diff --git a/src/components/datatable/DataTable.js b/src/components/datatable/DataTable.js
index c83d7ed5f1..1078acbd6b 100644
--- a/src/components/datatable/DataTable.js
+++ b/src/components/datatable/DataTable.js
@@ -1181,19 +1181,21 @@ export class DataTable extends Component {
         const value2 = ObjectUtils.resolveFieldData(data2, multiSortMeta[index].field);
         let result = null;
 
-        if (typeof value1 === 'string' || value1 instanceof String) {
-            if (value1.localeCompare && (value1 !== value2)) {
-                return (multiSortMeta[index].order * value1.localeCompare(value2, undefined, { numeric: true }));
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            result = (value1 < value2) ? -1 : 1;
-        }
-
         if (value1 === value2) {
             return (multiSortMeta.length - 1) > (index) ? (this.multisortField(data1, data2, multiSortMeta, index + 1)) : 0;
         }
 
+        if (value1 == null && value2 != null)
+            result = -1;
+        else if (value1 != null && value2 == null)
+            result = 1;
+        else if (value1 == null && value2 == null)
+                result = 0;
+        else if (typeof value1 === 'string' && typeof value2 === 'string')
+            result = value1.localeCompare(value2, undefined, { numeric: true });
+        else
+            result = (value1 < value2) ? -1 : (value1 > value2) ? 1 : 0;
+
         return (multiSortMeta[index].order * result);
     }