diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/io/FileProjectManager.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/io/FileProjectManager.java
index 1c255812d..f663d143a 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/io/FileProjectManager.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/io/FileProjectManager.java
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ public class FileProjectManager extends ProjectManager {
                 if (metadata != null) {
                     jsonWriter.value(id);
                     if (metadata.isDirty()) {
+                        Project project = ProjectManager.singleton.getProject(id);
+                        metadata.setRowNumber(project.rows.size());
                         ProjectMetadataUtilities.save(metadata, getProjectDir(id));
                         saveWasNeeded = true;
                     }
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/MOD-INF/controller.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/MOD-INF/controller.js
index 960981300..471a9cc34 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/MOD-INF/controller.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/MOD-INF/controller.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 var html = "text/html";
 var encoding = "UTF-8";
 var ClientSideResourceManager = Packages.com.google.refine.ClientSideResourceManager;
-var bundle = false;
+var bundle = true;
 
 var templatedFiles = {
   // Requests with last path segments mentioned here 
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ function init() {
       "externals/jquery-ui/jquery-ui-1.10.3.custom.js",
       "externals/date.js",
       "externals/jquery.i18n.js",
+      "externals/tablesorter/jquery.tablesorter.min.js",
 
       "scripts/util/misc.js",
       "scripts/util/url.js",
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ function init() {
     module,
     [
       "externals/jquery-ui/css/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.10.3.custom.css",
+      "externals/tablesorter/theme.blue.css",
       "styles/jquery-ui-overrides.less",
       "styles/common.less",
       "styles/pure.css",
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js
index 293c2e657..46c959c42 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Refine.OpenProjectUI.prototype._renderProjects = function(data) {
     Refine.selectActionArea('open-project');
 
     var table = $(
-      '<table class="list-table"><tr>' +
+      '<table class="tablesorter-blue list-table"><thead><tr>' +
       '<th></th>' +
       '<th></th>' +
       '<th></th>' +
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ Refine.OpenProjectUI.prototype._renderProjects = function(data) {
           
           return htmlDisplay;
       })() +     
-      '</tr></table>'
+      '</tr></thead><tbody></tbody></table>'
     ).appendTo(container)[0];
 
     var renderProject = function(project) {
-      var tr = table.insertRow(table.rows.length);
+      var tr = table.getElementsByTagName('tbody')[0].insertRow(table.rows.length - 1);
       tr.className = "project";
 
       var deleteLink = $('<a></a>')
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ Refine.OpenProjectUI.prototype._renderProjects = function(data) {
     for (var i = 0; i < projects.length; i++) {
       renderProject(projects[i]);
     }
+    
+    $(table).tablesorter();
   }
 };