diff --git a/Source/NSTableView.m b/Source/NSTableView.m
index 607887e2b..b438135de 100644
--- a/Source/NSTableView.m
+++ b/Source/NSTableView.m
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 #include <math.h>
 static NSNotificationCenter *nc = nil;
 
-static const int currentVersion = 4;
+static const int currentVersion = 5;
 
 static NSRect oldDraggingRect;
 static int oldDropRow;
@@ -5459,6 +5459,7 @@ This method is deprecated, use -columnIndexesInRect:. */
       [aCoder encodeValueOfObjCType: @encode(BOOL) at: &_allowsColumnReordering];
       [aCoder encodeValueOfObjCType: @encode(BOOL) at: &_autoresizesAllColumnsToFit];
       [aCoder encodeValueOfObjCType: @encode(BOOL) at: &_verticalMotionDrag];
+      [aCoder encodeObject: _sortDescriptors];
     }
 }
 
@@ -5634,7 +5635,7 @@ This method is deprecated, use -columnIndexesInRect:. */
       _cornerView      = RETAIN([aDecoder decodeObject]);
       aDelegate        = [aDecoder decodeObject];
       _target          = [aDecoder decodeObject];
-      
+
       [self setDelegate: aDelegate];
       [_headerView setTableView: self];
       [_tableColumns makeObjectsPerformSelector: @selector(setTableView:)
@@ -5664,6 +5665,10 @@ This method is deprecated, use -columnIndexesInRect:. */
         {
           [aDecoder decodeValueOfObjCType: @encode(BOOL) at: &_verticalMotionDrag];
         }
+      if (version >= 5)
+	{
+	  ASSIGN(_sortDescriptors, [aDecoder decodeObject]);
+	}
      
       if (_numberOfColumns > 0)
         {