diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
index eaa12bac78..1eb206d219 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -29,21 +29,31 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
     public function index(Request $request)
     {
         $this->authorize('view', AssetModel::class);
-        $allowed_columns = ['id','image','name','model_number','eol','notes','created_at'];
+        $allowed_columns = ['id','image','name','model_number','eol','notes','created_at','manufacturer'];
 
-        $assetmodels = AssetModel::select(['id','image','name','model_number','eol','notes','created_at','category_id','manufacturer_id','depreciation_id','fieldset_id'])
+        $assetmodels = AssetModel::select(['models.id','models.image','models.name','model_number','eol','models.notes','models.created_at','category_id','manufacturer_id','depreciation_id','fieldset_id'])
             ->with('category','depreciation', 'manufacturer','fieldset')
             ->withCount('assets');
 
         if ($request->has('search')) {
-            $assetmodels = $assetmodels->TextSearch($request->input('search'));
+            $assetmodels->TextSearch($request->input('search'));
         }
 
+
         $offset = $request->input('offset', 0);
         $limit = $request->input('limit', 50);
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
-        $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'created_at';
-        $assetmodels->orderBy($sort, $order);
+        $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'models.created_at';
+
+        switch ($sort) {
+            case 'manufacturer':
+                $assetmodels->OrderManufacturer($order);
+                break;
+            default:
+                $assetmodels->orderBy($sort, $order);
+                break;
+        }
+
 
         $total = $assetmodels->count();
         $assetmodels = $assetmodels->skip($offset)->take($limit)->get();
diff --git a/app/Models/AssetModel.php b/app/Models/AssetModel.php
index 316da642ab..3523c8067a 100755
--- a/app/Models/AssetModel.php
+++ b/app/Models/AssetModel.php
@@ -168,4 +168,19 @@ class AssetModel extends SnipeModel
             });
 
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Query builder scope to order on manufacturer
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query  Query builder instance
+     * @param  text                              $order       Order
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder          Modified query builder
+     */
+    public function scopeOrderManufacturer($query, $order)
+    {
+        return $query->leftJoin('manufacturers', 'models.manufacturer_id', '=', 'manufacturers.id')->orderBy('manufacturers.name', $order);
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/models/index.blade.php b/resources/views/models/index.blade.php
index ae6bdf69bd..290cefe739 100755
--- a/resources/views/models/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/models/index.blade.php
@@ -8,13 +8,7 @@
 
 {{-- Page title --}}
 @section('header_right')
-  @if(Input::get('status')=='Deleted')
-      <a href="{{ url('hardware/models') }}" class="btn btn-default pull-right" style="margin-right:5px;"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i>  {{ trans('admin/models/general.view_models') }}</a>
-  @else
-      <a href="{{ route('models.create') }}" class="btn btn-primary pull-right">
-      {{ trans('general.create') }}</a>
-      <a href="{{ url('hardware/models?status=Deleted') }}" class="btn btn-default pull-right" style="margin-right:5px;"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i>  {{ trans('admin/models/general.view_deleted') }}</a>
-  @endif
+  <a href="{{ url('hardware/models?status=Deleted') }}" class="btn btn-default pull-right" style="margin-right:5px;"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i>  {{ trans('admin/models/general.view_deleted') }}</a>
 @stop
 
 
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@
               <th data-sortable="true" data-field="id" data-visible="false">{{ trans('general.id') }}</th>
               <th data-sortable="true" data-field="name" data-formatter="modelsLinkFormatter">{{ trans('general.name') }}</th>
               <th data-sortable="true" data-field="image" data-formatter="imageFormatter" data-visible="false">{{ trans('admin/hardware/table.image') }}</th>
-              <th data-sortable="false" data-field="manufacturer" data-formatter="manufacturersLinkObjFormatter">{{ trans('general.manufacturer') }}</th>
+              <th data-sortable="true" data-field="manufacturer" data-formatter="manufacturersLinkObjFormatter">{{ trans('general.manufacturer') }}</th>
 
               <th data-sortable="true" data-field="model_number">{{ trans('admin/models/table.modelnumber') }}</th>
               <th data-sortable="false" data-field="assets_count">{{ trans('admin/models/table.numassets') }}</th>