diff --git a/src/ColumnSortable/SortableLink.php b/src/ColumnSortable/SortableLink.php
index 986b0f2..8ce8cab 100644
--- a/src/ColumnSortable/SortableLink.php
+++ b/src/ColumnSortable/SortableLink.php
@@ -252,7 +252,14 @@ private static function buildQueryString($queryParameters, $sortParameter, $dire
         };
 
         $persistParameters = array_filter(request()->except('sort', 'direction', 'page'), $checkStrlenOrArray);
-        $queryString       = http_build_query(array_merge($queryParameters, $persistParameters, [
+        if (config('columnsortable.swap_querystring_params') == false) {
+            $parameters[0] = $queryParameters;
+            $parameters[1] = $persistParameters;
+        } else {
+            $parameters[0] = $persistParameters;
+            $parameters[1] = $queryParameters;
+        }
+        $queryString       = http_build_query(array_merge($parameters[0], $parameters[1], [
             'sort'      => $sortParameter,
             'direction' => $direction,
         ]));
diff --git a/src/config/columnsortable.php b/src/config/columnsortable.php
index 51b54b9..f4cb7aa 100755
--- a/src/config/columnsortable.php
+++ b/src/config/columnsortable.php
@@ -118,4 +118,14 @@
     for more information see https://github.com/Kyslik/column-sortable/issues/59
     */
     'join_type'                     => 'leftJoin',
+
+    /*
+     SortableLink.php:buildQueryString()
+
+     when building sortable links, pass the parameters like this if false (default):
+     array_merge($persistParameters, $queryParameters,
+     otherwise swap the order
+     array_merge($queryParameters, $persistParameters,
+     */
+    'swap_querystring_params'          => false,
 ];