diff --git a/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php b/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
index 8860303950..704a6ff8a9 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
@@ -161,6 +161,26 @@ public function setOrderColumns(array $orderColumns)
         throw new IcingaException('This function does nothing and will be removed');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Split order field into its field and sort direction
+     *
+     * @param   string  $field
+     *
+     * @return  array
+     */
+    public function splitOrder($field)
+    {
+        $fieldAndDirection = explode(' ', $field, 2);
+        if (count($fieldAndDirection) === 1) {
+            $direction = null;
+        } else {
+            $field = $fieldAndDirection[0];
+            $direction = (strtoupper(trim($fieldAndDirection[1])) === 'DESC') ?
+                Sortable::SORT_DESC : Sortable::SORT_ASC;
+        }
+        return array($field, $direction);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sort result set by the given field (and direction)
      *
@@ -177,13 +197,9 @@ public function setOrderColumns(array $orderColumns)
     public function order($field, $direction = null)
     {
         if ($direction === null) {
-            $fieldAndDirection = explode(' ', $field, 2);
-            if (count($fieldAndDirection) === 1) {
-                $direction = self::SORT_ASC;
-            } else {
-                $field = $fieldAndDirection[0];
-                $direction = (strtoupper(trim($fieldAndDirection[1])) === 'DESC') ?
-                    Sortable::SORT_DESC : Sortable::SORT_ASC;
+            list($field, $direction) = $this->splitOrder($field);
+            if ($direction === null) {
+                $direction = Sortable::SORT_ASC;
             }
         } else {
             switch (($direction = strtoupper($direction))) {
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/DataView.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/DataView.php
index 9683c468f5..c9537eff83 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/DataView.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/DataView.php
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ public function sort($column = null, $order = null)
         $order = (strtoupper($order) === static::SORT_ASC) ? 'ASC' : 'DESC';
 
         foreach ($sortColumns['columns'] as $column) {
+            list($column, $direction) = $this->query->splitOrder($column);
             if (! $this->isValidFilterTarget($column)) {
                 throw new QueryException(
                     mt('monitoring', 'The sort column "%s" is not allowed in "%s".'),
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ public function sort($column = null, $order = null)
                     get_class($this)
                 );
             }
-            $this->query->order($column, $order);
+            $this->query->order($column, $direction !== null ? $direction : $order);
         }
         $this->isSorted = true;
         return $this;
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/HostStatus.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/HostStatus.php
index a78e4b143e..7a7c28b0ca 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/HostStatus.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/HostStatus.php
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ public function getSortRules()
         return array(
             'host_severity' => array(
                 'columns' => array(
-                    'host_severity',
-                    'host_last_state_change',
-                ),
-                'order' => self::SORT_DESC
+                    'host_severity DESC',
+                    'host_last_state_change DESC',
+                    'host_display_name ASC'
+                )
             ),
             'host_display_name' => array(
                 'order' => self::SORT_ASC
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/ServiceStatus.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/ServiceStatus.php
index 5c37e45eed..3e3a1c6168 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/ServiceStatus.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/DataView/ServiceStatus.php
@@ -125,18 +125,27 @@ public function getSortRules()
         return array(
             'service_severity' => array(
                 'columns' => array(
-                    'service_severity',
-                    'service_last_state_change'
-                ),
-                'order' => self::SORT_DESC
+                    'service_severity DESC',
+                    'service_last_state_change DESC',
+                    'service_display_name ASC',
+                    'host_display_name ASC'
+                )
             ),
-            'host_severity' => array(
+            'service_display_name' => array(
                 'columns' => array(
-                    'host_severity',
-                    'host_last_state_change',
+                    'service_display_name',
+                    'host_display_name'
                 ),
                 'order' => self::SORT_ASC
             ),
+            'host_severity' => array(
+                'columns' => array(
+                    'host_severity DESC',
+                    'host_last_state_change DESC',
+                    'host_display_name ASC',
+                    'service_display_name ASC'
+                )
+            ),
             'host_display_name' => array(
                 'columns' => array(
                     'host_display_name',