diff --git a/src/helma/objectmodel/Relation.java b/src/helma/objectmodel/Relation.java
index 8b9404e5..e1ed0b92 100644
--- a/src/helma/objectmodel/Relation.java
+++ b/src/helma/objectmodel/Relation.java
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ public class Relation {
 	    return filter;
 	Relation vr = new Relation (other, localField, remoteField, direction, subnodesAreProperties);
 	vr.groupby = groupby;
+	vr.order = order;
 	vr.filter = filter;
 	return vr;
     }
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ public class Relation {
 	    throw new RuntimeException ("getVirtualPropertyRelation called on non-virtual relation");
 	Relation vr = new Relation (other, localField, remoteField, direction, subnodesAreProperties);
 	vr.groupby = groupby;
+	vr.order = order;
 	vr.filter = filter;
 	return vr;
     }