diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
index 5ac958a8ac..012f40e399 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
     public function show($modelId = null)
     {
         $this->authorize('view', AssetModel::class);
-        $model = AssetModel::withTrashed()->find($modelId);
+        $model = AssetModel::withTrashed()->withCount('assets')->find($modelId);
 
         if (isset($model->id)) {
             return view('models/view', compact('model'));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
index 2947344a50..158f318133 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
@@ -49,15 +49,86 @@ class BulkAssetsController extends Controller
             return redirect()->back()->with('error', trans('admin/hardware/message.update.no_assets_selected'));
         }
 
+        $asset_ids = $request->input('ids');
+
         // Figure out where we need to send the user after the update is complete, and store that in the session
         $bulk_back_url = request()->headers->get('referer');
         session(['bulk_back_url' => $bulk_back_url]);
 
+        $allowed_columns = [
+            'id',
+            'name',
+            'asset_tag',
+            'serial',
+            'model_number',
+            'last_checkout',
+            'notes',
+            'expected_checkin',
+            'order_number',
+            'image',
+            'assigned_to',
+            'created_at',
+            'updated_at',
+            'purchase_date',
+            'purchase_cost',
+            'last_audit_date',
+            'next_audit_date',
+            'warranty_months',
+            'checkout_counter',
+            'checkin_counter',
+            'requests_counter',
+            'byod',
+            'asset_eol_date',
+        ];
 
-        $asset_ids = $request->input('ids');
-        // Using the 'short-ternary' A/K/A "Elvis operator" '?:' here because ->input() might return an empty string
-        list($sortname,$sortdir) = explode(" ",$request->input('sort') ?: 'id ASC');
-        $assets = Asset::with('assignedTo', 'location', 'model')->whereIn('id', $asset_ids)->orderBy($sortname, $sortdir)->get();
+
+        /**
+         * Make sure the column is allowed, and if it's a custom field, make sure we strip the custom_fields. prefix
+         */
+        $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
+        $sort_override = str_replace('custom_fields.', '', $request->input('sort'));
+
+        // This handles all of the pivot sorting below (versus the assets.* fields in the allowed_columns array)
+        $column_sort = in_array($sort_override, $allowed_columns) ? $sort_override : 'assets.id';
+
+        $assets = Asset::with('assignedTo', 'location', 'model')->whereIn('assets.id', $asset_ids);
+
+        switch ($sort_override) {
+            case 'model':
+                $assets->OrderModels($order);
+                break;
+            case 'model_number':
+                $assets->OrderModelNumber($order);
+                break;
+            case 'category':
+                $assets->OrderCategory($order);
+                break;
+            case 'manufacturer':
+                $assets->OrderManufacturer($order);
+                break;
+            case 'company':
+                $assets->OrderCompany($order);
+                break;
+            case 'location':
+                $assets->OrderLocation($order);
+            case 'rtd_location':
+                $assets->OrderRtdLocation($order);
+                break;
+            case 'status_label':
+                $assets->OrderStatus($order);
+                break;
+            case 'supplier':
+                $assets->OrderSupplier($order);
+                break;
+            case 'assigned_to':
+                $assets->OrderAssigned($order);
+                break;
+            default:
+                $assets->orderBy($column_sort, $order);
+                break;
+        }
+
+        $assets = $assets->get();
 
         $models = $assets->unique('model_id');
         $modelNames = [];
diff --git a/resources/views/models/view.blade.php b/resources/views/models/view.blade.php
index 29cfd99c11..a98e14b4ee 100755
--- a/resources/views/models/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/models/view.blade.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                         </span>
                                     <span class="hidden-xs hidden-sm">
                             {{ trans('general.assets') }}
-                                        {!! (($model->assets) && ($model->assets->count() > 0 )) ? '<badge class="badge badge-secondary">'.number_format($model->assets->count()).'</badge>' : '' !!}
+                                        {!! (($model->assets_count) && ($model->assets_count > 0 )) ? '<badge class="badge badge-secondary">'.number_format($model->assets_count).'</badge>' : '' !!}
                         </span>
                     </a>
                 </li>
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
             @endcan
 
             @can('delete', \App\Models\AssetModel::class)
-                @if ($model->assets->count() > 0)
+                @if ($model->assets_count > 0)
 
                     <div class="col-md-12" style="padding-bottom: 5px;">
                         <button class="btn btn-block btn-sm btn-danger hidden-print disabled" data-tooltip="true"  data-placement="top" data-title="{{ trans('general.cannot_be_deleted') }}">{{ trans('general.delete') }}</button>
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
index d56c7dc394..d46b4e525b 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
       '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">
+    {{-- The sort and order will only be used if the cookie is actually empty (like on first-use) --}}
+    <input name="sort" type="hidden" value="assets.id">
+    <input name="order" type="hidden" value="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 531f7d429c..992162e3dc 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
@@ -164,23 +164,24 @@
     // 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 = '';
+        sort = '';
+        order = '';
         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];
+                order = cookiedef[1];
             }
             if (cookiedef[0] == table_cookie_segment + ".bs.table.sortName") {
-                name = cookiedef[1];
+                sort = cookiedef[1];
             }
         }
-        if (name && direction) {
+        if (sort && order) {
             domnode = $($(this).data('bulk-form-id')).get(0);
             if ( domnode && domnode.elements && domnode.elements.sort ) {
-                domnode.elements.sort.value = name + " " + direction;
+                domnode.elements.sort.value = sort;
+                domnode.elements.order.value = order;
             }
         }
     });
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@
        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;
+           domnode.elements.sort.value = name;
+           domnode.elements.order.value = order;
        }
     });