diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/DataPropertyComparator.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/DataPropertyComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2ba33d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/DataPropertyComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+
+package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+import com.hp.hpl.jena.vocabulary.XSD;
+
+public class DataPropertyComparator implements Comparator<Individual> {
+
+    private String dataPropertyUri = null;
+    
+    public DataPropertyComparator(String dataPropertyUri) {
+        this.dataPropertyUri = dataPropertyUri;
+    }
+
+    public int compare(Individual ind1, Individual ind2) {
+        DataPropertyStatement s1 = ind1.getDataPropertyStatement(dataPropertyUri);
+        DataPropertyStatement s2 = ind2.getDataPropertyStatement(dataPropertyUri);
+        
+        String datatype = s1.getDatatypeURI();
+        
+        int result;
+        
+        if (datatype.equals(XSD.xint.toString())) {
+            int i1 = Integer.valueOf(s1.getData());
+            int i2 = Integer.valueOf(s2.getData());
+            result = ((Integer) i1).compareTo(i2);
+        }
+        else if (datatype.equals(XSD.xstring.toString())) {
+            result = s1.getData().compareTo(s2.getData());            
+        }
+        // Fill in other types here
+        else {
+            throw new ClassCastException("Unsupported datatype");
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    
+
+}
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/Individual.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/Individual.java
index 51ad79f85..ac0c5ba69 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/Individual.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/Individual.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public interface Individual extends ResourceBean, VitroTimeWindowedResource, Com
     void setDataPropertyStatements(List<DataPropertyStatement> list);
     List<DataPropertyStatement> getDataPropertyStatements();
     List<DataPropertyStatement> getDataPropertyStatements(String propertyUri);
+    DataPropertyStatement getDataPropertyStatement(String propertyUri);
     
     List<String> getDataValues(String propertyUri);
     String getDataValue(String propertyUri);
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/IndividualImpl.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/IndividualImpl.java
index afaa5163c..d79c5f941 100755
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/IndividualImpl.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/IndividualImpl.java
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ public class IndividualImpl extends BaseResourceBean implements Individual, Comp
         }
         return stmtsForProp;        
     }
+
+    public DataPropertyStatement getDataPropertyStatement(String propertyUri) {
+        List<DataPropertyStatement> stmts = getDataPropertyStatements(propertyUri);
+        return stmts.isEmpty() ? null : stmts.get(0);       
+    }
     
     public List<String> getDataValues(String propertyUri) {     
         List<DataPropertyStatement> stmts = getDataPropertyStatements(propertyUri);
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/filtering/IndividualFiltering.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/filtering/IndividualFiltering.java
index 0ca84ee6e..8b1c0eb4d 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/filtering/IndividualFiltering.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/filtering/IndividualFiltering.java
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ public class IndividualFiltering implements Individual {
         List<DataPropertyStatement> outDstmts = new LinkedList<DataPropertyStatement>();
         Filter.filter(dStmts,_filters.getDataPropertyStatementFilter(), outDstmts);
         return outDstmts;          
-    }
-    
-
+    }    
       
     public Map<String, DataProperty> getDataPropertyMap() {
         Map<String,DataProperty> innerMap = _innerIndividual.getDataPropertyMap();
@@ -600,6 +598,12 @@ public class IndividualFiltering implements Individual {
         return stmts.isEmpty() ? null : stmts.get(0).getData();
     }
     
+    public DataPropertyStatement getDataPropertyStatement(String propertyUri) {
+        List<DataPropertyStatement> stmts = getDataPropertyStatements(propertyUri);
+        // Since the statements have been filtered, we can just take the first data value without filtering.
+        return stmts.isEmpty() ? null : stmts.get(0);       
+    }
+    
     public List<Individual> getRelatedIndividuals(String propertyUri) {
         List<ObjectPropertyStatement> stmts = getObjectPropertyStatements(propertyUri);
         // Since the statements have been filtered, we can just take the individuals without filtering.