diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 77f88198716..bcab88c6d42 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -766,6 +766,9 @@ Release 2.7.0 - UNRELEASED
     YARN-3267. Timelineserver applies the ACL rules after applying the limit on
     the number of records (Chang Li via jeagles)
 
+    YARN-3171. Sort by Application id, AppAttempt and ContainerID doesn't work
+    in ATS / RM web ui. (Naganarasimha G R via xgong)
+
 Release 2.6.0 - 2014-11-18
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/webapp/WebPageUtils.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/webapp/WebPageUtils.java
index 384a976e457..5acabf5f3e4 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/webapp/WebPageUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/webapp/WebPageUtils.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class WebPageUtils {
     StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
     return sb
       .append("[\n")
-      .append("{'sType':'numeric', 'aTargets': [0]")
+      .append("{'sType':'string', 'aTargets': [0]")
       .append(", 'mRender': parseHadoopID }")
       .append("\n, {'sType':'numeric', 'aTargets': " +
           (isFairSchedulerPage ? "[6, 7]": "[5, 6]"))
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class WebPageUtils {
 
   private static String getAttemptsTableColumnDefs() {
     StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-    return sb.append("[\n").append("{'sType':'numeric', 'aTargets': [0]")
+    return sb.append("[\n").append("{'sType':'string', 'aTargets': [0]")
       .append(", 'mRender': parseHadoopID }")
       .append("\n, {'sType':'numeric', 'aTargets': [1]")
       .append(", 'mRender': renderHadoopDate }]").toString();
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class WebPageUtils {
 
   private static String getContainersTableColumnDefs() {
     StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-    return sb.append("[\n").append("{'sType':'numeric', 'aTargets': [0]")
+    return sb.append("[\n").append("{'sType':'string', 'aTargets': [0]")
       .append(", 'mRender': parseHadoopID }]").toString();
   }