diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/DataProvider.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/DataProvider.svelte
index 54e758ad3c..a8e53f4906 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/DataProvider.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/DataProvider.svelte
@@ -35,28 +35,36 @@
   let pageNumber = 0
   let query = null
 
+  // Sorting can be overridden at run time, so we can't use the prop directly
+  let currentSortColumn = sortColumn
+  let currentSortOrder = sortOrder
+
   $: query = buildLuceneQuery(filter)
   $: internalTable = dataSource?.type === "table"
   $: nestedProvider = dataSource?.type === "provider"
   $: hasNextPage = bookmarks[pageNumber + 1] != null
   $: hasPrevPage = pageNumber > 0
   $: getSchema(dataSource)
-  $: sortType = getSortType(schema, sortColumn)
+  $: sortType = getSortType(schema, currentSortColumn)
+
+  // Wait until schema loads before loading data, so that we can determine
+  // the correct sort type first time
   $: {
-    // Wait until schema loads before loading data, so that we can determine
-    // the correct sort type first time
     if (schemaLoaded) {
       fetchData(
         dataSource,
+        schema,
         query,
         limit,
-        sortColumn,
-        sortOrder,
+        currentSortColumn,
+        currentSortOrder,
         sortType,
         paginate
       )
     }
   }
+
+  // Reactively filter and sort rows if required
   $: {
     if (internalTable) {
       // Internal tables are already processed server-side
@@ -65,10 +73,17 @@
       // For anything else we use client-side implementations to filter, sort
       // and limit
       const filtered = luceneQuery(allRows, query)
-      const sorted = luceneSort(filtered, sortColumn, sortOrder, sortType)
+      const sorted = luceneSort(
+        filtered,
+        currentSortColumn,
+        currentSortOrder,
+        sortType
+      )
       rows = luceneLimit(sorted, limit)
     }
   }
+
+  // Build our action context
   $: actions = [
     {
       type: ActionTypes.RefreshDatasource,
@@ -79,7 +94,20 @@
       type: ActionTypes.SetDataProviderQuery,
       callback: newQuery => (query = newQuery),
     },
+    {
+      type: ActionTypes.SetDataProviderSorting,
+      callback: ({ column, order }) => {
+        if (column) {
+          currentSortColumn = column
+        }
+        if (order) {
+          currentSortOrder = order
+        }
+      },
+    },
   ]
+
+  // Build our data context
   $: dataContext = {
     rows,
     schema,
@@ -88,7 +116,11 @@
     // Undocumented properties. These aren't supposed to be used in builder
     // bindings, but are used internally by other components
     id: $component?.id,
-    state: { query },
+    state: {
+      query,
+      sortColumn: currentSortColumn,
+      sortOrder: currentSortOrder,
+    },
     loaded,
   }
 
@@ -104,10 +136,11 @@
     if (schemaLoaded && !nestedProvider) {
       fetchData(
         dataSource,
+        schema,
         query,
         limit,
-        sortColumn,
-        sortOrder,
+        currentSortColumn,
+        currentSortOrder,
         sortType,
         paginate
       )
@@ -116,6 +149,7 @@
 
   const fetchData = async (
     dataSource,
+    schema,
     query,
     limit,
     sortColumn,
@@ -125,12 +159,16 @@
   ) => {
     loading = true
     if (dataSource?.type === "table") {
+      // Sanity check sort column, as using a non-existant column will prevent
+      // results coming back at all
+      const sort = schema?.[sortColumn] ? sortColumn : undefined
+
       // For internal tables we use server-side processing
       const res = await API.searchTable({
         tableId: dataSource.tableId,
         query,
         limit,
-        sort: sortColumn,
+        sort,
         sortOrder: sortOrder?.toLowerCase() ?? "ascending",
         sortType,
         paginate,
@@ -181,13 +219,14 @@
     if (!hasNextPage || !internalTable) {
       return
     }
+    const sort = schema?.[currentSortColumn] ? currentSortColumn : undefined
     const res = await API.searchTable({
       tableId: dataSource?.tableId,
       query,
       bookmark: bookmarks[pageNumber + 1],
       limit,
-      sort: sortColumn,
-      sortOrder: sortOrder?.toLowerCase() ?? "ascending",
+      sort,
+      sortOrder: currentSortOrder?.toLowerCase() ?? "ascending",
       sortType,
       paginate: true,
     })
@@ -202,13 +241,14 @@
     if (!hasPrevPage || !internalTable) {
       return
     }
+    const sort = schema?.[currentSortColumn] ? currentSortColumn : undefined
     const res = await API.searchTable({
       tableId: dataSource?.tableId,
       query,
       bookmark: bookmarks[pageNumber - 1],
       limit,
-      sort: sortColumn,
-      sortOrder: sortOrder?.toLowerCase() ?? "ascending",
+      sort,
+      sortOrder: currentSortOrder?.toLowerCase() ?? "ascending",
       sortType,
       paginate: true,
     })
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/table/Table.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/table/Table.svelte
index ba9f3aae97..a6508c5763 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/table/Table.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/table/Table.svelte
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
   export let size
 
   const component = getContext("component")
-  const { styleable } = getContext("sdk")
+  const { styleable, getAction, ActionTypes } = getContext("sdk")
+  const setSorting = getAction(
+    dataProvider?.id,
+    ActionTypes.SetDataProviderSorting
+  )
   const customColumnKey = `custom-${Math.random()}`
   const customRenderers = [
     {
@@ -70,6 +74,13 @@
     })
     return newSchema
   }
+
+  const onSort = e => {
+    setSorting({
+      column: e.detail.column,
+      order: e.detail.order,
+    })
+  }
 </script>
 
 <div use:styleable={$component.styles} class={size}>
@@ -84,6 +95,8 @@
     allowEditRows={false}
     allowEditColumns={false}
     showAutoColumns={true}
+    disableSorting
+    on:sort={onSort}
   >
     <slot />
   </Table>
diff --git a/packages/client/src/constants.js b/packages/client/src/constants.js
index d2237ba3b9..c660d8d86c 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/constants.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/constants.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const ActionTypes = {
   ValidateForm: "ValidateForm",
   RefreshDatasource: "RefreshDatasource",
   SetDataProviderQuery: "SetDataProviderQuery",
+  SetDataProviderSorting: "SetDataProviderSorting",
   ClearForm: "ClearForm",
   ChangeFormStep: "ChangeFormStep",
 }