diff --git a/public/src/client/category.js b/public/src/client/category.js
index 991f4eb85e..86f76381ab 100644
--- a/public/src/client/category.js
+++ b/public/src/client/category.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ define('forum/category', [
 			after: after,
 			direction: direction,
 			query: params,
-			categoryTopicSort: config.categoryTopicSort,
+			categoryTopicSort: params.sort || config.categoryTopicSort,
 		}, function (data, done) {
 			hooks.fire('action:topics.loaded', { topics: data.topics });
 			callback(data, done);
diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/posts.js b/public/src/client/topic/posts.js
index bf4eb868f6..0ca7493536 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/posts.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/posts.js
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ define('forum/topic/posts', [
 			after: after + (direction > 0 ? 1 : 0),
 			count: config.postsPerPage,
 			direction: direction,
-			topicPostSort: config.topicPostSort,
+			topicPostSort: utils.params().sort || config.topicPostSort,
 		}, function (data, done) {
 			indicatorEl.fadeOut();