diff --git a/media/src/api/api.methods.js b/media/src/api/api.methods.js
index f78a07f5..6f9481c3 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.methods.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.methods.js
@@ -718,6 +718,11 @@ this.fnFilter = function( sInput, iColumn, bRegex, bSmart, bShowGlobal, bCaseIns
 		} );
 		_fnFilterComplete( oSettings, oSettings.oPreviousSearch, 1 );
 	}
+
+	// tmp hack during transition to new API
+	oSettings._iDisplayStart = 0;
+	_fnCalculateEnd( oSettings );
+	_fnDraw( oSettings );
 };
 
 
@@ -1163,7 +1168,7 @@ this.fnSort = function( aaSort )
 {
 	var oSettings = _fnSettingsFromNode( this[DataTable.ext.iApiIndex] );
 	oSettings.aaSorting = aaSort;
-	_fnSort( oSettings );
+	_fnReDraw( oSettings );
 };
 
 
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.draw.js b/media/src/core/core.draw.js
index 71c80833..46234743 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.draw.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.draw.js
@@ -496,25 +496,35 @@ function _fnDraw( oSettings )
 /**
  * Redraw the table - taking account of the various features which are enabled
  *  @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object
+ *  @param {boolean} [holdPosition] Keep the current paging position. By default
+ *    the paging is reset to the first page
  *  @memberof DataTable#oApi
  */
-function _fnReDraw( oSettings )
+function _fnReDraw( settings, holdPosition )
 {
-	if ( oSettings.oFeatures.bSort )
-	{
-		/* Sorting will refilter and draw for us */
-		_fnSort( oSettings, oSettings.oPreviousSearch );
+	var
+		features = settings.oFeatures,
+		sort     = features.bSort,
+		filter   = features.bFilter;
+
+	if ( sort ) {
+		_fnSort( settings );
 	}
-	else if ( oSettings.oFeatures.bFilter )
-	{
-		/* Filtering will redraw for us */
-		_fnFilterComplete( oSettings, oSettings.oPreviousSearch );
+
+	if ( filter ) {
+		_fnFilterComplete( settings, settings.oPreviousSearch );
 	}
-	else
-	{
-		_fnCalculateEnd( oSettings );
-		_fnDraw( oSettings );
+	else {
+		// No filtering, so we want to just use the display master
+		settings.aiDisplay = settings.aiDisplayMaster.slice();
 	}
+
+	if ( holdPosition === false ) {
+		settings._iDisplayStart = 0;
+	}
+
+	_fnCalculateEnd( settings );
+	_fnDraw( settings );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.filter.js b/media/src/core/core.filter.js
index 358fce44..ccfad17d 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.filter.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.filter.js
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ function _fnFeatureHtmlFilter ( oSettings )
 				"bSmart": oPreviousSearch.bSmart ,
 				"bCaseInsensitive": oPreviousSearch.bCaseInsensitive
 			} );
+
+			// Need to redraw, without resorting
+			oSettings._iDisplayStart = 0;
+			_fnCalculateEnd( oSettings );
+			_fnDraw( oSettings );
 		}
 	} );
 
@@ -113,13 +118,7 @@ function _fnFilterComplete ( oSettings, oInput, iForce )
 	/* Tell the draw function we have been filtering */
 	oSettings.bFiltered = true;
 	$(oSettings.oInstance).trigger('filter', oSettings);
-	
-	/* Redraw the table */
-	oSettings._iDisplayStart = 0;
-	_fnCalculateEnd( oSettings );
-	_fnDraw( oSettings );
-	
-	/* Rebuild search array 'offline' */
+
 	_fnBuildSearchArray( oSettings, 0 );
 }
 
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.init.js b/media/src/core/core.init.js
index 8038e468..b9805349 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.init.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.init.js
@@ -48,20 +48,7 @@ function _fnInitialise ( oSettings )
 	 * drawing for us. Otherwise we draw the table regardless of the Ajax source - this allows
 	 * the table to look initialised for Ajax sourcing data (show 'loading' message possibly)
 	 */
-	if ( oSettings.oFeatures.bSort )
-	{
-		_fnSort( oSettings );
-	}
-	else if ( oSettings.oFeatures.bFilter )
-	{
-		_fnFilterComplete( oSettings, oSettings.oPreviousSearch );
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		oSettings.aiDisplay = oSettings.aiDisplayMaster.slice();
-		_fnCalculateEnd( oSettings );
-		_fnDraw( oSettings );
-	}
+	_fnReDraw( oSettings );
 	
 	/* if there is an ajax source load the data */
 	if ( (oSettings.sAjaxSource || oSettings.ajax) && !oSettings.oFeatures.bServerSide )
@@ -81,16 +68,7 @@ function _fnInitialise ( oSettings )
 			 */
 			oSettings.iInitDisplayStart = iAjaxStart;
 			
-			if ( oSettings.oFeatures.bSort )
-			{
-				_fnSort( oSettings );
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				oSettings.aiDisplay = oSettings.aiDisplayMaster.slice();
-				_fnCalculateEnd( oSettings );
-				_fnDraw( oSettings );
-			}
+			_fnReDraw( oSettings );
 			
 			_fnProcessingDisplay( oSettings, false );
 			_fnInitComplete( oSettings, json );
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.page.js b/media/src/core/core.page.js
index 6d90507e..e1f0899a 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.page.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.page.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function _fnPageChange ( settings, action )
 		_fnLog( settings, 0, "Unknown paging action: "+action );
 	}
 
-	var changed = settings._iDisplayStart === start;
+	var changed = settings._iDisplayStart !== start;
 	settings._iDisplayStart = start;
 
 	$(settings.oInstance).trigger('page', settings);
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.sort.js b/media/src/core/core.sort.js
index abb1e3bb..61825926 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.sort.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.sort.js
@@ -230,20 +230,6 @@ function _fnSort ( oSettings, bApplyClasses )
 	/* Tell the draw function that we have sorted the data */
 	oSettings.bSorted = true;
 	$(oSettings.oInstance).trigger('sort', oSettings);
-	
-	/* Copy the master data into the draw array and re-draw */
-	if ( oSettings.oFeatures.bFilter )
-	{
-		/* _fnFilter() will redraw the table for us */
-		_fnFilterComplete( oSettings, oSettings.oPreviousSearch, 1 );
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		oSettings.aiDisplay = oSettings.aiDisplayMaster.slice();
-		oSettings._iDisplayStart = 0; /* reset display back to page 0 */
-		_fnCalculateEnd( oSettings );
-		_fnDraw( oSettings );
-	}
 }
 
 
@@ -337,8 +323,8 @@ function _fnSortAttachListener ( oSettings, nNode, iDataIndex, fnCallback )
 				}
 			}
 			
-			/* Run the sort */
-			_fnSort( oSettings );
+			/* Run the sort by calling a full redraw */
+			_fnReDraw( oSettings );
 		}; /* /fnInnerSorting */
 		
 		if ( !oSettings.oFeatures.bProcessing )