diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SortBox.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SortBox.php
index 80c413658..1026596ca 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SortBox.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SortBox.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace Icinga\Web\Widget;
 
 use Icinga\Web\Form;
 use Icinga\Web\Request;
+use Icinga\Data\Sortable;
 
 /**
  * SortBox widget
@@ -49,6 +50,13 @@ class SortBox extends AbstractWidget
      */
     protected $request;
 
+    /**
+     * What to apply sort parameters on
+     *
+     * @var Sortable
+     */
+    protected $query = null;
+
     /**
      * Create a SortBox with the entries from $sortFields
      *
@@ -87,6 +95,17 @@ class SortBox extends AbstractWidget
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param Sortable $query
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setQuery(Sortable $query)
+    {
+        $this->query = $query;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Render this SortBox as HTML
      *