diff --git a/gui/itemStats.py b/gui/itemStats.py
index d95e31839..35fb48355 100644
--- a/gui/itemStats.py
+++ b/gui/itemStats.py
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ class ItemCompare(wx.Panel):
 
         self.toggleView = 1
         self.stuff = stuff
+        self.currentSort = None
+        self.sortReverse = False
         self.item = item
         self.items = sorted(items, key=lambda x: x.attributes['metaLevel'].value if 'metaLevel' in x.attributes else None)
         self.attrs = {}
@@ -628,33 +630,28 @@ class ItemCompare(wx.Panel):
             self.paramList.SetStringItem(i, len(self.attrs)+1, formatAmount(price.price, 3, 3, 9, currency=True))
 
     def PopulateList(self, sort=None):
+
+        if sort is not None and self.currentSort == sort:
+            self.sortReverse = not self.sortReverse
+        else:
+            self.currentSort = sort
+            self.sortReverse = False
+
         if sort is not None:
-            if isinstance(sort, basestring):
-                # A string was passed in, see if we can sort by that attribute name
-                try:
-                    sort = str(self.attrs.keys()[sort])
-                except IndexError:
-                    # attribute must not exist
-                    sort = None
-            elif isinstance(sort, int) and sort == 0:
-                try:
-                    # Column 0 is the name.  We can't sort by name (it's not an attribute),
-                    # BUT we CAN default back to the metaLevel sorting
-                    sort = 'metaLevel'
-                except IndexError:
-                    # Clicked on a column that's not part of our array (price most likely)
-                    sort = None
-            elif isinstance(sort, int):
+            if sort == 0:  # Name sort
+                func = lambda x: x.name
+            else:
                 try:
                     # Remember to reduce by 1, because the attrs array
                     # starts at 0 while the list has the item name as column 0.
-                    sort = str(self.attrs.keys()[sort - 1])
+                    attr = str(self.attrs.keys()[sort - 1])
+                    func = lambda x: x.attributes[attr].value if attr in x.attributes else None
                 except IndexError:
                     # Clicked on a column that's not part of our array (price most likely)
-                    sort = None
+                    self.sortReverse = False
+                    func = lambda x: x.attributes['metaLevel'].value if 'metaLevel' in x.attributes else None
 
-
-        self.items = sorted(self.items,key=lambda x: x.attributes[sort].value if sort in x.attributes else None)
+            self.items = sorted(self.items, key=func, reverse=self.sortReverse)
 
         self.paramList.InsertColumn(0, "Item")
         self.paramList.SetColumnWidth(0, 200)