diff --git a/app/models/query.rb b/app/models/query.rb
index da1f9fa8..052990ba 100644
--- a/app/models/query.rb
+++ b/app/models/query.rb
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ class Query < ActiveRecord::Base
     QueryColumn.new(:updated_on, :sortable => "#{Issue.table_name}.updated_on", :default_order => 'desc'),
     QueryColumn.new(:category, :sortable => "#{IssueCategory.table_name}.name", :groupable => true),
     QueryColumn.new(:fixed_version, :sortable => ["#{Version.table_name}.effective_date", "#{Version.table_name}.name"], :default_order => 'desc', :groupable => true),
-    QueryColumn.new(:start_date, :sortable => "#{Issue.table_name}.start_date"),
-                                             # Put empty due_dates in the far future rather than in the far past
+    # Put empty start_dates and due_dates in the far future rather than in the far past
+    QueryColumn.new(:start_date, :sortable => ["CASE WHEN #{Issue.table_name}.start_date IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END", "#{Issue.table_name}.start_date"]),
     QueryColumn.new(:due_date, :sortable => ["CASE WHEN #{Issue.table_name}.due_date IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END", "#{Issue.table_name}.due_date"]),
     QueryColumn.new(:estimated_hours, :sortable => "#{Issue.table_name}.estimated_hours"),
     QueryColumn.new(:done_ratio, :sortable => "#{Issue.table_name}.done_ratio", :groupable => true),