diff --git a/workflow/engine/methods/processCategory/processCategory_Ajax.php b/workflow/engine/methods/processCategory/processCategory_Ajax.php
index 54cef67b5..a96baf10c 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/methods/processCategory/processCategory_Ajax.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/methods/processCategory/processCategory_Ajax.php
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ if (isset( $_REQUEST['action'] )) {
             $start = isset( $_POST['start'] ) ? $_POST['start'] : 0;
             $limit = isset( $_POST['limit'] ) ? $_POST['limit'] : $limit_size;
             $filter = isset( $_REQUEST['textFilter'] ) ? $_REQUEST['textFilter'] : '';
+            $dir = isset( $_POST['dir'] ) ? $_POST['dir'] : 'ASC';
+            $sort = isset( $_POST['sort'] ) ? $_POST['sort'] : 'CATEGORY_NAME';
 
             $oCriteria = new Criteria( 'workflow' );
             $oCriteria->addSelectColumn( 'COUNT(*) AS CNT' );
@@ -55,6 +57,13 @@ if (isset( $_REQUEST['action'] )) {
             if ($filter != '') {
                 $oCriteria->add( ProcessCategoryPeer::CATEGORY_NAME, '%' . $filter . '%', Criteria::LIKE );
             }
+            
+            if ($dir == "DESC") {
+                $oCriteria->addDescendingOrderByColumn($sort);
+            } else {
+                $oCriteria->addAscendingOrderByColumn($sort);
+            }
+
             $oCriteria->setLimit( $limit );
             $oCriteria->setOffset( $start );
             $oDataset = ProcessCategoryPeer::doSelectRS( $oCriteria );
@@ -62,14 +71,16 @@ if (isset( $_REQUEST['action'] )) {
 
             $proc = new Process();
             $aProcess = $proc->getAllProcessesByCategory();
-
+            $result = "";
             $aCat = array ();
             while ($oDataset->next()) {
                 $aCat[] = $oDataset->getRow();
                 $index = sizeof( $aCat ) - 1;
                 $aCat[$index]['TOTAL_PROCESSES'] = isset( $aProcess[$aCat[$index]['CATEGORY_UID']] ) ? $aProcess[$aCat[$index]['CATEGORY_UID']] : 0;
             }
-            echo '{categories: ' . G::json_encode( $aCat ) . ', total_categories: ' . $total_categories . '}';
+            $result['data'] = $aCat;
+            $result['totalCount'] = $total_categories;
+            echo G::json_encode( $result );
             break;
         case 'updatePageSize':
             G::LoadClass( 'configuration' );
diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/processCategory/processCategoryList.js b/workflow/engine/templates/processCategory/processCategoryList.js
index 1b76bac04..b3de47df1 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/processCategory/processCategoryList.js
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/processCategory/processCategoryList.js
@@ -160,13 +160,14 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
     }
   });
 
-  store = new Ext.data.GroupingStore( {
+  store = new Ext.data.GroupingStore({
+    remoteSort: true,
     proxy : new Ext.data.HttpProxy({
       url: 'processCategory_Ajax?action=processCategoryList'
     }),
-    reader : new Ext.data.JsonReader( {
-      root: 'categories',
-      totalProperty: 'total_categories',
+    reader : new Ext.data.JsonReader({
+      totalProperty: 'totalCount',
+      root: 'data',
       fields : [
                 {name : 'CATEGORY_UID'},
                 {name : 'CATEGORY_PARENT'},
@@ -176,7 +177,6 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
                 ]
     })
   });
-
   cmodel = new Ext.grid.ColumnModel({
     defaults: {
       width: 50,
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
   );
 
   infoGrid.addListener('rowcontextmenu',onMessageContextMenu,this);
-
   infoGrid.store.load();
 
   viewport = new Ext.Viewport({