diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/util/table/field/IncomingReferenceEndpoint.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/util/table/field/IncomingReferenceEndpoint.java
index e967b85a26..0493b33cf8 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/util/table/field/IncomingReferenceEndpoint.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/util/table/field/IncomingReferenceEndpoint.java
@@ -26,4 +26,9 @@ public class IncomingReferenceEndpoint extends ReferenceEndpoint {
 	public IncomingReferenceEndpoint(Reference r, boolean isOffcut) {
 		super(r, r.getFromAddress(), r.getReferenceType(), isOffcut, r.getSource());
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "Incoming " + getReferenceType().getName();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/util/table/field/OutgoingReferenceEndpoint.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/util/table/field/OutgoingReferenceEndpoint.java
index baa158b3a9..04c0aca707 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/util/table/field/OutgoingReferenceEndpoint.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/util/table/field/OutgoingReferenceEndpoint.java
@@ -38,4 +38,9 @@ public class OutgoingReferenceEndpoint extends ReferenceEndpoint {
 	public OutgoingReferenceEndpoint(Reference r, Address toAddress, boolean isOffcut) {
 		super(r, toAddress, r.getReferenceType(), isOffcut, r.getSource());
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "Outgoing " + getReferenceType().getName();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/AbstractSortedTableModel.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/AbstractSortedTableModel.java
index 030e31d6c4..61efa594e9 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/AbstractSortedTableModel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/AbstractSortedTableModel.java
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import java.util.*;
 import javax.swing.event.TableModelEvent;
 import javax.swing.table.TableModel;
 
-import ghidra.util.SystemUtilities;
+import docking.widgets.table.sort.DefaultColumnComparator;
+import docking.widgets.table.sort.RowToColumnComparator;
+import ghidra.util.Swing;
 import ghidra.util.datastruct.WeakDataStructureFactory;
 import ghidra.util.datastruct.WeakSet;
 
@@ -178,8 +180,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSortedTableModel<T> extends AbstractGTableModel<T>
 
 		isSortPending = true;
 		pendingSortState = newSortState;
-		SystemUtilities.runSwingLater(
-			() -> sort(getModelData(), createSortingContext(newSortState)));
+		Swing.runLater(() -> sort(getModelData(), createSortingContext(newSortState)));
 	}
 
 	public TableSortState getPendingSortState() {
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSortedTableModel<T> extends AbstractGTableModel<T>
 		hasEverSorted = true;
 		isSortPending = true;
 		pendingSortState = sortState;
-		SystemUtilities.runSwingLater(() -> sort(getModelData(), createSortingContext(sortState)));
+		Swing.runLater(() -> sort(getModelData(), createSortingContext(sortState)));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -320,14 +321,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractSortedTableModel<T> extends AbstractGTableModel<T>
 
 	/**
 	 * An extension point for subclasses to insert their own comparator objects for their data.
-	 * Subclasses can create comparators for a single or multiple columns, as desired.  The 
-	 * {@link DefaultColumnComparator} is used as a, well, default comparator.
+	 * Subclasses can create comparators for a single or multiple columns, as desired.  
 	 * 
-	 * @param columnIndex the column index for which a comparator is desired.
-	 * @return a comparator for the given index.
+	 * @param columnIndex the column index
+	 * @return the comparator 
 	 */
 	protected Comparator<T> createSortComparator(int columnIndex) {
-		return new DefaultColumnComparator(columnIndex);
+		return new RowToColumnComparator<>(this, columnIndex, new DefaultColumnComparator(),
+			new StringBasedBackupRowToColumnComparator(columnIndex));
 	}
 
 	private Comparator<T> createLastResortComparator(ComparatorLink parentChain) {
@@ -416,23 +417,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractSortedTableModel<T> extends AbstractGTableModel<T>
 			}
 		}
 
-		int size() {
-			int count = 0;
-			if (primaryComparator != null) {
-				count++;
-			}
-
-			if (nextComparator == null) {
-				return count;
-			}
-
-			if (nextComparator instanceof AbstractSortedTableModel.ComparatorLink) {
-				count += ((ComparatorLink) nextComparator).size();
-			}
-
-			return count + 1; // +1 for the non-null comparator
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		public int compare(T t1, T t2) {
 			int result = primaryComparator.compare(t1, t2);
@@ -451,18 +435,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractSortedTableModel<T> extends AbstractGTableModel<T>
 	 * when we get to this comparator, then we have to make a decision about reasonable default
 	 * comparisons in order to maintain sorting consistency across sorts.
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	// Comparable cast 
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")	// Comparable cast 
 	private class EndOfChainComparator implements Comparator<T> {
 		@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 		@Override
 		public int compare(T t1, T t2) {
 
-			// at this point we compare the rows, since all of the sorting columns are 
-			// completely equal
+			// at this point we compare the rows, since all of the sorting column values are equal
 			if (t1 instanceof Comparable) {
 				return ((Comparable) t1).compareTo(t2);
 			}
+
+			// use the identity hash to provide a consistent unique identifier within a JVM session
 			return System.identityHashCode(t1) - System.identityHashCode(t2);
 		}
 	}
@@ -480,19 +464,35 @@ public abstract class AbstractSortedTableModel<T> extends AbstractGTableModel<T>
 		}
 	}
 
-	private class DefaultColumnComparator implements Comparator<T> {
-		private final int columnIndex;
+	private class StringBasedBackupRowToColumnComparator implements Comparator<T> {
 
-		public DefaultColumnComparator(int columnIndex) {
-			this.columnIndex = columnIndex;
+		private int sortColumn;
+
+		StringBasedBackupRowToColumnComparator(int sortColumn) {
+			this.sortColumn = sortColumn;
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public int compare(T t1, T t2) {
-			Object value1 = getColumnValueForRow(t1, columnIndex);
-			Object value2 = getColumnValueForRow(t2, columnIndex);
-			return DEFAULT_COMPARATOR.compare(value1, value2);
+			if (t1 == t2) {
+				return 0;
+			}
+
+			String s1 = getColumStringValue(t1);
+			String s2 = getColumStringValue(t2);
+
+			if (s1 == null || s2 == null) {
+				return TableComparators.compareWithNullValues(s1, s2);
+			}
+
+			return s1.compareToIgnoreCase(s2);
+		}
+
+		private String getColumStringValue(T t) {
+			// just use the toString(), which may or may not produce a good value (this will
+			// catch the cases where the column value is itself a string)
+			Object o = getColumnValueForRow(t, sortColumn);
+			return o == null ? null : o.toString();
 		}
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/DynamicColumnTableModel.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/DynamicColumnTableModel.java
index 8748d1b68c..5e5c49400f 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/DynamicColumnTableModel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/DynamicColumnTableModel.java
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ package docking.widgets.table;
  *
  * @param <ROW_TYPE> the row type of the underlying table model
  */
-public interface DynamicColumnTableModel<ROW_TYPE> extends ConfigurableColumnTableModel {
+public interface DynamicColumnTableModel<ROW_TYPE>
+		extends ConfigurableColumnTableModel, RowObjectTableModel<ROW_TYPE> {
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the column for the given model index
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/GDynamicColumnTableModel.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/GDynamicColumnTableModel.java
index 90b0f716df..556a16011e 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/GDynamicColumnTableModel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/GDynamicColumnTableModel.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 import javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer;
 
+import docking.widgets.table.sort.*;
 import ghidra.docking.settings.*;
 import ghidra.framework.plugintool.ServiceProvider;
 import ghidra.util.Msg;
@@ -174,11 +175,14 @@ public abstract class GDynamicColumnTableModel<ROW_TYPE, DATA_SOURCE>
 
 	@Override
 	protected Comparator<ROW_TYPE> createSortComparator(int columnIndex) {
-		Comparator<Object> comparator = createSortComparatorForColumn(columnIndex);
-		if (comparator != null) {
-			return new RowToColumnComparator(columnIndex, comparator);
+		Comparator<Object> columnComparator = createSortComparatorForColumn(columnIndex);
+		if (columnComparator != null) {
+			// the given column has its own comparator; wrap and us that
+			return new RowToColumnComparator<>(this, columnIndex, columnComparator);
 		}
-		return super.createSortComparator(columnIndex);
+
+		return new RowToColumnComparator<>(this, columnIndex, new DefaultColumnComparator(),
+			new ColumnRenderedValueBackupRowComparator<>(this, columnIndex));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ public abstract class GDynamicColumnTableModel<ROW_TYPE, DATA_SOURCE>
 	 * column values.
 	 *
 	 * @param columnIndex the column index
-	 * @return a comparator for the specific column values; may be null
+	 * @return a comparator for the specific column values
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // the column provides the values itself; safe cast
 	protected Comparator<Object> createSortComparatorForColumn(int columnIndex) {
@@ -545,45 +549,4 @@ public abstract class GDynamicColumnTableModel<ROW_TYPE, DATA_SOURCE>
 		DynamicTableColumn<ROW_TYPE, ?, ?> column = tableColumns.get(index);
 		return column.getMaxLines(columnSettings.get(column));
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * A comparator for a specific column that will take in a ROW_TYPE object, extract the value
-	 * for the given column and then call the give comparator.
-	 */
-	private class RowToColumnComparator implements Comparator<ROW_TYPE> {
-
-		private int columnIndex;
-		private Comparator<Object> columnComparator;
-
-		RowToColumnComparator(int columnIndex, Comparator<Object> comparator) {
-			this.columnIndex = columnIndex;
-			this.columnComparator = comparator;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public int compare(ROW_TYPE t1, ROW_TYPE t2) {
-			Object value1 = getColumnValueForRow(t1, columnIndex);
-			Object value2 = getColumnValueForRow(t2, columnIndex);
-
-			if (value1 == null || value2 == null) {
-				return handleNullValues(value1, value2);
-			}
-
-			return columnComparator.compare(value1, value2);
-		}
-
-		private int handleNullValues(Object o1, Object o2) {
-			// If both values are null return 0
-			if (o1 == null && o2 == null) {
-				return 0;
-			}
-
-			if (o1 == null) { // Define null less than everything.
-				return -1;
-			}
-
-			return 1; // o2 is null, so the o1 comes after
-		}
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/SortedTableModel.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/SortedTableModel.java
index 43f71f6ef2..582572e2d7 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/SortedTableModel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/SortedTableModel.java
@@ -15,17 +15,13 @@
  */
 package docking.widgets.table;
 
-import java.util.Comparator;
-
 import javax.swing.table.TableModel;
 
 /**
- * A table model that allows for setting the sorted column and direction.
+ * A table model that allows for setting the sorted column(s) and direction
  */
 public interface SortedTableModel extends TableModel {
 
-	public static final Comparator<Object> DEFAULT_COMPARATOR = new DefaultComparator();
-
 	/**
 	 * Sort order in ascending order.
 	 */
@@ -43,10 +39,23 @@ public interface SortedTableModel extends TableModel {
 	 */
 	public boolean isSortable(int columnIndex);
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the column index that is the primary sorted column
+	 * 
+	 * @return the index
+	 */
 	public int getPrimarySortColumnIndex();
 
-	public void setTableSortState(TableSortState tableSortState);
+	/**
+	 * Sets the sort state for this table model
+	 * @param state the sort state
+	 */
+	public void setTableSortState(TableSortState state);
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the sort state of this sorted model
+	 * @return the current sort state
+	 */
 	public TableSortState getTableSortState();
 
 	/**
@@ -58,54 +67,4 @@ public interface SortedTableModel extends TableModel {
 	 * @param l the listener
 	 */
 	public void addSortListener(SortListener l);
-
-//==================================================================================================
-// Inner Classes
-//==================================================================================================
-
-	public static class DefaultComparator implements Comparator<Object> {
-		@Override
-		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-		// we checked cast to be safe
-		public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
-
-			if (o1 == null || o2 == null) {
-				return handleNullValues(o1, o2);
-			}
-
-			if (String.class == o1.getClass() && String.class == o2.getClass()) {
-				return compareAsStrings(o1, o2);
-			}
-
-			if (Comparable.class.isAssignableFrom(o1.getClass()) && o1.getClass() == o2.getClass()) {
-				@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-				Comparable comparable = (Comparable) o1;
-				int result = comparable.compareTo(o2);
-				return result;
-			}
-
-			// give up and use the toString()
-			return compareAsStrings(o1, o2);
-		}
-
-		private int handleNullValues(Object o1, Object o2) {
-			// If both values are null return 0
-			if (o1 == null && o2 == null) {
-				return 0;
-			}
-
-			if (o1 == null) { // Define null less than everything.
-				return -1;
-			}
-
-			return 1; // o2 is null, so the o1 comes after
-		}
-
-		private int compareAsStrings(Object o1, Object o2) {
-			String s1 = o1.toString();
-			String s2 = o2.toString();
-			return s1.compareToIgnoreCase(s2);
-		}
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/TableComparators.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/TableComparators.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b9dcf8bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/TableComparators.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package docking.widgets.table;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+/**
+ * A utility class for tables to use when sorting
+ */
+public class TableComparators {
+
+	private static final Comparator<Object> NO_SORT_COMPARATOR = (o1, o2) -> 0;
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // we are casting to Object; safe since everything is an Object
+	public static <T> Comparator<T> getNoSortComparator() {
+		return (Comparator<T>) NO_SORT_COMPARATOR;
+	}
+
+	public static int compareWithNullValues(Object o1, Object o2) {
+		// If both values are null return 0
+		if (o1 == null && o2 == null) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if (o1 == null) { // Define null less than everything.
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		return 1; // o2 is null, so the o1 comes after
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/sort/ColumnRenderedValueBackupRowComparator.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/sort/ColumnRenderedValueBackupRowComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4605b05873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/sort/ColumnRenderedValueBackupRowComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package docking.widgets.table.sort;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+import docking.widgets.table.*;
+import ghidra.docking.settings.Settings;
+import ghidra.util.table.column.GColumnRenderer;
+
+/**
+ * A special version of the backup comparator that uses the column's rendered value for 
+ * the backup sort, rather the just <code>toString</code>, which is what the default parent
+ * table model will do.
+ * 
+ * @param <T> the row type 
+ */
+public class ColumnRenderedValueBackupRowComparator<T> implements Comparator<T> {
+
+	protected int sortColumn;
+	protected DynamicColumnTableModel<T> model;
+
+	public ColumnRenderedValueBackupRowComparator(DynamicColumnTableModel<T> model,
+			int sortColumn) {
+		this.model = model;
+		this.sortColumn = sortColumn;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int compare(T t1, T t2) {
+		if (t1 == t2) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		String s1 = getRenderedColumnStringValue(t1);
+		String s2 = getRenderedColumnStringValue(t2);
+
+		if (s1 == null || s2 == null) {
+			return TableComparators.compareWithNullValues(s1, s2);
+		}
+
+		return s1.compareToIgnoreCase(s2);
+	}
+
+	// The case to Object is safe, but passing the object to the renderer below is potentially
+	// unsafe.  We happen know that we retrieved the value from the column that we are passing
+	// it to, so the casting and usage is indeed safe.
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private String getRenderedColumnStringValue(T t) {
+
+		DynamicTableColumn<T, ?, ?> column = model.getColumn(sortColumn);
+		GColumnRenderer<Object> renderer = (GColumnRenderer<Object>) column.getColumnRenderer();
+		Object o = model.getColumnValueForRow(t, sortColumn);
+		if (renderer == null) {
+			return o == null ? null : o.toString();
+		}
+
+		Settings settings = model.getColumnSettings(sortColumn);
+		return renderer.getFilterString(o, settings);
+	}
+
+	protected Object getColumnValue(T t) {
+		return model.getColumnValueForRow(t, sortColumn);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/sort/DefaultColumnComparator.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/sort/DefaultColumnComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffdb8ff1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/sort/DefaultColumnComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package docking.widgets.table.sort;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+import docking.widgets.table.TableComparators;
+
+/**
+ * A column comparator that is used when columns do not supply their own comparator.   This
+ * comparator will use the natural sorting (i.e., the value implements Comparable), 
+ * defaulting to the String representation for the given value.
+ */
+public class DefaultColumnComparator implements Comparator<Object> {
+
+	@Override
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // we checked cast to be safe
+	public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
+
+		if (o1 == null || o2 == null) {
+			return TableComparators.compareWithNullValues(o1, o2);
+		}
+
+		Class<? extends Object> c1 = o1.getClass();
+		Class<? extends Object> c2 = o2.getClass();
+		if (String.class == c1 && String.class == c2) {
+			return compareAsStrings(o1, o2);
+		}
+
+		if (Comparable.class.isAssignableFrom(c1) && c1 == c2) {
+			@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+			Comparable comparable = (Comparable) o1;
+			int result = comparable.compareTo(o2);
+			return result;
+		}
+
+		// At this point we do not know how to compare these items well.  Return 0, which 
+		// will signal to any further comparators that more comparing is needed.
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	private int compareAsStrings(Object o1, Object o2) {
+		String s1 = o1.toString();
+		String s2 = o2.toString();
+		return s1.compareToIgnoreCase(s2);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/sort/RowToColumnComparator.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/sort/RowToColumnComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..648437cfb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/sort/RowToColumnComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package docking.widgets.table.sort;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import docking.widgets.table.RowObjectTableModel;
+import docking.widgets.table.TableComparators;
+
+/**
+ * A comparator for a specific column that will take in a T row object, extract the value
+ * for the given column and then call the give comparator
+ * 
+ * @param <T> the row type
+ */
+public class RowToColumnComparator<T> implements Comparator<T> {
+
+	protected RowObjectTableModel<T> model;
+	protected int sortColumn;
+	protected Comparator<Object> columnComparator;
+	protected Comparator<T> backupRowComparator = TableComparators.getNoSortComparator();
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs this class with the given column comparator that will get called after the
+	 * given row is converted to the column value for the given sort column
+	 * 
+	 * @param model the table model using this comparator
+	 * @param sortColumn the column being sorted
+	 * @param comparator the column comparator to use for sorting
+	 */
+	public RowToColumnComparator(RowObjectTableModel<T> model, int sortColumn,
+			Comparator<Object> comparator) {
+		this.model = model;
+		this.sortColumn = sortColumn;
+		this.columnComparator = Objects.requireNonNull(comparator);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This version of the constructor is used for the default case where the client will 
+	 * supply a backup row comparator that will get called if the given column comparator returns
+	 * a '0' value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param model the table model using this comparator
+	 * @param sortColumn the column being sorted
+	 * @param comparator the column comparator to use for sorting
+	 * @param backupRowComparator the backup row comparator
+	 */
+	public RowToColumnComparator(RowObjectTableModel<T> model, int sortColumn,
+			Comparator<Object> comparator, Comparator<T> backupRowComparator) {
+		this.model = model;
+		this.sortColumn = sortColumn;
+		this.columnComparator = Objects.requireNonNull(comparator);
+		this.backupRowComparator = Objects.requireNonNull(backupRowComparator);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int compare(T t1, T t2) {
+		if (t1 == t2) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		Object value1 = getColumnValue(t1);
+		Object value2 = getColumnValue(t2);
+
+		if (value1 == null || value2 == null) {
+			return TableComparators.compareWithNullValues(value1, value2);
+		}
+
+		int result = columnComparator.compare(value1, value2);
+		if (result != 0) {
+			return result;
+		}
+
+		// 
+		// At this point we have one of two cases:
+		// 1) the column comparator is a non-default comparator that has returned 0, which means
+		//    the column values should sort the same, or
+		// 2) the column comparator is a default/non-specific comparator, which means that the 
+		//    column values should sort the same, or *that the default comparator could not 
+		//    figure out how to sort them.
+		//
+		// In case 1, this backup comparator will be just a stub comparator; in case 2, this 
+		// backup comparator is not a stub and will do something reasonable for the sort, 
+		// depending upon how the model created this class.
+		//
+		return backupRowComparator.compare(t1, t2);
+	}
+
+	protected Object getColumnValue(T t) {
+		return model.getColumnValueForRow(t, sortColumn);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/TableColumnComparator.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/TableColumnComparator.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ff6b98365..0000000000
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/TableColumnComparator.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-/* ###
- * IP: GHIDRA
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package docking.widgets.table.threaded;
-
-import java.util.Comparator;
-
-import docking.widgets.table.SortedTableModel;
-
-public class TableColumnComparator<T> implements Comparator<T> {
-	private ThreadedTableModel<T, ?> model;
-	private final int sortColumn;
-	private Comparator<Object> columnComparator;
-
-	public TableColumnComparator(ThreadedTableModel<T, ?> model,
-			Comparator<Object> columnComparator, int sortColumn) {
-		this.model = model;
-		this.columnComparator = columnComparator;
-		this.sortColumn = sortColumn;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public int compare(T t1, T t2) {
-		if (t1 == t2) {
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		Object o1 = model.getCachedColumnValueForRow(t1, sortColumn);
-		Object o2 = model.getCachedColumnValueForRow(t2, sortColumn);
-
-		if (o1 == null || o2 == null) {
-			return handleNullValues(o1, o2);
-		}
-
-		if (columnComparator != null) {
-			return columnComparator.compare(o1, o2);
-		}
-
-		return SortedTableModel.DEFAULT_COMPARATOR.compare(o1, o2);
-	}
-
-	private int handleNullValues(Object o1, Object o2) {
-		// If both values are null return 0
-		if (o1 == null && o2 == null) {
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		if (o1 == null) { // Define null less than everything.
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		return 1; // o2 is null, so the o1 comes after
-	}
-
-	public int getSortColumn() {
-		return sortColumn;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-		if (this == obj) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		if (obj == null) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		if (obj.getClass() != getClass()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-		TableColumnComparator other = (TableColumnComparator) obj;
-		return (sortColumn == other.sortColumn);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public int hashCode() {
-		return sortColumn;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/ThreadedBackupRowComparator.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/ThreadedBackupRowComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a81703e55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/ThreadedBackupRowComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package docking.widgets.table.threaded;
+
+import docking.widgets.table.sort.ColumnRenderedValueBackupRowComparator;
+import docking.widgets.table.sort.RowToColumnComparator;
+
+/**
+ * A version of {@link ColumnRenderedValueBackupRowComparator} that uses the 
+ * {@link ThreadedTableModel}'s cache for column lookups
+ *
+ * @param <T> the row type
+ */
+public class ThreadedBackupRowComparator<T> extends ColumnRenderedValueBackupRowComparator<T> {
+
+	private ThreadedTableModel<T, ?> threadedModel;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs this class with the given column comparator that will get called after the
+	 * given row is converted to the column value for the given sort column
+	 * 
+	 * @param model the table model using this comparator
+	 * @param sortColumn the column being sorted
+	 * @see RowToColumnComparator
+	 */
+	public ThreadedBackupRowComparator(ThreadedTableModel<T, ?> model, int sortColumn) {
+		super(model, sortColumn);
+		this.threadedModel = model;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Object getColumnValue(T t) {
+		return threadedModel.getCachedColumnValueForRow(t, sortColumn);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/ThreadedTableColumnComparator.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/ThreadedTableColumnComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c37d058e8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/ThreadedTableColumnComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package docking.widgets.table.threaded;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+import docking.widgets.table.sort.RowToColumnComparator;
+
+/**
+ * A comparator for comparing table column values for threaded table models.  This comparator
+ * uses the column cache of the {@link ThreadedTableModel}.
+ *
+ * @param <T> the row type
+ */
+public class ThreadedTableColumnComparator<T> extends RowToColumnComparator<T> {
+	private ThreadedTableModel<T, ?> threadedModel;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs this class with the given column comparator that will get called after the
+	 * given row is converted to the column value for the given sort column
+	 * 
+	 * @param model the table model using this comparator
+	 * @param sortColumn the column being sorted
+	 * @param comparator the column comparator to use for sorting
+	 * @see RowToColumnComparator
+	 */
+	public ThreadedTableColumnComparator(ThreadedTableModel<T, ?> model, int sortColumn,
+			Comparator<Object> comparator) {
+		super(model, sortColumn, comparator);
+		this.threadedModel = model;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This version of the constructor is used for the default case where the client will 
+	 * supply a backup row comparator that will get called if the given column comparator returns
+	 * a '0' value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param model the table model using this comparator
+	 * @param sortColumn the column being sorted
+	 * @param comparator the column comparator to use for sorting
+	 * @param backupRowComparator the backup row comparator
+	 * @see RowToColumnComparator
+	 */
+	public ThreadedTableColumnComparator(ThreadedTableModel<T, ?> model, int sortColumn,
+			Comparator<Object> comparator, Comparator<T> backupRowComparator) {
+		super(model, sortColumn, comparator, backupRowComparator);
+		this.threadedModel = model;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Object getColumnValue(T t) {
+		return threadedModel.getCachedColumnValueForRow(t, sortColumn);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/ThreadedTableModel.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/ThreadedTableModel.java
index 12f451ff6c..0ba1569521 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/ThreadedTableModel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/widgets/table/threaded/ThreadedTableModel.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import javax.swing.event.TableModelEvent;
 
 import docking.widgets.table.*;
+import docking.widgets.table.sort.DefaultColumnComparator;
 import generic.concurrent.ConcurrentListenerSet;
 import ghidra.framework.plugintool.ServiceProvider;
 import ghidra.util.SystemUtilities;
@@ -290,8 +291,15 @@ public abstract class ThreadedTableModel<ROW_OBJECT, DATA_SOURCE>
 
 	@Override
 	protected Comparator<ROW_OBJECT> createSortComparator(int columnIndex) {
+
 		Comparator<Object> columnComparator = createSortComparatorForColumn(columnIndex);
-		return new TableColumnComparator<>(this, columnComparator, columnIndex);
+		if (columnComparator != null) {
+			// the given column has its own comparator; wrap and us that
+			return new ThreadedTableColumnComparator<>(this, columnIndex, columnComparator);
+		}
+
+		return new ThreadedTableColumnComparator<>(this, columnIndex, new DefaultColumnComparator(),
+			new ThreadedBackupRowComparator<>(this, columnIndex));
 	}
 
 	@Override