diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index cbedddf6e5..e7ce9e52d8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 
 		$input_id = $input_id . '-search-input';
 
+		if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['orderby'] ) )
+			echo '<input type="hidden" name="orderby" value="' . esc_attr( $_REQUEST['orderby'] ) . '" />';
+		if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['order'] ) ) 
+			echo '<input type="hidden" name="order" value="' . esc_attr( $_REQUEST['order'] ) . '" />';
 ?>
 <p class="search-box">
 	<label class="screen-reader-text" for="<?php echo $input_id ?>"><?php echo $text; ?>:</label>