diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/grid/_grid-theme.scss b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/grid/_grid-theme.scss
index 8bdfceff224..d3717f048a9 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/grid/_grid-theme.scss
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/grid/_grid-theme.scss
@@ -1769,6 +1769,9 @@
 
     %igx-grid-th--filtrable-sortable {
         .sort-icon {
+            cursor: pointer;
+            opacity: .7;
+
             &:hover {
                 opacity: 1;
             }
@@ -1776,7 +1779,6 @@
     }
 
     .sort-icon {
-        opacity: 0;
         transition: all 250ms ease-in-out;
     }