diff --git a/tablib/core.py b/tablib/core.py
index 851b25c..86f75b2 100644
--- a/tablib/core.py
+++ b/tablib/core.py
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ class Dataset(object):
                 raise HeadersNeeded
 
             _sorted = sorted(self.dict, key=itemgetter(col), reverse=reverse)
-            _dset = Dataset(headers=self.headers)
+            _dset = Dataset(headers=self.headers, title=self.title)
 
             for item in _sorted:
                 row = [item[key] for key in self.headers]
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ class Dataset(object):
                 col = self.headers[col]
 
             _sorted = sorted(self.dict, key=itemgetter(col), reverse=reverse)
-            _dset = Dataset(headers=self.headers)
+            _dset = Dataset(headers=self.headers, title=self.title)
 
             for item in _sorted:
                 if self.headers:
diff --git a/test_tablib.py b/test_tablib.py
index 4b4ad93..6125408 100755
--- a/test_tablib.py
+++ b/test_tablib.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TablibTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.george = ('George', 'Washington', 67)
         self.tom = ('Thomas', 'Jefferson', 50)
 
-        self.founders = tablib.Dataset(headers=self.headers)
+        self.founders = tablib.Dataset(headers=self.headers, title='Founders')
         self.founders.append(self.john)
         self.founders.append(self.george)
         self.founders.append(self.tom)
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ class TablibTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         """Sort columns."""
 
         sorted_data = self.founders.sort(col="first_name")
+        self.assertEqual(sorted_data.title, 'Founders')
 
         first_row = sorted_data[0]
         second_row = sorted_data[2]