diff --git a/assets/controllers/elements/datatables/datatables_controller.js b/assets/controllers/elements/datatables/datatables_controller.js
index 9ac234831..98b9cf29d 100644
--- a/assets/controllers/elements/datatables/datatables_controller.js
+++ b/assets/controllers/elements/datatables/datatables_controller.js
@@ -113,8 +113,16 @@ export default class extends Controller {
                     return null;
                 }
 
+                //The saved order index is visual (post-reorder). If colReorder state
+                //exists, map it back to the original column index so the server sorts
+                //the correct column. colReorder[visualIndex] == originalIndex.
+                let columnIndex = order[0];
+                if (saved_state.colReorder) {
+                    columnIndex = saved_state.colReorder[columnIndex];
+                }
+
                 return {
-                    column: order[0],
+                    column: columnIndex,
                     dir: order[1]
                 }
             });