diff --git a/src/ajax.js b/src/ajax.js
index 8dde109..a3f7b1c 100644
--- a/src/ajax.js
+++ b/src/ajax.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var page = {cur:'', prev:''};
 function loadTasks()
 {
 	if(!curList) return false;
+	setSort(curList.sort, 1);
 	var tz = -1 * (new Date()).getTimezoneOffset();
 	setAjaxErrorTrigger();
 	var search = filter.search ? '&s='+encodeURIComponent(filter.search) : '';
@@ -470,14 +471,12 @@ function updateAccessStatus()
 		}
 	}
 	if(flag.needAuth && flag.canAllRead && !flag.isLogged) {
-		$("#tasklist").sortable('disable');
 		$('#page_tasks').addClass('readonly')
 		$("#authstr").text(lang.readonly).show();
 		addsearchToggle(1);
 	}
 	else {
 		$('#page_tasks').removeClass('readonly')
-		if(sortBy == 0) $("#tasklist").sortable('enable');
 		$("#authstr").text('').hide();
 	}
 	$('#page_ajax').hide();
@@ -628,16 +627,25 @@ function setSort(v, init)
 	else if(v == 1) $('#sort>.btnstr').text($('#sortByPrio').text());
 	else if(v == 2) $('#sort>.btnstr').text($('#sortByDueDate').text());
 	else return;
-	if(sortBy != v) {
-		sortBy = v;
-		if(v==0) $("#tasklist").sortable('enable');
-		else $("#tasklist").sortable('disable');
-		if(!init) {
-			changeTaskOrder();
-			var exp = new Date();
-			exp.setTime(exp.getTime() + 3650*86400*1000);	//+10 years
-			document.cookie = "sort="+sortBy+'; expires='+exp.toUTCString();
-		}
+
+	if(flag.needAuth && flag.canAllRead && !flag.isLogged) {
+		$("#tasklist").sortable('disable');
+		return;
+	}
+	sortBy = v;
+	if(sortBy==0) $("#tasklist").sortable('enable');
+	else $("#tasklist").sortable('disable');
+	
+	if(!init)
+	{
+		curList.sort = sortBy;
+		tabLists[curList.i].sort = sortBy;
+		changeTaskOrder();
+		setAjaxErrorTrigger()
+		var nocache = '&rnd='+Math.random();
+		$.post('ajax.php?setSort'+nocache, { list:curList.id, sort:sortBy }, function(json){
+			resetAjaxErrorTrigger();
+		}, 'json');
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ajax.php b/src/ajax.php
index 25877c9..0daa4e1 100644
--- a/src/ajax.php
+++ b/src/ajax.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if(isset($_GET['loadLists']))
 	while($r = $q->fetch_assoc($q))
 	{
 		$t['total']++;
-		$t['list'][] = array('id'=>$r['id'], 'name'=>htmlarray($r['name']));
+		$t['list'][] = array('id'=>$r['id'], 'name'=>htmlarray($r['name']), 'sort'=>$r['sorting']);
 	}
 	echo json_encode($t); 
 	exit;
@@ -399,6 +399,16 @@ elseif(isset($_POST['deleteList']))
 	echo json_encode($t);
 	exit;
 }
+elseif(isset($_GET['setSort']))
+{
+	check_write_access();
+	$listId = (int)_post('list');
+	$sort = (int)_post('sort');
+	if($sort < 0 || $sort > 2) $sort = 0;
+	$db->ex("UPDATE lists SET sorting=$sort WHERE id=$listId");
+	echo json_encode(array('total'=>1));
+	exit;
+}
 
 
 ###################################################################################################
diff --git a/src/index.php b/src/index.php
index 2ccf94f..29e02a7 100644
--- a/src/index.php
+++ b/src/index.php
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ require_once('./lang/'.$config['lang'].'.php');
 
 $lang = new Lang();
 
-$sort = 0;
-if(isset($_COOKIE['sort']) && $_COOKIE['sort'] != '') $sort = (int)$_COOKIE['sort'];
-
 if($config['duedateformat'] == 2) $duedateformat = 'm/d/yy';
 elseif($config['duedateformat'] == 3) $duedateformat = 'dd.mm.yy';
 elseif($config['duedateformat'] == 4) $duedateformat = 'dd/mm/yy';
@@ -61,7 +58,6 @@ $().ready(function(){
 	$("#tasklist").bind("click", tasklistClick);
 	$("#edittags").autocomplete('ajax.php?suggestTags', {scroll: false, multiple: true, selectFirst:false, max:8, extraParams:{list:function(){return curList.id}}});
 	$("#priopopup").mouseleave(function(){$(this).hide()});
-	setSort(<?php echo $sort; ?>,1);
 <?php
 	if($needAuth)
 	{
diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index 9812406..754f33b 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ a { color:#0000ff; }
 #sortform { overflow: hidden; z-index:101; background-color:#f9f9f9; border:1px solid #cccccc; padding:3px; } 
 #sortform .li { margin:1px 0px; padding:2px; cursor:pointer; }
 #sortform .li:hover { background-color:#316AC5; color:white; }
+#page_tasks.readonly #sort { display:none; }
 
 .mtt-notes-showhide { font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; margin-left:5px; }
 #rss_icon { float:right;margin-top:4px; }