diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index c361040a..08ec04c3 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -4234,7 +4234,10 @@
 					 *  }
 					 * So basically we have a test for each column, and if that column matches, test the
 					 * next one. If all columns match, then we use a numeric sort on the position the two
-					 * row have in the original data array in order to provide a stable sort.
+					 * row have in the original data array in order to provide a stable sort. In order to
+					 * get the position for the numeric stablisation, we need to take a clone of the current
+					 * display array and then get the position of the sorting value from that during the
+					 * sort.
 					 *
 					 * Note that for use with the Closure compiler, we need to be very careful how we deal 
 					 * with this eval. Closure will rename all of our local variables, resutling in breakage
@@ -4245,11 +4248,13 @@
 					this.ClosureDataTables = {
 						"fn": function(){},
 						"data": aoData,
-						"sort": _oExt.oSort
+						"sort": _oExt.oSort,
+						"master": oSettings.aiDisplayMaster.slice()
 					};
 					var sDynamicSort = "this.ClosureDataTables.fn = function(a,b){"+
 						"var iTest, oSort=this.ClosureDataTables.sort, "+
-						"aoData=this.ClosureDataTables.data;";
+						"aoData=this.ClosureDataTables.data, "+
+						"aiOrig=this.ClosureDataTables.master;";
 					
 					for ( i=0 ; i<aaSort.length-1 ; i++ )
 					{
@@ -4265,7 +4270,8 @@
 						iDataType = oSettings.aoColumns[ iDataSort ].sType;
 						sDynamicSort += "iTest = oSort['"+iDataType+"-"+aaSort[aaSort.length-1][1]+"']"+
 							"( aoData[a]._aData["+iDataSort+"], aoData[b]._aData["+iDataSort+"] );"+
-							"if (iTest===0) return oSort['numeric-"+aaSort[aaSort.length-1][1]+"'](a, b); "+
+							"if (iTest===0) "+
+								"return oSort['numeric-asc'](jQuery.inArray(a,aiOrig), jQuery.inArray(b,aiOrig)); "+
 							"return iTest;}";
 						
 						/* The eval has to be done to a variable for IE */
diff --git a/media/unit_testing/tests_onhold/1_dom/2746-stable-sort.js b/media/unit_testing/tests_onhold/1_dom/2746-stable-sort.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fbd3cf7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/unit_testing/tests_onhold/1_dom/2746-stable-sort.js
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+// DATA_TEMPLATE: dom_data
+oTest.fnStart( "2746 - Stable sorting" );
+
+$(document).ready( function () {
+	$('#example').dataTable();
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Initial sort",
+		null,
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Gecko' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Gecko' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Firefox 1.0' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Firefox 1.5' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Firefox 2.0';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Reserve initial sort",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(0)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Webkit' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Webkit' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Safari 1.2' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Safari 1.3' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Safari 2.0';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Reserve to go back to initial sort sort",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(0)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Gecko' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Gecko' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Firefox 1.0' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Firefox 1.5' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Firefox 2.0';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Reserve initial sort again",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(0)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Webkit' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Webkit' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Safari 1.2' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Safari 1.3' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Safari 2.0';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"And once more back to the initial sort",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(0)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Gecko' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Gecko' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Firefox 1.0' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Firefox 1.5' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Firefox 2.0';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Sort on second column",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(1)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Other browsers' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Trident' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'All others' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'AOL browser (AOL desktop)' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Camino 1.0';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Reserve sort on second column",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(1)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Gecko' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Webkit' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Seamonkey 1.1' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Safari 3.0' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Safari 2.0';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"And back to asc sorting on second column",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(1)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Other browsers' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Trident' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'All others' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'AOL browser (AOL desktop)' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Camino 1.0';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Sort on third column, having now sorted on second",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(2)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Other browsers' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Misc' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'All others' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Dillo 0.8' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'NetFront 3.1';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Reserve sort on third column",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(2)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Misc' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Trident' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'IE Mobile' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Internet Explorer 7' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'AOL browser (AOL desktop)';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Return sorting on third column to asc",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(2)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Other browsers' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Misc' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'All others' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Dillo 0.8' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'NetFront 3.1';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Sort on first column having sorted on second then third columns",
+		function () {
+			$('#example thead th:eq(0)').click();
+		},
+		function () {
+			var ret =
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Gecko' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(0)').html() == 'Gecko' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(0) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Epiphany 2.20' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(1) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Camino 1.0' &&
+				$('#example tbody tr:eq(2) td:eq(1)').html() == 'Camino 1.5';
+			return ret;
+		}
+	);
+	
+	
+	oTest.fnComplete();
+} );
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