diff --git a/src/cellmanager.js b/src/cellmanager.js
index c1d1a8f..8275bfd 100644
--- a/src/cellmanager.js
+++ b/src/cellmanager.js
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ export default class CellManager {
 
     _selectArea($cell1, $cell2) {
         if ($cell1 === $cell2) return false;
-
         const cells = this.getCellsInRange($cell1, $cell2);
         if (!cells) return false;
 
@@ -360,9 +359,17 @@ export default class CellManager {
             const cell2 = $.data($cell2);
 
             colIndex1 = +cell1.colIndex;
-            rowIndex1 = +cell1.rowIndex;
             colIndex2 = +cell2.colIndex;
-            rowIndex2 = +cell2.rowIndex;
+
+            if (this.columnmanager.sortState) {
+                this.sortedColumn = true;
+                rowIndex1 = this.datamanager.rowViewOrder.indexOf(parseInt(cell1.rowIndex, 10));
+                rowIndex2 = this.datamanager.rowViewOrder.indexOf(parseInt(cell2.rowIndex, 10));
+            } else {
+                rowIndex1 = +cell1.rowIndex;
+                rowIndex2 = +cell2.rowIndex;
+            }
+
         }
 
         if (rowIndex1 > rowIndex2) {
@@ -394,7 +401,11 @@ export default class CellManager {
             }
             colIndex = colIndex1;
         });
-
+        if (this.columnmanager.sortState) {
+            cells.forEach(selectedCells => {
+                selectedCells[1] = this.datamanager.rowViewOrder[selectedCells[1]];
+            });
+        }
         return cells;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/columnmanager.js b/src/columnmanager.js
index fabfbe7..93344da 100644
--- a/src/columnmanager.js
+++ b/src/columnmanager.js
@@ -267,9 +267,29 @@ export default class ColumnManager {
             .then(() => this.instance.unfreeze())
             .then(() => {
                 this.fireEvent('onSortColumn', this.getColumn(colIndex));
+                this.setSortState();
             });
     }
 
+    saveSorting(colIndex) {
+        let currentColumn = this.getColumn(colIndex);
+        let saveSorting = {
+            [currentColumn.name]: {
+                colIndex: colIndex,
+                sortOrder: currentColumn.sortOrder
+            }
+        };
+        this.sortingKey = this.options.sortingKey ? `${this.options.sortingKey}::sortedColumns` : 'sortedColumns' ;
+        localStorage.setItem(this.sortingKey, JSON.stringify(saveSorting));
+    }
+    setSortState(sortOrder) {
+        if (sortOrder === 'none') {
+            this.sortState = false;
+        } else {
+            this.sortState = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     removeColumn(colIndex) {
         const removedCol = this.getColumn(colIndex);
         this.instance.freeze();
@@ -368,6 +388,19 @@ export default class ColumnManager {
         }
     }
 
+    applySavedSortOrder() {
+
+        let key = this.options.sortingKey ? `${this.options.sortingKey}::sortedColumns` : 'sortedColumns' ;
+        let sortingConfig = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(key));
+        if (sortingConfig) {
+            const columnsToSort = Object.values(sortingConfig);
+            for (let column of columnsToSort) {
+                this.sortColumn(column.colIndex, column.sortOrder);
+                this.sortState = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     sortRows(colIndex, sortOrder) {
         return this.datamanager.sortRows(colIndex, sortOrder);
     }
@@ -443,13 +476,21 @@ export default class ColumnManager {
 
     getDropdownListHTML() {
         const { headerDropdown: dropdownItems } = this.options;
-
         return `
-            <div class="dt-dropdown__list">
-            ${dropdownItems.map((d, i) => `
-                <div class="dt-dropdown__list-item" data-index="${i}">${d.label}</div>
-            `).join('')}
+        <div class="dt-dropdown__list">
+        ${dropdownItems.map((d, i) => `
+            <div 
+                class="dt-dropdown__list-item${d.display ? ' dt-hidden' : ''}" 
+                data-index="${i}"
+            >
+                ${d.label}
             </div>
-        `;
+        `).join('')}
+        </div>
+    `;
+    }
+
+    toggleDropdownItem(index) {
+        $('.dt-dropdown__list', this.instance.dropdownContainer).children[index].classList.toggle('dt-hidden');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/datatable.js b/src/datatable.js
index 1feca4d..c34ebc3 100644
--- a/src/datatable.js
+++ b/src/datatable.js
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class DataTable {
         if (this.options.data) {
             this.refresh();
             this.columnmanager.applyDefaultSortOrder();
+            if (this.options.saveSorting) {
+                this.setupSaveSorting();
+                this.columnmanager.applySavedSortOrder();
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -210,6 +214,9 @@ class DataTable {
     sortColumn(colIndex, sortOrder) {
         this.columnmanager.sortColumn(colIndex, sortOrder);
     }
+    saveSorting(colIndex, nextSortOrder) {
+        this.columnmanager.saveSorting(colIndex, nextSortOrder);
+    }
 
     removeColumn(colIndex) {
         this.columnmanager.removeColumn(colIndex);
@@ -263,6 +270,25 @@ class DataTable {
     translate(str, args) {
         return this.translationManager.translate(str, args);
     }
+    setupSaveSorting() {
+        // add options in default headerdropdown
+        let action = {
+            label: this.translate('Save Sorting'),
+            action: function (column) {
+                this.saveSorting(column.colIndex, column.sotOrder);
+            },
+            display: 'hidden'
+        };
+        this.options.headerDropdown.push(action);
+        this.columnmanager.bindDropdown();
+        // add events for onSortColumn
+        this.on('onSortColumn', function (column) {
+            this.columnmanager.toggleDropdownItem(4);
+            if (column.sortOrder === 'none') {
+                localStorage.removeItem(this.columnmanager.sortingKey);
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 DataTable.instances = 0;
diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index 6e2c61d..c14fdb9 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@
     left: -999em;
 }
 
+.dt-hidden{
+    display: none;
+}
+
 body.dt-resize {
     cursor: col-resize;
 }