diff --git a/src/qt/transactionview.cpp b/src/qt/transactionview.cpp
index eb6437eb31ba4e..6eddc1c4df805c 100644
--- a/src/qt/transactionview.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/transactionview.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ void TransactionView::setModel(WalletModel *_model)
     {
         transactionProxyModel = new TransactionFilterProxy(this);
         transactionProxyModel->setSourceModel(_model->getTransactionTableModel());
+        transactionProxyModel->setSortRole(Qt::EditRole);
         transactionProxyModel->setDynamicSortFilter(true);
         transactionProxyModel->setSortCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
         transactionProxyModel->setFilterCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
@@ -229,8 +230,8 @@ void TransactionView::setModel(WalletModel *_model)
         transactionView->setAlternatingRowColors(true);
         transactionView->setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView::SelectRows);
         transactionView->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
+        transactionView->horizontalHeader()->setSortIndicator(TransactionTableModel::Date, Qt::DescendingOrder);
         transactionView->setSortingEnabled(true);
-        transactionView->sortByColumn(TransactionTableModel::Date, Qt::DescendingOrder);
         transactionView->verticalHeader()->hide();
 
         transactionView->setColumnWidth(TransactionTableModel::Status, STATUS_COLUMN_WIDTH);