diff --git a/js/dataTables.checkboxes.js b/js/dataTables.checkboxes.js
index 0ee53fa..d248cfd 100644
--- a/js/dataTables.checkboxes.js
+++ b/js/dataTables.checkboxes.js
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@
                //
 
                var colOptions = {
-                  'searchable': false,
-                  'orderable': false
+                  'searchable': false
                };
 
                if(ctx.aoColumns[i].sClass === ''){
@@ -148,6 +147,12 @@
                   colOptions['className'] = ctx.aoColumns[i].sClass + ' dt-checkboxes-cell';
                }
 
+               if(ctx.aoColumns[i].orderable === true){
+                  colOptions['orderable'] = true;
+               } else {
+                  colOptions['orderable'] = false;
+               }
+
                if(ctx.aoColumns[i].sWidthOrig === null){
                   colOptions['width'] = '1%';
                }