diff --git a/APPL/Localscripts/sorttable.js b/APPL/Localscripts/sorttable.js
index 0ab5c93ade..a18a109d90 100644
--- a/APPL/Localscripts/sorttable.js
+++ b/APPL/Localscripts/sorttable.js
@@ -239,31 +239,32 @@ var sorttable = {
     var hasInputs = (typeof node.getElementsByTagName == 'function') &&
                      node.getElementsByTagName('input').length;
 
-    var hasIcons = node.querySelectorAll('i.fa').length > 0;
+    var hasFontAwesome = node.querySelectorAll('i.fa').length > 0;
+    var prefix, infix, postfix = "";
 
-    if (hasIcons)
+    if (hasFontAwesome)
     {
-        var iconClass;
-        node = node.cloneNode(true);
-        var icons = node.querySelectorAll('i.fa');
-        for(var icon = 0; icon < icons.length; icon++)
+      for (var i = 0; i < node.childNodes.length; i++) {
+        if (node.childNodes[i].className != "")
         {
-            iconClass = document.createTextNode(icons[icon].className);
-            node.replaceChild(iconClass, icons[icon]); // just for sorting purposes
+            if (i == 0) prefix = node.childNodes[i].className;
+            else if (i == node.childNodes.length - 1) postfix = node.childNodes[i].className;
+            else postfix = node.childNodes[i].className; // infix maar even als postfix
         }
+      }
     }
 
     if (node.getAttribute("sorttable_customkey") != null) {
       return node.getAttribute("sorttable_customkey");
     }
     else if (typeof node.textContent != 'undefined' && !hasInputs) {
-      return node.textContent.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
+      return prefix + node.textContent.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '') + postfix;
     }
     else if (typeof node.innerText != 'undefined' && !hasInputs) {
-      return node.innerText.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
+      return prefix + node.innerText.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '') + postfix;
     }
     else if (typeof node.text != 'undefined' && !hasInputs) {
-      return node.text.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
+      return prefix + node.text.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '') + postfix;
     }
     else {
       switch (node.nodeType) {