diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_controller.js
index 9b154214dfc..2aa4cd93797 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_controller.js
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ var PivotController = AbstractController.extend({
         var isAscending = $target.hasClass('o_pivot_measure_row_sorted_asc');
         this.model
             .sortRows(this.handle, col_id, measure, isAscending)
-            .then(this.update_state.bind(this));
+            .then(this.update.bind(this, {}, {reload: false}));
     },
     /**
      * This method is called when someone clicks on an open header.  When that
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_model.js
index ff0b80dd103..d2bf632053c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/pivot/pivot_model.js
@@ -284,21 +284,20 @@ var PivotModel = AbstractModel.extend({
      * @returns {Deferred}
      */
     sortRows: function (id, col_id, measure, descending) {
-        var record = this.localData[id];
-
-        _traverseTree(record.data.main_row.root, function (header) { 
+        var cells = this.data.cells;
+        this._traverseTree(this.data.main_row.root, function (header) { 
             header.children.sort(compare);
         });
-        record.sorted_column = {
+        this.data.sorted_column = {
             id: col_id,
             measure: measure,
             order: descending ? 'desc' : 'asc',
         };
         function _getValue (id1, id2) {
-            if ((id1 in record.data.cells) && (id2 in record.data.cells[id1])) {
-                return record.data.cells[id1][id2];
+            if ((id1 in cells) && (id2 in cells[id1])) {
+                return cells[id1][id2];
             }
-            if (id2 in record.data.cells) return record.data.cells[id2][id1];
+            if (id2 in cells) return cells[id2][id1];
         }
 
         function compare (row1, row2) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/views/pivot_tests.js b/addons/web/static/test/views/pivot_tests.js
index bed3294cfe9..def0896abce 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/views/pivot_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/views/pivot_tests.js
@@ -452,4 +452,33 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         pivot.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('can sort data in a column by clicking on header', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(3);
+
+        var pivot = createView({
+            View: PivotView,
+            model: "partner",
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<pivot>' +
+                        '<field name="foo" type="measure"/>' +
+                        '<field name="product_id" type="row"/>' +
+                '</pivot>',
+        });
+
+        assert.strictEqual($('td.o_pivot_cell_value').text(), "321220",
+            "should have proper values in cells (total, result 1, result 2");
+
+        pivot.$('th.o_pivot_measure_row').click();
+
+        assert.strictEqual($('td.o_pivot_cell_value').text(), "322012",
+            "should have proper values in cells (total, result 2, result 1");
+
+        pivot.$('th.o_pivot_measure_row').click();
+
+        assert.strictEqual($('td.o_pivot_cell_value').text(), "321220",
+            "should have proper values in cells (total, result 1, result 2");
+
+        pivot.destroy();
+    });
+
 });});