diff --git a/cps/db.py b/cps/db.py
index e8a7415d..15032026 100644
--- a/cps/db.py
+++ b/cps/db.py
@@ -944,16 +944,13 @@ class CalibreDB:
     def get_typeahead(self, database, query, replace=('', ''), tag_filter=true()):
         query = query or ''
         self.create_functions()
-        # self.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, lcase)
         entries = self.session.query(database).filter(tag_filter). \
             filter(func.lower(database.name).ilike("%" + query + "%")).all()
-        # json_dumps = json.dumps([dict(name=escape(r.name.replace(*replace))) for r in entries])
         json_dumps = json.dumps([dict(name=r.name.replace(*replace)) for r in entries])
         return json_dumps
 
     def check_exists_book(self, authr, title):
         self.create_functions()
-        # self.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, lcase)
         q = list()
         author_terms = re.split(r'\s*&\s*', authr)
         for author_term in author_terms:
@@ -1111,7 +1108,7 @@ class CalibreDB:
                     .group_by(text('books_languages_link.lang_code')).all()
             tags = list()
             for lang in languages:
-                tag = Category(isoLanguages.get_language_name(get_locale(), lang[0].lang_code), lang[0].lang_code)
+                tag = Category(isoLanguages.get_language_name(get_locale(), None, lang[0].lang_code), lang[0].lang_code)
                 tags.append([tag, lang[1]])
             # Append all books without language to list
             if not return_all_languages:
@@ -1121,7 +1118,7 @@ class CalibreDB:
                                  .filter(self.common_filters())
                                  .count())
                 if no_lang_count:
-                    tags.append([Category(_("None"), "none"), no_lang_count])
+                    tags.append([Category(_("None"), None, "none"), no_lang_count])
             return sorted(tags, key=lambda x: x[0].name.lower(), reverse=reverse_order)
         else:
             if not languages:
@@ -1175,14 +1172,25 @@ def lcase(s):
         return s.lower()
 
 
+def title_sort(title, config):
+    # calibre sort stuff
+    title_pat = re.compile(config.config_title_regex, re.IGNORECASE)
+    match = title_pat.search(title)
+    if match:
+        prep = match.group(1)
+        title = title[len(prep):] + ', ' + prep
+    return strip_whitespaces(title)
+
 class Category:
     name = None
+    sort = None
     id = None
     count = None
     rating = None
 
     def __init__(self, name, cat_id, rating=None):
         self.name = name
+        self.sort = name
         self.id = cat_id
         self.rating = rating
         self.count = 1
diff --git a/cps/editbooks.py b/cps/editbooks.py
index a2c39b9d..218f249d 100644
--- a/cps/editbooks.py
+++ b/cps/editbooks.py
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ def add_objects(db_book_object, db_object, db_session, db_type, add_elements):
             if db_type == 'author':
                 new_element = db_object(add_element, helper.get_sorted_author(add_element.replace('|', ',')))
             elif db_type == 'series':
-                new_element = db_object(add_element, add_element)
+                new_element = db_object(add_element, db.title_sort(add_element, config))
             elif db_type == 'custom':
                 new_element = db_object(value=add_element)
             elif db_type == 'publisher':
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ def create_objects_for_addition(db_element, add_element, db_type):
     elif db_type == 'series':
         if db_element.name != add_element:
             db_element.name = add_element
-            db_element.sort = add_element
+            db_element.sort = db.title_sort(add_element, config)
     elif db_type == 'author':
         if db_element.name != add_element:
             db_element.name = add_element
diff --git a/cps/search.py b/cps/search.py
index dd38fdcf..795f5d02 100644
--- a/cps/search.py
+++ b/cps/search.py
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ def render_adv_search_results(term, offset=None, order=None, limit=None):
 
     cc = calibre_db.get_cc_columns(config, filter_config_custom_read=True)
     calibre_db.create_functions()
-    # calibre_db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, db.lcase)
     query = calibre_db.generate_linked_query(config.config_read_column, db.Books)
     q = query.outerjoin(db.books_series_link, db.Books.id == db.books_series_link.c.book)\
         .outerjoin(db.Series)\
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index 961e1df7..f65728ef 100644
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ def get_matching_tags():
     tag_dict = {'tags': []}
     q = calibre_db.session.query(db.Books).filter(calibre_db.common_filters(True))
     calibre_db.create_functions()
-    # calibre_db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function("lower", 1, db.lcase)
     author_input = request.args.get('authors') or ''
     title_input = request.args.get('title') or ''
     include_tag_inputs = request.args.getlist('include_tag') or ''
@@ -1026,7 +1025,7 @@ def series_list():
                             .count())
             if no_series_count:
                 entries.append([db.Category(_("None"), "-1"), no_series_count])
-            entries = sorted(entries, key=lambda x: x[0].name.lower(), reverse=not order_no)
+            entries = sorted(entries, key=lambda x: (x[0].sort or x[0].name).lower(), reverse=not order_no)
             return render_title_template('list.html',
                                          entries=entries,
                                          folder='web.books_list',