diff --git a/src/gui/torrentmodel.cpp b/src/gui/torrentmodel.cpp
index 4feef0897..79d916733 100644
--- a/src/gui/torrentmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/torrentmodel.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ QVariant TorrentModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     case TR_PROGRESS:
         return torrent->progress();
     case TR_STATUS:
-        return static_cast<int>(torrent->state());
+        return QVariant::fromValue(torrent->state());
     case TR_SEEDS:
         return (role == Qt::DisplayRole) ? torrent->seedsCount() : torrent->totalSeedsCount();
     case TR_PEERS:
diff --git a/src/gui/transferlistsortmodel.cpp b/src/gui/transferlistsortmodel.cpp
index e57b35baf..419e27bd9 100644
--- a/src/gui/transferlistsortmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/transferlistsortmodel.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@ bool TransferListSortModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex
         return (result < 0);
     }
 
+    case TorrentModel::TR_STATUS: {
+        // QSortFilterProxyModel::lessThan() uses the < operator only for specific QVariant types
+        // so our custom type is outside that list.
+        // In this case QSortFilterProxyModel::lessThan() converts other types to QString and
+        // sorts them.
+        // Thus we can't use the code in the default label.
+        const BitTorrent::TorrentState leftValue = left.data().value<BitTorrent::TorrentState>();
+        const BitTorrent::TorrentState rightValue = right.data().value<BitTorrent::TorrentState>();
+        if (leftValue != rightValue)
+            return leftValue < rightValue;
+
+        return lowerPositionThan(left, right);
+    }
+
     case TorrentModel::TR_ADD_DATE:
     case TorrentModel::TR_SEED_DATE:
     case TorrentModel::TR_SEEN_COMPLETE_DATE: {