diff --git a/src/gui/control/card_list.cpp b/src/gui/control/card_list.cpp
index 93dfc0c8..ccf300ee 100644
--- a/src/gui/control/card_list.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/control/card_list.cpp
@@ -481,7 +481,23 @@ bool CardListBase::compareItems(void* a, void* b) const {
   // compare sort keys
   int cmp = smart_compare( va->getSortKey(), vb->getSortKey() );
   if (cmp != 0) return cmp < 0;
-  // equal values, compare alternate sort key
+  // equal values, compare alternate sort keys
+  if (sort_by_column2 != sort_by_column && sort_by_column2 >= 0) {
+    FieldP sort_field2 = column_fields[sort_by_column2];
+    ValueP va2 = reinterpret_cast<Card*>(a)->data[sort_field2];
+    ValueP vb2 = reinterpret_cast<Card*>(b)->data[sort_field2];
+    assert(va2 && vb2);
+    int cmp = smart_compare( va2->getSortKey(), vb2->getSortKey() );
+    if (cmp != 0) return cmp < 0;
+    if (sort_by_column3 != sort_by_column && sort_by_column3 != sort_by_column2 && sort_by_column3 >= 0) {
+      FieldP sort_field3 = column_fields[sort_by_column3];
+      ValueP va3 = reinterpret_cast<Card*>(a)->data[sort_field3];
+      ValueP vb3 = reinterpret_cast<Card*>(b)->data[sort_field3];
+      assert(va3 && vb3);
+      int cmp = smart_compare( va3->getSortKey(), vb3->getSortKey() );
+      if (cmp != 0) return cmp < 0;
+    }
+  }
   if (alternate_sort_field) {
     ValueP va = reinterpret_cast<Card*>(a)->data[alternate_sort_field];
     ValueP vb = reinterpret_cast<Card*>(b)->data[alternate_sort_field];
@@ -521,6 +537,8 @@ void CardListBase::rebuild() {
   GameSettings& gs = settings.gameSettingsFor(*set->game);
   sort_ascending = gs.sort_cards_ascending;
   sort_by_column = -1;
+  sort_by_column2 = -1;
+  sort_by_column3 = -1;
   long i = 0;
   FOR_EACH(f, column_fields) {
     if (f->name == gs.sort_cards_by) {
diff --git a/src/gui/control/item_list.cpp b/src/gui/control/item_list.cpp
index 01ebc91a..608f92d2 100644
--- a/src/gui/control/item_list.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/control/item_list.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 ItemList::ItemList(Window* parent, int id, long additional_style, bool multi_sel)
   : wxListView(parent, id, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, additional_style | wxLC_REPORT | wxLC_VIRTUAL | (multi_sel ? 0 : wxLC_SINGLE_SEL))
   , selected_item_pos(-1)
-  , sort_by_column(-1), sort_ascending(true)
+  , sort_by_column(-1), sort_by_column2(-1), sort_by_column3(-1), sort_ascending(true)
 {
   // create image list
   wxImageList* il = new wxImageList(18,14);
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ void ItemList::onColumnClick(wxListEvent& ev) {
     } else {
       new_sort_by_column = -1;  // 3rd click on same column -> don't sort
     }
-  } else {
+  } else {
+    sort_by_column3 = sort_by_column2;
+    sort_by_column2 = sort_by_column;
     sort_ascending = true;
   }
   sortBy(new_sort_by_column, sort_ascending);
diff --git a/src/gui/control/item_list.hpp b/src/gui/control/item_list.hpp
index b47a0b49..91836534 100644
--- a/src/gui/control/item_list.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/control/item_list.hpp
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ protected:
   VoidP          selected_item;     ///< The currently selected item
   long           selected_item_pos; ///< Position of the selected item in the sorted_list, or -1 if no card is selected
   long           sort_by_column;    ///< Column to use for sorting, or -1 if not sorted
+  long           sort_by_column2;   ///< Previous column used for sorting, or -1 if not sorted
+  long           sort_by_column3;   ///< Previous previous column used for sorting, or -1 if not sorted (stable sort aint workin so we doing this I guess)
   bool           sort_ascending;    ///< Sort order
   vector<VoidP>  sorted_list;       ///< Sorted list of items, can be considered a map: pos->item