diff --git a/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog b/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog
index 19a6e05620..56fed29a0d 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog
+++ b/widgets/e-table/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-05-04  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
+
+	* e-table-sorted-variable.c (qsort_callback): Add back in main
+	loop calls during sorting.
+
 2000-05-04  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
 
 	* e-table-sorted-variable.c: Replace insert sort completely with a
diff --git a/widgets/e-table/e-table-sorted-variable.c b/widgets/e-table/e-table-sorted-variable.c
index c687ebc871..e69ead64ae 100644
--- a/widgets/e-table/e-table-sorted-variable.c
+++ b/widgets/e-table/e-table-sorted-variable.c
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ qsort_callback(const void *data1, const void *data2)
 	int sort_count = e_table_sort_info_sorting_get_count(etsv_closure->sort_info);
 	int comp_val = 0;
 	int ascending = 1;
+	while(gtk_events_pending())
+		gtk_main_iteration();
 	for (j = 0; j < sort_count; j++) {
 		ETableSortColumn column = e_table_sort_info_sorting_get_nth(etsv_closure->sort_info, j);
 		ETableCol *col;
diff --git a/widgets/table/e-table-sorted-variable.c b/widgets/table/e-table-sorted-variable.c
index c687ebc871..e69ead64ae 100644
--- a/widgets/table/e-table-sorted-variable.c
+++ b/widgets/table/e-table-sorted-variable.c
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ qsort_callback(const void *data1, const void *data2)
 	int sort_count = e_table_sort_info_sorting_get_count(etsv_closure->sort_info);
 	int comp_val = 0;
 	int ascending = 1;
+	while(gtk_events_pending())
+		gtk_main_iteration();
 	for (j = 0; j < sort_count; j++) {
 		ETableSortColumn column = e_table_sort_info_sorting_get_nth(etsv_closure->sort_info, j);
 		ETableCol *col;