diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
index d0c66d4b11..2947344a50 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ class BulkAssetsController extends Controller
 
 
         $asset_ids = $request->input('ids');
-        $assets = Asset::with('assignedTo', 'location', 'model')->find($asset_ids);
+        // Using the 'short-ternary' A/K/A "Elvis operator" '?:' here because ->input() might return an empty string
+        list($sortname,$sortdir) = explode(" ",$request->input('sort') ?: 'id ASC');
+        $assets = Asset::with('assignedTo', 'location', 'model')->whereIn('id', $asset_ids)->orderBy($sortname, $sortdir)->get();
 
         $models = $assets->unique('model_id');
         $modelNames = [];
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
index 09519501ce..d56c7dc394 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
       'id' => (isset($id_formname)) ? $id_formname : 'assetsBulkForm',
  ]) }}
 
-
+    {{-- The 'id ASC' will only be used if the cookie is actually empty (like on first-use) --}}
+    <input name="sort" type="hidden" value="id ASC">
     <label for="bulk_actions">
         <span class="sr-only">
             {{ trans('button.bulk_actions') }}
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
index 20c52d5b22..531f7d429c 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
@@ -161,6 +161,38 @@
 
     });
 
+    // Initialize sort-order for bulk actions (label-generation) for snipe-tables
+    $('.snipe-table').each(function (i, table) {
+        table_cookie_segment = $(table).data('cookie-id-table');
+        name = '';
+        direction = '';
+        cookies = document.cookie.split(";");
+        for(i in cookies) {
+            cookiedef = cookies[i].split("=", 2);
+            cookiedef[0] = cookiedef[0].trim();
+            if (cookiedef[0] == table_cookie_segment + ".bs.table.sortOrder") {
+                direction = cookiedef[1];
+            }
+            if (cookiedef[0] == table_cookie_segment + ".bs.table.sortName") {
+                name = cookiedef[1];
+            }
+        }
+        if (name && direction) {
+            domnode = $($(this).data('bulk-form-id')).get(0);
+            if ( domnode && domnode.elements && domnode.elements.sort ) {
+                domnode.elements.sort.value = name + " " + direction;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    // If sort order changes, update the sort-order for bulk-actions (for label-generation)
+    $('.snipe-table').on('sort.bs.table', function (event, name, order) {
+       domnode = $($(this).data('bulk-form-id')).get(0);
+       // make safe in case there isn't a bulk-form-id, or it's not found, or has no 'sort' element
+       if ( domnode && domnode.elements && domnode.elements.sort ) {
+           domnode.elements.sort.value = name + " " + order;
+       }
+    });