diff --git a/src/helma/objectmodel/Relation.java b/src/helma/objectmodel/Relation.java
index e1ed0b92..ef6d3bb3 100644
--- a/src/helma/objectmodel/Relation.java
+++ b/src/helma/objectmodel/Relation.java
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ public class Relation {
 	    throw new RuntimeException ("getGroupbyPropertyRelation called on non-group-by relation");
 	if (filter != null)
 	    return filter;
-	return new Relation (other, localField, remoteField, direction, true);
+	Relation vr =  new Relation (other, localField, remoteField, direction, true);
+	vr.order = order;
+	return vr;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -255,7 +257,9 @@ public class Relation {
     public Relation getGroupbyPropertyRelation () {
 	if (groupby == null)
 	    throw new RuntimeException ("getGroupbyPropertyRelation called on non-group-by relation");
-	return new Relation (other, localField, remoteField, direction, true);
+	Relation vr = new Relation (other, localField, remoteField, direction, true);
+	vr.order = order;
+	return vr;
     }