diff --git a/ve/velib.h b/ve/velib.h
index 250ebbf9f..bc175edd6 100755
--- a/ve/velib.h
+++ b/ve/velib.h
@@ -1011,6 +1011,7 @@ public:
 	static bool datacambio_handler( TMask_field& f, KEY key );
 	static bool codval_handler( TMask_field& f, KEY key );
 	static bool confirm_handler( TMask_field& f, KEY key );
+	static bool sort_row_handler( TMask_field& f, KEY key );
 	static bool ss_notify(TSheet_field& ss, int r, KEY key);
 	static bool ss_handler(TMask_field& f, KEY key);
 	virtual void user_set_handler( short fieldid, int index);
diff --git a/ve/velib06.cpp b/ve/velib06.cpp
index c36a72a6b..8d6d460ef 100755
--- a/ve/velib06.cpp
+++ b/ve/velib06.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ TDocumento_mask::TDocumento_mask(const char* td)
   set_handler( DLG_PREVIEW, print_handler );
   set_handler( DLG_EMAIL, print_handler );
   set_handler( DLG_CONFERMA, confirm_handler );
+	if (id2pos(DLG_SORT) > 0)
+	  set_handler( DLG_SORT, sort_row_handler );
+
 	
 	const TString_array& handlers = tdoc.handlers();
 	FOR_EACH_ARRAY_ROW(handlers, r, riga)
@@ -4177,6 +4180,42 @@ bool TDocumento_mask::confirm_handler( TMask_field& f, KEY key )
   }
   return ok;
 }
+static int row_compare(TSheet_field& s, int r1, int r2)
+{
+	for (int i = r1 + 1; i < r2; i++)
+		if (s.row(i).get(s.cid2index(FR_CODART))[0] == '\0')
+			return -1;
+  
+	const char* c1 = s.row(r1).get(s.cid2index(FR_CODART));
+  const char* c2 = s.row(r2).get(s.cid2index(FR_CODART));
+
+	if (c1 && *c1 && c2 && *c2)
+		return strcmp(c1, c2);
+	
+	return r1 - r2;
+}
+
+bool TDocumento_mask::sort_row_handler( TMask_field& f, KEY key )
+{
+  if (key == K_SPACE)
+  {
+		TSheet_field & sheet = f.mask().sfield(F_SHEET);
+		TString_array  saved_rows = sheet.rows_array();
+		const int nrows = sheet.items();
+
+		sheet.sort(row_compare);
+		if (nrows == sheet.items())
+			sheet.force_update();
+		else
+		{
+			sheet.rows_array() = saved_rows;
+			sheet.force_update();
+			return message_box("L'ordinamento non ha avuto un esito positivo");
+		}
+
+  }
+  return true;
+}
 
 void TDocumento_mask::sel_color()
 {