diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.ts
index 70c1195d7b..956510daea 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.ts
@@ -353,17 +353,11 @@ export class DocumentList implements OnInit, AfterViewChecked, AfterContentInit,
         if (this._hasEntries(node)) {
             node.list.entries.sort((a: MinimalNodeEntity, b: MinimalNodeEntity) => {
                 if (a.entry.isFolder !== b.entry.isFolder) {
-                    // Uncomment if it is needed to make files go top on desc
-                    /*
-                    return options.direction === 'asc'
-                        ? (a.entry.isFolder ? -1 : 1)
-                        : (a.entry.isFolder ? 1 : -1);
-                    */
                     return a.entry.isFolder ? -1 : 1;
                 }
 
-                let left = this.getObjectValue(a.entry, options.key).toString();
-                let right = this.getObjectValue(b.entry, options.key).toString();
+                let left = this._getObjectValueRaw(a.entry, options.key).toString();
+                let right = this._getObjectValueRaw(b.entry, options.key).toString();
 
                 return options.direction === 'asc'
                     ? left.localeCompare(right)
@@ -373,6 +367,16 @@ export class DocumentList implements OnInit, AfterViewChecked, AfterContentInit,
         return node;
     }
 
+    private _getObjectValueRaw(target: any, key: string) {
+        let val = this.getObjectValue(target, key);
+
+        if (val instanceof Date) {
+            val = val.valueOf();
+        }
+
+        return val;
+    }
+
     private _createRootFolder(path: string): any {
         let parts =  path.split('/');
         let namePart = parts[parts.length - 1];