diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6b7a379c9..4460bf7c1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-08-25  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/DisplayModels/_MediaModel.py (MediaModel.sort_date): add
+	sorting by date value instead of by text string
+
 2006-08-25  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/ViewManager.py (preferences_activate): Use uistate to emit.
 	* src/DisplayState.py (DisplayState.__signals__): Add new signal.
diff --git a/src/DisplayModels/_MediaModel.py b/src/DisplayModels/_MediaModel.py
index 90c045114..f2304587e 100644
--- a/src/DisplayModels/_MediaModel.py
+++ b/src/DisplayModels/_MediaModel.py
@@ -75,13 +75,14 @@ class MediaModel(BaseModel):
             self.column_handle,
             self.column_tooltip
             ]
+        
         self.smap = [
             self.column_description,
             self.column_id,
             self.column_mime,
             self.column_path,
             self.sort_change,
-            self.column_date,
+            self.sort_date,
             self.column_handle,
             ]
         BaseModel.__init__(self, db, scol, order, tooltip_column=7,
@@ -118,6 +119,15 @@ class MediaModel(BaseModel):
             return unicode(DateHandler.displayer.display(date))
         return u''
 
+    def sort_date(self,data):
+        obj = RelLib.MediaObject()
+        obj.unserialize(data)
+        d = obj.get_date_object()
+        if d:
+            return "%09d" % d.get_sort_value()
+        else:
+            return ''
+
     def column_handle(self,data):
         return unicode(data[0])