diff --git a/OnDemandList.js b/OnDemandList.js
index 6f8206108..3377f005e 100644
--- a/OnDemandList.js
+++ b/OnDemandList.js
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ return declare([List], {
 		//		and tells it to refresh.
 		this.query = query !== undefined ? query : this.query;
 		this.queryOptions = queryOptions || this.queryOptions;
+		// stash sort details if the queryOptions included them
+		if(queryOptions && queryOptions.sort){
+			this.sortOrder = queryOptions.sort;
+		}
 		this.refresh();
 	},
 	
diff --git a/test/test_OnDemand.html b/test/test_OnDemand.html
index a418f5be9..6aab86d27 100644
--- a/test/test_OnDemand.html
+++ b/test/test_OnDemand.html
@@ -181,6 +181,36 @@
 						console.log("reset query to show all");
 						grid.setQuery({});
 					});
+					
+					var sortDescending = true;
+					
+					on(document.getElementById("setQueryWithOptions"), "click", function(){
+						// set sortOrder for the col1 field
+						sortDescending ^= 1; // toggle true/false
+					
+						// get an existing sortOrder
+						var sortByCol1 = dojo.filter(
+								grid.sortOrder || [], 
+								function(sortBy){
+									return sortBy.attribute == "col1";
+								}
+						).shift();
+						if(sortByCol1){
+							console.log("modifying existing sortOrder for col1: ", sortByCol1);
+						} else {
+							sortByCol1 = { attribute: "col1" };
+						}
+						sortByCol1.descending = sortDescending;
+						grid.setQuery(grid.query, { sort: [sortByCol1] });
+					});
+					on(document.getElementById("sort"), "click", function(){
+						console.log("sortOrder: ", grid.sortOrder);
+						
+						sortDescending ^= 1; // toggle true/false
+						grid.sort("col1", sortDescending);
+					});
+
+
 					on(document.getElementById("empty"), "click", function(){
 						console.log("set store to emptyStore");
 						grid.setStore(emptyStore, {});
@@ -264,6 +294,8 @@ <h2>Simple test to show setting a new store and query to dgrid</h2>
 		<button id="restore">Set Original Store</button>
 		<button id="colorQuery">Set color store and query</button>
 		<button id="resetQuery">Reset query</button>
+		<button id="setQueryWithOptions">Set query with queryOptions</button>
+		<button id="sort">sort</button>
 		<button id="empty">Set to empty store</button>
 		<button id="error">Set to error store</button>
 		<button id="error2">Set to error store (def)</button>