diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/tools/sorting.js b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/tools/sorting.js
index e4d323ca1410..752d796ffdba 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/tools/sorting.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/tools/sorting.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export const sortRows = ({
       locale,
       sortStates,
       compare,
+      rowIds: [a, b],
     });
   });