diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 738ab6d56..45ea17213 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -694,19 +694,28 @@ void Context::createDefaultConfig ()
 void Context::decomposeSortField (
   const std::string& field,
   std::string& key,
-  bool& ascending)
+  bool& ascending,
+  bool& breakIndicator)
 {
   int length = field.length ();
 
-  if (field[length - 1] == '+')
+  int decoration = 1;
+  breakIndicator = false;
+  if (field[length - decoration] == '/')
+  {
+    breakIndicator = true;
+    ++decoration;
+  }
+
+  if (field[length - decoration] == '+')
   {
     ascending = true;
-    key = field.substr (0, length - 1);
+    key = field.substr (0, length - decoration);
   }
-  else if (field[length - 1] == '-')
+  else if (field[length - decoration] == '-')
   {
     ascending = false;
-    key = field.substr (0, length - 1);
+    key = field.substr (0, length - decoration);
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/src/Context.h b/src/Context.h
index a532ac6ad..398054c3a 100644
--- a/src/Context.h
+++ b/src/Context.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
   void clearMessages ();
   void clear ();
 
-  void decomposeSortField (const std::string&, std::string&, bool&);
+  void decomposeSortField (const std::string&, std::string&, bool&, bool&);
 
 private:
   void staticInitialization ();
diff --git a/src/sort.cpp b/src/sort.cpp
index cafb767fc..0693f915d 100644
--- a/src/sort.cpp
+++ b/src/sort.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static bool sort_compare (int left, int right)
 {
   std::string field;
   bool ascending;
+  bool breakIndicator;
   Column* column;
   int left_number;
   int right_number;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ static bool sort_compare (int left, int right)
   std::vector <std::string>::iterator k;
   for (k = global_keys.begin (); k != global_keys.end (); ++k)
   {
-    context.decomposeSortField (*k, field, ascending);
+    context.decomposeSortField (*k, field, ascending, breakIndicator);
 
     // Urgency.
     if (field == "urgency")