diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index d9a4fe72d..5a3725861 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -2414,6 +2414,12 @@
 			} 
 		}
 
+		$sort = db_escape_string($_GET["sort"]);
+
+		if (!$sort || $sort == "undefined") {
+			$sort = "description";
+		}
+
 		print "<div class=\"prefGenericAddBox\">";
 
 		print"<input type=\"submit\" class=\"button\" 
@@ -2427,7 +2433,7 @@
 				ttrss_labels 
 			WHERE 
 				owner_uid = ".$_SESSION["uid"]."
-			ORDER by description");
+			ORDER BY $sort");
 
 //		print "<div id=\"infoBoxShadow\"><div id=\"infoBox\">PLACEHOLDER</div></div>";
 
@@ -2446,8 +2452,8 @@
 
 			print "<tr class=\"title\">
 						<td width=\"5%\">&nbsp;</td>
-						<td width=\"30%\">Caption</td>
-						<td width=\"50%\">SQL Expression
+						<td width=\"30%\"><a href=\"javascript:updateLabelList('description')\">Caption</a></td>
+						<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"javascript:updateLabelList('sql_exp')\">SQL Expression</a>
 						<a class=\"helpLink\" href=\"javascript:displayHelpInfobox(1)\">(?)</a>
 						</td>
 						</tr>";
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 626d216a6..a91d430cb 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -1083,13 +1083,14 @@ function updateFilterList(sort_key) {
 
 //	p_notify("Loading, please wait...");
 
-	xmlhttp.open("GET", "backend.php?op=pref-filters&sort=" + param_escape(sort_key), true);
+	xmlhttp.open("GET", "backend.php?op=pref-filters&sort=" + 
+		param_escape(sort_key), true);
 	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=filterlist_callback;
 	xmlhttp.send(null);
 
 }
 
-function updateLabelList() {
+function updateLabelList(sort_key) {
 
 	if (!xmlhttp_ready(xmlhttp)) {
 		printLockingError();
@@ -1100,7 +1101,8 @@ function updateLabelList() {
 
 //	document.getElementById("prefContent").innerHTML = "Loading labels, please wait...";
 
-	xmlhttp.open("GET", "backend.php?op=pref-labels", true);
+	xmlhttp.open("GET", "backend.php?op=pref-labels&sort=" + 
+		param_escape(sort_key), true);
 	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=labellist_callback;
 	xmlhttp.send(null);
 }