diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.h
index 30edffd7e..8c6c8edac 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class GxsIdDetails : public QObject
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
+    static const int ICON_TYPE_NONE       = 0x0000 ;
     static const int ICON_TYPE_AVATAR     = 0x0001 ;
     static const int ICON_TYPE_PGP        = 0x0002 ;
     static const int ICON_TYPE_RECOGN     = 0x0004 ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
index 6f9b0fa75..825cc02d4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 	case ThreadPinnedRole:   return pinnedRole    (fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case MissingRole:        return missingRole   (fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case StatusRole:         return statusRole    (fmpe,index.column()) ;
+	case SortRole:           return sortRole      (fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	default:
 		return QVariant();
 	}
@@ -424,10 +425,22 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::authorRole(const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe,int column)
 
 QVariant RsGxsForumModel::sortRole(const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe,int column) const
 {
-    if(column == COLUMN_THREAD_DATA)
-        return QVariant(QString::number(fmpe.mPublishTs)); // we should probably have leading zeroes here
+    switch(column)
+    {
+	case COLUMN_THREAD_DATE:         return QVariant(QString::number(fmpe.mPublishTs)); // we should probably have leading zeroes here
+	case COLUMN_THREAD_READ:         return QVariant((bool)IS_MSG_UNREAD(fmpe.mMsgStatus));
+    case COLUMN_THREAD_DISTRIBUTION: return decorationRole(fmpe,column);
+    case COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR:
+    {
+        QString str,comment ;
+        QList<QIcon> icons;
+		GxsIdDetails::MakeIdDesc(fmpe.mAuthorId, false, str, icons, comment,GxsIdDetails::ICON_TYPE_NONE);
 
-    return QVariant();
+        return QVariant(str);
+    }
+    default:
+        return displayRole(fmpe,column);
+    }
 }
 
 QVariant RsGxsForumModel::displayRole(const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe,int col) const
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
index 0f53abf47..a5a16caed 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget
     mThreadModel = new RsGxsForumModel(this);
     mThreadProxyModel = new ForumPostSortFilterProxyModel(ui->threadTreeWidget->header(),this);
     mThreadProxyModel->setSourceModel(mThreadModel);
+    mThreadProxyModel->setSortRole(RsGxsForumModel::SortRole);
     ui->threadTreeWidget->setModel(mThreadProxyModel);
 
 	ui->threadTreeWidget->setSortingEnabled(true);
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget
     ui->threadTreeWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(RsGxsForumModel::COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR,new AuthorItemDelegate()) ;
     ui->threadTreeWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(RsGxsForumModel::COLUMN_THREAD_READ,new ReadStatusItemDelegate()) ;
 
+    ui->threadTreeWidget->header()->setSortIndicatorShown(true);
     connect(ui->threadTreeWidget->header(),SIGNAL(sortIndicatorChanged(int,Qt::SortOrder)),this,SLOT(sortColumn(int,Qt::SortOrder)));
 
 	connect(ui->versions_CB, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(changedVersion()));