diff --git a/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.cpp b/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.cpp
index b8a87412a..914b5d16a 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.cpp
@@ -2425,6 +2425,12 @@ void LLScrollListCtrl::onScrollChange( S32 new_pos, LLScrollbar* scrollbar )
 }
 
 
+void LLScrollListCtrl::setSortOrder(const sort_order_t& order)
+{
+	mSortColumns = order;
+	updateSort();
+}
+
 void LLScrollListCtrl::sortByColumn(const std::string& name, BOOL ascending)
 {
 	column_map_t::iterator itor = mColumns.find(name);
diff --git a/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.h b/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.h
index d53aa5d4e..93d9c3d70 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.h
+++ b/indra/llui/llscrolllistctrl.h
@@ -325,10 +325,12 @@ public:
 	S32 getTotalStaticColumnWidth() { return mTotalStaticColumnWidth; }
 
 	typedef std::pair<S32, bool> sort_column_t;
-	const std::vector<sort_column_t>& getSortColumns() const { return mSortColumns; }
+	typedef std::vector<sort_column_t> sort_order_t;
+	const sort_order_t& getSortOrder() const { return mSortColumns; }
 	std::string     getSortColumnName();
 	BOOL			getSortAscending() { return mSortColumns.empty() ? TRUE : mSortColumns.back().second; }
 	BOOL			hasSortOrder() const;
+	void			setSortOrder(const sort_order_t& order);
 	void			clearSortOrder();
 	void			setSortEnabled(bool sort);
 
@@ -490,7 +492,7 @@ private:
 	typedef std::vector<LLScrollListColumn*> ordered_columns_t;
 	ordered_columns_t	mColumnsIndexed;
 
-	std::vector<sort_column_t>	mSortColumns;
+	sort_order_t	mSortColumns;
 
 	sort_signal_t*	mSortCallback;
 }; // end class LLScrollListCtrl
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloateravatarlist.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloateravatarlist.cpp
index 91f4e9551..3de561214 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloateravatarlist.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloateravatarlist.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ LLFloaterAvatarList::~LLFloaterAvatarList()
 {
 	mCleanup = true;
 	LLSD sort;
-	for (const auto& col : mAvatarList->getSortColumns())
+	for (const auto& col : mAvatarList->getSortOrder())
 	{
 		sort.append(mAvatarList->getColumn(col.first)->mName);
 		sort.append(col.second);