diff --git a/js/grid.base.js b/js/grid.base.js
index 33398732a..7b574ee3f 100644
--- a/js/grid.base.js
+++ b/js/grid.base.js
@@ -2208,14 +2208,21 @@ $.fn.jqGrid = function( pin ) {
 					if(ts.p.lastsort === idxcol && ts.p.sortorder === sor && !reload) { return; }
 					ts.p.sortorder = sor;
 				}
-				var previousSelectedTh = ts.grid.headers[ts.p.lastsort].el, newSelectedTh = ts.grid.headers[idxcol].el;
+				var previousSelectedTh = ts.grid.headers[ts.p.lastsort].el, newSelectedTh = ts.p.frozenColumns ?  obj : ts.grid.headers[idxcol].el;
 
 				$("span.ui-grid-ico-sort",previousSelectedTh).addClass('ui-state-disabled');
 				$(previousSelectedTh).attr("aria-selected","false");
+				if(ts.p.frozenColumns) {
+					ts.grid.fhDiv.find("span.ui-grid-ico-sort").addClass('ui-state-disabled');
+					ts.grid.fhDiv.find("th").attr("aria-selected","false");
+				}
 				$("span.ui-icon-"+ts.p.sortorder,newSelectedTh).removeClass('ui-state-disabled');
 				$(newSelectedTh).attr("aria-selected","true");
 				if(!ts.p.viewsortcols[0]) {
 					if(ts.p.lastsort !== idxcol) {
+						if(ts.p.frozenColumns){
+							ts.grid.fhDiv.find("span.s-ico").hide();
+						}
 						$("span.s-ico",previousSelectedTh).hide();
 						$("span.s-ico",newSelectedTh).show();
 					}