diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/table/TableView.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/table/TableView.java
index 9995209c32cd..f329dd3bd866 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/table/TableView.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/table/TableView.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class TableView<Item> extends BaseTableView implements ItemsProvider, Sel
       final TableColumn column = getColumnModel().getColumn(i);
       // hack to get sort arrow included into the renderer component
       if (sorter != null && columnInfo.isSortable()) {
-        sorter.setSortKeys(Collections.singletonList(new RowSorter.SortKey(0, SortOrder.ASCENDING)));
+        sorter.setSortKeys(Collections.singletonList(new RowSorter.SortKey(i, SortOrder.ASCENDING)));
       }
 
       final Component headerComponent = defaultRenderer == null? null :