diff --git a/superset/assets/src/visualizations/pivot_table.js b/superset/assets/src/visualizations/pivot_table.js
index cd93867cbfdb4..2d8c6fb4ff132 100644
--- a/superset/assets/src/visualizations/pivot_table.js
+++ b/superset/assets/src/visualizations/pivot_table.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ function PivotTable(element, props) {
       const tdText = $(this)[0].textContent;
       if (!Number.isNaN(tdText) && tdText !== '') {
         $(this)[0].textContent = d3format(format, tdText);
+        $(this).attr('data-sort', tdText);
       }
     });
   });