diff --git a/ui/scripts/sharedFunctions.js b/ui/scripts/sharedFunctions.js
index 44623dce105..a8049ee886f 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/sharedFunctions.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/sharedFunctions.js
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@ cloudStack.api = {
                     url: createURL(updateCommand),
                     data: {
                         id: args.context[objType].id,
-                        sortKey: g_sortKeyIsAscending ? (-1 * args.index) : args.index
+                        sortKey: args.sortKey
                     },
                     success: function(json) {
                         args.response.success();
diff --git a/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/listView.js b/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/listView.js
index 25bdc062ee9..91578148e28 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/listView.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/ui/widgets/listView.js
@@ -1335,13 +1335,18 @@
                         true, {},
                         $tr.closest('.list-view').data('view-args').context
                     );
-                    var rowIndex = $tr.closest('tbody').find('tr').length - ($tr.index());
+                    var sortKey;
+                    if (g_sortKeyIsAscending) {
+                        sortKey = $tr.index() + 1;
+                    } else {
+                        sortKey = ($tr.closest('tbody').find('tr').length - ($tr.index()));
+                    }
 
                     context[viewArgs.activeSection] = $tr.data('json-obj');
 
                     action.action({
                         context: context,
-                        index: rowIndex,
+                        sortKey: sortKey,
                         response: {
                             success: function(args) {},
                             error: function(args) {