diff --git a/js/multi_column_sort.js b/js/multi_column_sort.js
index c7380c80f3..51ea76b34e 100644
--- a/js/multi_column_sort.js
+++ b/js/multi_column_sort.js
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('keyhandler.js', function () {
         if (event.ctrlKey) {
             event.preventDefault();
             url = removeColumnFromMultiSort(url, $(this).parent());
+            AJAX.source = $(this);
             $.get(url, {'ajax_request' : true, 'ajax_page_request' : true}, AJAX.responseHandler);
         } else if (event.shiftKey) {
             event.preventDefault();
+            AJAX.source = $(this);
             $.get(url, {'ajax_request' : true, 'ajax_page_request' : true}, AJAX.responseHandler);
         }
     });