diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fd27a57f8..c106c4604 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 Enhancements
  - [web] now possible to show events/task for the current year
+ - [web] show current ordering setting in lists
 
 Bug fixes
  - [core] properly update the last-modified attribute (#4313)
diff --git a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
index 58edda349..0bd114f1c 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
@@ -280,15 +280,13 @@
                 <md-menu-item>
                   <md-button ng-click="addressbook.sort('c_screenname')">
                     <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': addressbook.sortedBy('c_screenname') }">
-                      <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string
-                      label:value="Screen Name"/>
+                      <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string label:value="Screen Name"/>
                   </md-button>
                 </md-menu-item>
                 <md-menu-item>
                   <md-button ng-click="addressbook.sort('c_o')">
                     <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': addressbook.sortedBy('c_o') }">
-                      <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string
-                      label:value="Organization"/>
+                      <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string label:value="Organization"/>
                   </md-button>
                 </md-menu-item>
                 <md-menu-item>
@@ -446,10 +444,13 @@
 
         <md-content id="contactsList" layout="column" class="md-flex">
           <md-subheader ng-show="addressbook.service.$query.value">
-            <span ng-switch="addressbook.selectedFolder.$cards.length">
+            <div ng-switch="addressbook.selectedFolder.$cards.length">
               <span ng-switch-when="0"><var:string label:value="No matching contact"/></span>
-              <span ng-switch-default="true">{{addressbook.selectedFolder.$cards.length}} <var:string label:value="matching contacts"/></span>
-            </span>
+              <div ng-switch-default="true" layout="row"  layout-align="space-between center">
+                <div>{{addressbook.selectedFolder.$cards.length}} <var:string label:value="matching contacts"/></div>
+                <div><md-icon ng-class="{ 'md-flip': addressbook.ascending() }">sort</md-icon> <span ng-bind="addressbook.sort() | loc"><!-- active sort --></span></div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
           </md-subheader>
           <md-subheader ng-hide="addressbook.service.$query.value">
             <span ng-switch="addressbook.selectedFolder.listRequiresDot">
@@ -459,7 +460,10 @@
               <span ng-switch-default="true">
                 <span ng-switch="addressbook.selectedFolder.$cards.length">
                   <span ng-switch-when="0"><var:string label:value="No contact"/></span>
-                  <span ng-switch-default="true">{{addressbook.selectedFolder.$cards.length}} <var:string label:value="contacts"/></span>
+                  <div ng-switch-default="true" layout="row"  layout-align="space-between center">
+                    <div>{{addressbook.selectedFolder.$cards.length}} <var:string label:value="contacts"/></div>
+                    <div><md-icon ng-class="{ 'md-flip': addressbook.ascending() }">sort</md-icon> <span ng-bind="addressbook.sort() | loc"><!-- active sort --></span></div>
+                  </div>
                 </span>
               </span>
             </span>
diff --git a/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailFolderTemplate.wox b/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailFolderTemplate.wox
index ebd03dc96..6399c785d 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailFolderTemplate.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/MailerUI/UIxMailFolderTemplate.wox
@@ -280,11 +280,14 @@
 
     <md-content id="messagesList" layout="column" class="md-flex">
       <md-subheader>
-        <!-- message count -->
-        <span ng-switch="mailbox.service.selectedFolder.getLength()">
-          <span ng-switch-when="0"><var:string label:value="No message"/></span>
-          <span ng-switch-default="true"><span ng-bind="mailbox.service.selectedFolder.getLength()"><!-- count --></span> <var:string label:value="messages"/></span>
-        </span>
+        <div layout="row"  layout-align="space-between center">
+          <div ng-switch="mailbox.service.selectedFolder.getLength()">
+            <!-- message count -->
+            <span ng-switch-when="0"><var:string label:value="No message"/></span>
+            <span ng-switch-default="true"><span ng-bind="mailbox.service.selectedFolder.getLength()"><!-- count --></span> <var:string label:value="messages"/></span>
+          </div>
+          <div><md-icon ng-class="{ 'md-flip': mailbox.ascending() }">sort</md-icon> <span ng-bind="mailbox.sort() | loc"><!-- active sort --></span></div>
+        </div>
       </md-subheader>
       <md-virtual-repeat-container class="md-flex" md-top-index="mailbox.selectedFolder.$topIndex">
         <md-list class="sg-section-list"
diff --git a/UI/Templates/SchedulerUI/UIxCalMainView.wox b/UI/Templates/SchedulerUI/UIxCalMainView.wox
index 12c9559b8..a109c5859 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/SchedulerUI/UIxCalMainView.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/SchedulerUI/UIxCalMainView.wox
@@ -209,31 +209,31 @@
                   </md-menu-item>
                   <md-menu-item ng-if="list.componentType == 'events'">
                     <md-button ng-click="list.filter('view_future')">
-                      <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': list.component.$queryEvents.filterpopup == 'view_future' }">
+                      <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': list.filteredBy('view_future') }">
                         <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string label:value="view_future"/>
                     </md-button>
                   </md-menu-item>
                   <md-menu-item ng-if="list.componentType == 'events'">
                     <md-button ng-click="list.filter('view_selectedday')">
-                      <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': list.component.$queryEvents.filterpopup == 'view_selectedday' }">
+                      <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': list.filteredBy('view_selectedday') }">
                         <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string label:value="view_selectedday"/>
                     </md-button>
                   </md-menu-item>
                   <md-menu-item ng-if="list.componentType == 'tasks'">
                     <md-button ng-click="list.filter('view_not_started')">
-                      <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': list.component.$queryTasks.filterpopup == 'view_not_started' }">
+                      <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': list.filteredBy('view_not_started') }">
                         <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string label:value="view_not_started"/>
                     </md-button>
                   </md-menu-item>
                   <md-menu-item ng-if="list.componentType == 'tasks'">
                     <md-button ng-click="list.filter('view_overdue')">
-                      <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': list.component.$queryTasks.filterpopup == 'view_overdue' }">
+                      <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': list.filteredBy('view_overdue') }">
                         <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string label:value="view_overdue"/>
                     </md-button>
                   </md-menu-item>
                   <md-menu-item ng-if="list.componentType == 'tasks'">
                     <md-button ng-click="list.filter('view_incomplete')">
-                      <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': list.component.$queryTasks.filterpopup == 'view_incomplete' }">
+                      <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': list.filteredBy('view_incomplete') }">
                         <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string label:value="view_incomplete"/>
                     </md-button>
                   </md-menu-item>
@@ -386,7 +386,10 @@
               <md-tab label:label="Events"
                       md-on-select="list.selectComponentType('events')">
                 <md-subheader>
-                  <span ng-bind="list.filterpopup() | loc"><!-- active filter --></span>
+                  <div layout="row"  layout-align="space-between center">
+                    <div ng-bind="list.filter() | loc"><!-- active filter --></div>
+                    <div><md-icon ng-class="{ 'md-flip': list.ascending() }">sort</md-icon> <span ng-bind="list.sort() | loc"><!-- active sort --></span></div>
+                  </div>
                 </md-subheader>
                 <md-list class="sg-section-list"
                          ng-class="{ 'sg-list-selectable': list.mode.multiple }"
@@ -430,7 +433,10 @@
               <md-tab label:label="Tasks"
                       md-on-select="list.selectComponentType('tasks')">
                 <md-subheader>
-                  <span>{{list.filterpopup() | loc}}</span>
+                  <div layout="row"  layout-align="space-between center">
+                    <div ng-bind="list.filter() | loc"><!-- active filter --></div>
+                    <div><md-icon ng-class="{ 'md-flip': list.ascending() }">sort</md-icon> <span ng-bind="list.sort() | loc"><!-- active sort --></span></div>
+                  </div>
                 </md-subheader>
                 <md-list class="sg-section-list"
                          ng-class="{ 'sg-list-selectable': list.mode.multiple }">
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
index b12a91a22..79b7f9a9f 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
@@ -8,7 +8,17 @@
    */
   AddressBookController.$inject = ['$scope', '$q', '$window', '$state', '$timeout', '$mdDialog', '$mdToast', 'Account', 'Card', 'AddressBook', 'sgFocus', 'Dialog', 'sgSettings', 'sgHotkeys', 'stateAddressbooks', 'stateAddressbook'];
   function AddressBookController($scope, $q, $window, $state, $timeout, $mdDialog, $mdToast, Account, Card, AddressBook, focus, Dialog, Settings, sgHotkeys, stateAddressbooks, stateAddressbook) {
-    var vm = this, hotkeys = [];
+    var vm = this, hotkeys = [], sortLabels;
+
+    sortLabels = {
+      c_cn: 'Name',
+      c_sn: 'Lastname',
+      c_givenname: 'Firstname',
+      c_mail: 'Email',
+      c_screenname: 'Screen Name',
+      c_o: 'Organization',
+      c_telephonenumber: 'Preferred Phone'
+    };
 
     this.$onInit = function() {
       AddressBook.selectedFolder = stateAddressbook;
@@ -296,13 +306,22 @@
     };
 
     this.sort = function(field) {
-      this.selectedFolder.$filter('', { sort: field });
+      if (field) {
+        this.selectedFolder.$filter('', { sort: field });
+      }
+      else {
+        return sortLabels[AddressBook.$query.sort];
+      }
     };
 
     this.sortedBy = function(field) {
       return AddressBook.$query.sort == field;
     };
 
+    this.ascending = function() {
+      return AddressBook.$query.asc;
+    };
+
     this.searchMode = function() {
       vm.mode.search = true;
       focus('search');
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MailboxController.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MailboxController.js
index c953ebab8..844644a5d 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MailboxController.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Mailer/MailboxController.js
@@ -10,7 +10,16 @@
   function MailboxController($window, $scope, $timeout, $q, $state, $mdDialog, $mdToast, stateAccounts, stateAccount, stateMailbox, sgHotkeys, encodeUriFilter, sgSettings, focus, Dialog, Preferences, Account, Mailbox) {
     var vm = this,
         defaultWindowTitle = angular.element($window.document).find('title').attr('sg-default') || "SOGo",
-        hotkeys = [];
+        hotkeys = [],
+        sortLabels;
+
+    sortLabels = {
+      subject: 'Subject',
+      from: 'From',
+      date: 'Date',
+      size: 'Size',
+      arrival: 'Order Received'
+    };
 
     this.$onInit = function() {
       // Expose controller for eventual popup windows
@@ -123,13 +132,22 @@
     };
 
     this.sort = function(field) {
-      vm.selectedFolder.$filter({ sort: field });
+      if (field) {
+        vm.selectedFolder.$filter({ sort: field });
+      }
+      else {
+        return sortLabels[vm.service.$query.sort];
+      }
     };
 
     this.sortedBy = function(field) {
       return Mailbox.$query.sort == field;
     };
 
+    this.ascending = function() {
+      return Mailbox.$query.asc;
+    };
+
     this.searchMode = function() {
       vm.mode.search = true;
       focus('search');
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Scheduler/CalendarListController.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Scheduler/CalendarListController.js
index c4a73b263..536da919e 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Scheduler/CalendarListController.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Scheduler/CalendarListController.js
@@ -8,7 +8,23 @@
    */
   CalendarListController.$inject = ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$q', '$timeout', '$state', '$mdDialog', 'sgHotkeys', 'sgFocus', 'Dialog', 'Preferences', 'CalendarSettings', 'Calendar', 'Component', 'Alarm'];
   function CalendarListController($rootScope, $scope, $q, $timeout, $state, $mdDialog, sgHotkeys, focus, Dialog, Preferences, CalendarSettings, Calendar, Component, Alarm) {
-    var vm = this, hotkeys = [], type;
+    var vm = this, hotkeys = [], type, sortLabels;
+
+    sortLabels = {
+      title: 'Title',
+      location: 'Location',
+      calendarName: 'Calendar',
+      start: 'Start',
+      priority: 'Priority',
+      category: 'Category',
+      status: 'Status',
+      events: {
+        end: 'End'
+      },
+      tasks: {
+        end: 'Due Date'
+      }
+    };
 
     vm.component = Component;
     vm.componentType = 'events';
@@ -22,7 +38,6 @@
     vm.openEvent = openEvent;
     vm.openTask = openTask;
     vm.newComponent = newComponent;
-    vm.filterpopup = filterpopup;
     vm.filter = filter;
     vm.filteredBy = filteredBy;
     vm.sort = sort;
@@ -350,12 +365,13 @@
       }
     }
 
-    function filterpopup() {
-      return Component['$query' + vm.componentType.capitalize()].filterpopup;
-    }
-
     function filter(filterpopup) {
-      Component.$filter(vm.componentType, { filterpopup: filterpopup });
+      if (filterpopup) {
+        Component.$filter(vm.componentType, { filterpopup: filterpopup });
+      }
+      else {
+        return Component['$query' + vm.componentType.capitalize()].filterpopup;
+      }
     }
 
     function filteredBy(filterpopup) {
@@ -363,13 +379,23 @@
     }
 
     function sort(field) {
-      Component.$filter(vm.componentType, { sort: field });
+      if (field) {
+        Component.$filter(vm.componentType, { sort: field });
+      }
+      else {
+        var sort = Component['$query' + vm.componentType.capitalize()].sort;
+        return sortLabels[sort] || sortLabels[vm.componentType][sort];
+      }
     }
 
     function sortedBy(field) {
       return Component['$query' + vm.componentType.capitalize()].sort == field;
     }
 
+    this.ascending = function() {
+      return Component['$query' + vm.componentType.capitalize()].asc;
+    };
+
     function reload() {
       Calendar.reloadWebCalendars().finally(function() {
         $rootScope.$emit('calendars:list');
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/scss/components/icon/icon.scss b/UI/WebServerResources/scss/components/icon/icon.scss
index 5a637e836..c58f1b04f 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/scss/components/icon/icon.scss
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/scss/components/icon/icon.scss
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ md-icon {
   &.md-rotate-180-ccw {
     transform: rotate(-180deg);
   }
+  &.md-flip {
+    transform: scaleY(-1);
+  }
 //   &.icon-add:before {
 //     content: "\e317";
   //   }