diff --git a/gramps/src/gramps.glade b/gramps/src/gramps.glade
index d121d76e8..fef712146 100644
--- a/gramps/src/gramps.glade
+++ b/gramps/src/gramps.glade
@@ -979,16 +979,73 @@
 	    </widget>
 
 	    <widget>
-	      <class>GtkLabel</class>
+	      <class>GtkHBox</class>
 	      <child_name>CList:title</child_name>
-	      <name>label5</name>
-	      <label>Gender</label>
-	      <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
-	      <wrap>False</wrap>
-	      <xalign>0.5</xalign>
-	      <yalign>0.5</yalign>
-	      <xpad>0</xpad>
-	      <ypad>0</ypad>
+	      <name>hbox67</name>
+	      <homogeneous>True</homogeneous>
+	      <spacing>0</spacing>
+
+	      <widget>
+		<class>GtkHBox</class>
+		<child_name>CList:title</child_name>
+		<name>hbox68</name>
+		<homogeneous>True</homogeneous>
+		<spacing>0</spacing>
+		<child>
+		  <padding>0</padding>
+		  <expand>False</expand>
+		  <fill>False</fill>
+		</child>
+
+		<widget>
+		  <class>GtkHBox</class>
+		  <name>hbox69</name>
+		  <homogeneous>False</homogeneous>
+		  <spacing>0</spacing>
+		  <child>
+		    <padding>0</padding>
+		    <expand>False</expand>
+		    <fill>False</fill>
+		  </child>
+
+		  <widget>
+		    <class>GtkLabel</class>
+		    <child_name>CList:title</child_name>
+		    <name>label292</name>
+		    <label>Gender</label>
+		    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
+		    <wrap>False</wrap>
+		    <xalign>0.5</xalign>
+		    <yalign>0.5</yalign>
+		    <xpad>0</xpad>
+		    <ypad>0</ypad>
+		    <child>
+		      <padding>0</padding>
+		      <expand>False</expand>
+		      <fill>False</fill>
+		    </child>
+		  </widget>
+
+		  <widget>
+		    <class>GtkArrow</class>
+		    <name>genderSort</name>
+		    <width>10</width>
+		    <height>10</height>
+		    <visible>False</visible>
+		    <arrow_type>GTK_ARROW_DOWN</arrow_type>
+		    <shadow_type>GTK_SHADOW_OUT</shadow_type>
+		    <xalign>0.5</xalign>
+		    <yalign>0.5</yalign>
+		    <xpad>0</xpad>
+		    <ypad>0</ypad>
+		    <child>
+		      <padding>5</padding>
+		      <expand>False</expand>
+		      <fill>True</fill>
+		    </child>
+		  </widget>
+		</widget>
+	      </widget>
 	    </widget>
 
 	    <widget>
diff --git a/gramps/src/gramps_main.py b/gramps/src/gramps_main.py
index d2369eb60..7b2879669 100755
--- a/gramps/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/gramps/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ notebook      = None
 person_list   = None
 database      = None
 nameArrow     = None
+genderArrow   = None
 idArrow       = None
 deathArrow    = None
 dateArrow     = None
@@ -733,6 +734,8 @@ def on_person_list_click_column(obj,column):
         change_sort(5,nameArrow)
     elif column == 1:
         change_sort(1,idArrow)
+    elif column == 2:
+        change_sort(2,genderArrow)
     elif column == 3:
         change_sort(6,dateArrow)
     elif column == 4:
@@ -754,7 +757,7 @@ def change_sort(column,arrow):
     global sort_direct
     global sort_column
 
-    for a in [ nameArrow, deathArrow, dateArrow, idArrow ]:
+    for a in [ nameArrow, genderArrow, deathArrow, dateArrow, idArrow ]:
         if arrow != a:
             a.hide()
     arrow.show()
@@ -1850,7 +1853,7 @@ def main(arg):
     global statusbar,notebook
     global person_list
     global topWindow, preview, merge_button
-    global nameArrow, dateArrow, deathArrow, idArrow
+    global nameArrow, dateArrow, deathArrow, idArrow, genderArrow
     global cNameArrow, cDateArrow
     
     rc_parse(const.gtkrcFile)
@@ -1874,6 +1877,7 @@ def main(arg):
     filter_list = gtop.get_widget("filter_list")
     notebook    = gtop.get_widget(NOTEBOOK)
     nameArrow   = gtop.get_widget("nameSort")
+    genderArrow = gtop.get_widget("genderSort")
     idArrow     = gtop.get_widget("idSort")
     dateArrow   = gtop.get_widget("dateSort")
     deathArrow  = gtop.get_widget("deathSort")