diff --git a/app/views/queries/_form.html.erb b/app/views/queries/_form.html.erb
index d995777c5..a7aae8a43 100644
--- a/app/views/queries/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/queries/_form.html.erb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 <% unless params[:gantt] %>
 <fieldset><legend><%= l(:label_sort) %></legend>
 <% 3.times do |i| %>
-<%= i+1 %>: 
+<%= content_tag(:span, "#{i+1}:", :class => 'query_sort_criteria_count')%>
 <%= label_tag "query_sort_criteria_attribute_" + i.to_s,
               l(:description_query_sort_criteria_attribute), :class => "hidden-for-sighted" %>
 <%= select_tag("query[sort_criteria][#{i}][]",
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 45dce69d4..6a367bb9b 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ table.messages td.last_message {text-align:left;}
 
 #query_form_content {font-size:90%;}
 
+.query_sort_criteria_count {
+  display: inline-block;
+  min-width: 1em;
+}
+
 table.query-columns {
   border-collapse: collapse;
   border: 0;