('c.title') . ' ' . $orderDirn . ', ' . $db->quoteName('a.ordering');
+		}
+
 		$query->order($db->escape($orderCol) . ' ' . $db->escape($orderDirn));
 
 		return $query;