diff --git a/app/Models/Item/Item.php b/app/Models/Item/Item.php
index 42f218240..65f3cbc65 100644
--- a/app/Models/Item/Item.php
+++ b/app/Models/Item/Item.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Item extends Model
      *
      * @var array
      */
-    protected $sortable = ['name', 'category_id', 'quantity', 'sale_price', 'purchase_price', 'enabled'];
+    protected $sortable = ['name', 'category', 'quantity', 'sale_price', 'purchase_price', 'enabled'];
 
     /**
      * Searchable rules.
@@ -116,4 +116,19 @@ class Item extends Model
 
         return $query->get();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sort by category name
+     *
+     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder $query
+     * @param $direction
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder
+     */
+    public function categorySortable($query, $direction)
+    {
+        return $query->join('categories', 'categories.id', '=', 'items.category_id')
+            ->orderBy('name', $direction)
+            ->select('items.*');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/items/items/index.blade.php b/resources/views/items/items/index.blade.php
index 8b9c62e44..18f1226a4 100644
--- a/resources/views/items/items/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/items/items/index.blade.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
                     <tr>
                         <th class="col-md-1">{{ trans_choice('general.pictures', 1) }}</th>
                         <th class="col-md-3">@sortablelink('name', trans('general.name'))</th>
-                        <th class="col-md-1">@sortablelink('category.name', trans_choice('general.categories', 1))</th>
+                        <th class="col-md-1">@sortablelink('category', trans_choice('general.categories', 1))</th>
                         <th class="col-md-1">@sortablelink('quantity', trans_choice('items.quantities', 1))</th>
                         <th>@sortablelink('sale_price', trans('items.sales_price'))</th>
                         <th>@sortablelink('purchase_price', trans('items.purchase_price'))</th>