diff --git a/components/lib/treetable/HeaderCell.vue b/components/lib/treetable/HeaderCell.vue
index 9f7e06c4f..f3c50c41d 100644
--- a/components/lib/treetable/HeaderCell.vue
+++ b/components/lib/treetable/HeaderCell.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <component v-if="column.children && column.children.header" :is="column.children.header" :column="column" />
         <span v-if="columnProp('header')" :class="cx('headerTitle')" v-bind="getColumnPT('headerTitle')">{{ columnProp('header') }}</span>
         <span v-if="columnProp('sortable')" v-bind="getColumnPT('sort')">
-            <component :is="(column.children && column.children.sorticon) || sortableColumnIcon" :sorted="sortState.sorted" :sortOrder="sortState.sortOrder" :class="cx('sortIcon')" />
+            <component :is="(column.children && column.children.sorticon) || sortableColumnIcon" :sorted="sortState.sorted" :sortOrder="sortState.sortOrder" data-pc-section="sorticon" :class="cx('sortIcon')" />
         </span>
         <span v-if="isMultiSorted()" :class="cx('sortBadge')" v-bind="getColumnPT('sortBadge')">{{ getMultiSortMetaIndex() + 1 }}</span>
     </th>
diff --git a/components/lib/treetable/TreeTable.vue b/components/lib/treetable/TreeTable.vue
index 155c77632..117a60930 100755
--- a/components/lib/treetable/TreeTable.vue
+++ b/components/lib/treetable/TreeTable.vue
@@ -354,9 +354,10 @@ export default {
 
                 if (
                     DomHandler.getAttribute(targetNode, 'data-p-sortable-column') === true ||
-                    DomHandler.getAttribute(targetNode, 'data-pc-section') === 'headerTitle' ||
-                    DomHandler.getAttribute(targetNode, 'data-pc-section') === 'sortIcon' ||
-                    DomHandler.getAttribute(targetNode.parentElement, 'data-pc-section') === 'sortIcon'
+                    DomHandler.getAttribute(targetNode, 'data-pc-section') === 'headertitle' ||
+                    DomHandler.getAttribute(targetNode, 'data-pc-section') === 'sorticon' ||
+                    DomHandler.getAttribute(targetNode.parentElement, 'data-pc-section') === 'sorticon' ||
+                    DomHandler.getAttribute(targetNode.parentElement.parentElement, 'data-pc-section') === 'sorticon'
                 ) {
                     DomHandler.clearSelection();