diff --git a/styles/elements/_tables.scss b/styles/elements/_tables.scss
index 93e9d2a2..a4a418ce 100644
--- a/styles/elements/_tables.scss
+++ b/styles/elements/_tables.scss
@@ -36,9 +36,20 @@
         display: table-cell;
       }
     }
+  }
 
-    .sorting-direction {
-      position: absolute;
+  thead {
+    tr th {
+      .sorting-direction {
+        position: inherit;
+        margin-right: -16px;
+        width: 16px;
+        .icon {
+          height: 14px;
+          width: 16px;
+          margin: 0;
+        }
+      }
     }
   }