}
     infos.append(d)
 
-return {'infos':infos, 'batch':batch, 'features':features}
+return {'infos':infos,
+        'batch':batch,
+        'features':features,
+        'sorting' : {'sort_on' : sort_on,
+                     'sort_order' : sort_order}
+        }
 
     else :
         return '<deleted>%s</deleted>' % msg
 if fg('set_sorting') :
-    context.setDefaultSorting(fg('sorting'), False)
+    context.setDefaultSorting(fg('sort_on'), False)
     if not fg('ajax') :
         return context.setRedirect(context, 'object/view')
     else :
 
              tal:condition="python:mtool.checkPermission(ModifyPortalContent, here)">
           <span>
             <span i18n:translate="" tal:omit-tag="">sorting:</span>
-            <select name="sorting">
-              <option value="position" i18n:translate="">manual</option>
-              <option value="DateTimeOriginal" i18n:translate="">shooting</option>
-              <option value="modified" i18n:translate="">modification</option>
+            <select tal:define="sort_on batchInfos/sorting/sort_on"
+                    name="sort_on">
+              <option tal:attributes="selected python:sort_on=='position'"
+                      value="position" i18n:translate="">manual</option>
+              <option tal:attributes="selected python:sort_on=='DateTimeOriginal'"
+                      value="DateTimeOriginal" i18n:translate="">shooting</option>
+              <option tal:attributes="selected python:sort_on=='modified'"
+                      value="modified" i18n:translate="">modification</option>
             </select>
             <noscript>
               <input type="submit" name="set_sorting" value="ok"/>