diff --git a/browser/action.py b/browser/action.py
index 06600c5..87514bb 100644
--- a/browser/action.py
+++ b/browser/action.py
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ class DialogAction(Action):
             urlParams['fixed_type'] = 'yes'
         if self.viewTitle:
             urlParams['view_title'] = self.viewTitle
+        for k, v in self.page.sortInfo.items():
+            urlParams['sortinfo_' + k] = v['fparam']
         urlParams.update(self.addParams)
         if self.target is not None:
             url = self.page.getUrlForTarget(self.target)
diff --git a/browser/common.py b/browser/common.py
index 850fae1..edd3ec7 100644
--- a/browser/common.py
+++ b/browser/common.py
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ class SortableMixin(object):
                 else:
                     fn = v
                     dir = 'asc'
-                result[tableName] = dict(colName=fn, ascending=(dir=='asc'))
+                result[tableName] = dict(
+                    colName=fn, ascending=(dir=='asc'), fparam=v)
         return result
 
     def isSortableColumn(self, tableName, colName):
diff --git a/expert/field.py b/expert/field.py
index a7fb33d..c43ad8d 100644
--- a/expert/field.py
+++ b/expert/field.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-#  Copyright (c) 2014 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#  Copyright (c) 2015 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
 #
 #  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ class Field(BaseField):
         return self.getValue(row)
 
 
+class StringField(Field):
+
+    def getSelectValue(self, row):
+        return self.getValue(row).strip()
+
+    def getSortValue(self, row):
+        return self.getValue(row).strip()
+
+
 class TextField(Field):
 
     format = 'text/restructured'
diff --git a/organize/work/browser.py b/organize/work/browser.py
index 478dab5..41afb8e 100644
--- a/organize/work/browser.py
+++ b/organize/work/browser.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ View class(es) for work items.
 
 from datetime import date
 import time
+from urllib import urlencode
 from zope import component
 from zope.app.security.interfaces import IAuthentication, PrincipalLookupError
 from zope.app.pagetemplate import ViewPageTemplateFile
@@ -657,6 +658,12 @@ class CreateWorkItem(EditObject, BaseTrackView):
         #notify(ObjectModifiedEvent(obj))
         url = self.view.virtualTargetUrl
         #url = self.request.URL
+        # append sortinfo parameters:
+        urlParams = {}
+        for k, v in self.view.sortInfo.items():
+            urlParams['sortinfo_' + k] = v['fparam']
+        if urlParams:
+            url = '%s?%s' % (url, urlencode(urlParams))
         self.request.response.redirect(url)
         return False
 
diff --git a/organize/work/report.py b/organize/work/report.py
index d80a4e7..2acbf39 100644
--- a/organize/work/report.py
+++ b/organize/work/report.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from loops.common import adapted, baseObject
 from loops.expert.browser.export import ResultsConceptCSVExport
 from loops.expert.browser.report import ReportConceptView
 from loops.expert.field import Field, TargetField, DateField, StateField, \
-                            TextField, HtmlTextField, UrlField
+                            StringField, TextField, HtmlTextField, UrlField
 from loops.expert.field import SubReport, SubReportField
 from loops.expert.field import TrackDateField, TrackTimeField
 from loops.expert.field import WorkItemStateField
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ party = TargetField('userName', u'Party',
                 description=u'The party (usually a person) who did the work.',
                 fieldType='selection',
                 executionSteps=['query', 'sort', 'output'])
-workTitle = Field('title', u'Title',
+workTitle = StringField('title', u'Title',
                 description=u'The short description of the work.',
                 executionSteps=['sort', 'output'])
-workDescription = Field('description', u'Description',
+workDescription = StringField('description', u'Description',
                 description=u'The long description of the work.',
                 executionSteps=['output'])
 duration = DurationField('duration', u'Duration',
diff --git a/organize/work/work_macros.pt b/organize/work/work_macros.pt
index da449f1..8290af4 100644
--- a/organize/work/work_macros.pt
+++ b/organize/work/work_macros.pt
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
       <input type="hidden" name="form.action" value="create_workitem" />
       <input type="hidden" name="id"
              tal:attributes="value request/form/id|nothing" />
+      <p tal:content="view/sortInfo/results/fparam|string:???" />
+      <input type="hidden" name="sortinfo_results"
+             tal:attributes="value view/sortInfo/results/fparam|nothing" />
       <div class="heading" i18n:translate="">Add Work Item</div>
       <div>
         <tal:type condition="view/showTypes">