diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d7bbb1a68f..7bfc0aa3fc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ explanation
 
 4.3.13.0 (not yet released)
 - bug #4803 "Show hidden items" is sometimes hidden
+- bug #4807 Breaks when sorting by multiple columns while using UNION
 
 4.3.12.0 (2015-03-14)
 - bug #4746 Right-aligned columns have left-aligned header
diff --git a/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php b/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php
index cc3f382847..769bf2d483 100644
--- a/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php
+++ b/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php
@@ -1981,7 +1981,10 @@ class PMA_DisplayResults
             if (/*overload*/mb_strpos($name_to_use_in_sort, '(') !== false) {
                 $sort_order .=  $query_head  . $name_to_use_in_sort . ' ' ;
             } else {
-                $sort_order .=  $query_head  . $sort_tbl_new . "."
+                if (/*overload*/mb_strlen($sort_tbl_new) > 0) {
+                    $sort_tbl_new .= ".";
+                }
+                $sort_order .=  $query_head  . $sort_tbl_new
                   . PMA_Util::backquote(
                       $name_to_use_in_sort
                   ) .  ' ' ;