diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/JobMonitorTree.py b/cuegui/cuegui/JobMonitorTree.py
index 8647d9df9..891540f42 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/JobMonitorTree.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/JobMonitorTree.py
@@ -66,6 +66,21 @@ def displayState(job):
         return "Dependency"
     return "In Progress"
 
+def sortableKey(key, datetime_key):
+    """
+    Returns a sortable key that sets apart similar keys using time_key
+
+    @type  key: string or int
+    @param key: A key used for sorting
+    @type  datetime_key: int
+    @param datetime_key: Date time represented as an integer
+    @rtype:  string or float
+    @return: datetime_key appended to key if key is a string,
+             the 0.datetime_key summed to key if key is an int
+    """
+    if isinstance(key, int) and isinstance(datetime_key, int):
+        return float(str(key)+"."+str(datetime_key))
+    return str(key) + str(datetime_key)
 
 class JobMonitorTree(cuegui.AbstractTreeWidget.AbstractTreeWidget):
     """Tree widget to display a list of monitored jobs."""
@@ -80,6 +95,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
         self.startColumnsForType(cuegui.Constants.TYPE_JOB)
         self.addColumn("Job", 470, id=1,
                        data=lambda job: job.data.name,
+                       sort=lambda job: sortableKey(job.data.name, job.data.start_time),
                        tip="The name of the job: show-shot-user_uniqueName")
         self.addColumn("_Comment", 20, id=2,
                        sort=lambda job: job.data.has_comment,
@@ -93,6 +109,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
         # pylint: disable=unnecessary-lambda
         self.addColumn("State", 80, id=4,
                        data=lambda job: displayState(job),
+                       sort=lambda job: sortableKey(displayState(job), job.data.start_time),
                        tip="The state of each job.\n"
                            "In Progress \t The job is on the queue\n"
                            "Failing \t The job has dead frames\n"
@@ -101,28 +118,34 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
         self.addColumn("Done/Total", 90, id=5,
                        data=lambda job: "%d of %d" % (job.data.job_stats.succeeded_frames,
                                                       job.data.job_stats.total_frames),
-                       sort=lambda job: job.data.job_stats.succeeded_frames,
+                       sort=lambda job: sortableKey(job.data.job_stats.succeeded_frames,
+                                                    job.data.start_time),
                        tip="The number of succeeded frames vs the total number\n"
                            "of frames in each job.")
         self.addColumn("Running", 60, id=6,
                        data=lambda job: job.data.job_stats.running_frames,
-                       sort=lambda job: job.data.job_stats.running_frames,
+                       sort=lambda job: sortableKey(job.data.job_stats.running_frames,
+                                                    job.data.start_time),
                        tip="The number of running frames in each job,")
         self.addColumn("Dead", 50, id=7,
                        data=lambda job: job.data.job_stats.dead_frames,
-                       sort=lambda job: job.data.job_stats.dead_frames,
+                       sort=lambda job: sortableKey(job.data.job_stats.dead_frames,
+                                                    job.data.start_time),
                        tip="Total number of dead frames in each job.")
         self.addColumn("Eaten", 50, id=8,
                        data=lambda job: job.data.job_stats.eaten_frames,
-                       sort=lambda job: job.data.job_stats.eaten_frames,
+                       sort=lambda job: sortableKey(job.data.job_stats.eaten_frames,
+                                                    job.data.start_time),
                        tip="Total number of eaten frames in each job.")
         self.addColumn("Wait", 60, id=9,
                        data=lambda job: job.data.job_stats.waiting_frames,
-                       sort=lambda job: job.data.job_stats.waiting_frames,
+                       sort=lambda job: sortableKey(job.data.job_stats.waiting_frames,
+                                                    job.data.start_time),
                        tip="The number of waiting frames in each job,")
         self.addColumn("MaxRss", 55, id=10,
                        data=lambda job: cuegui.Utils.memoryToString(job.data.job_stats.max_rss),
-                       sort=lambda job: job.data.job_stats.max_rss,
+                       sort=lambda job: sortableKey(job.data.job_stats.max_rss,
+                                                    job.data.start_time),
                        tip="The maximum memory used any single frame in each job.")
         self.addColumn("Age", 50, id=11,
                        data=lambda job: (cuegui.Utils.secondsToHHHMM((job.data.stop_time or