diff --git a/src/calibre/db/cache.py b/src/calibre/db/cache.py
index 0be9f9f9ef..6bd7c1a3cf 100644
--- a/src/calibre/db/cache.py
+++ b/src/calibre/db/cache.py
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ class Cache(object):
         return ret
 
     @read_api
-    def multisort(self, fields, ids_to_sort=None):
+    def multisort(self, fields, ids_to_sort=None, virtual_fields=None):
         '''
         Return a list of sorted book ids. If ids_to_sort is None, all book ids
         are returned.
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ class Cache(object):
                 else ids_to_sort)
         get_metadata = self._get_proxy_metadata
         lang_map = self.fields['languages'].book_value_map
+        virtual_fields = virtual_fields or {}
 
         fm = {'title':'sort', 'authors':'author_sort'}
 
@@ -801,8 +802,12 @@ class Cache(object):
             'Handle series type fields'
             idx = field + '_index'
             is_series = idx in self.fields
-            ans = self.fields[fm.get(field, field)].sort_keys_for_books(
-                get_metadata, lang_map, all_book_ids,)
+            try:
+                ans = self.fields[fm.get(field, field)].sort_keys_for_books(
+                    get_metadata, lang_map, all_book_ids)
+            except KeyError:
+                ans = virtual_fields[fm.get(field, field)].sort_keys_for_books(
+                    get_metadata, lang_map, all_book_ids)
             if is_series:
                 idx_ans = self.fields[idx].sort_keys_for_books(
                     get_metadata, lang_map, all_book_ids)
diff --git a/src/calibre/db/tests/reading.py b/src/calibre/db/tests/reading.py
index 2006348862..66b1dacec4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/db/tests/reading.py
+++ b/src/calibre/db/tests/reading.py
@@ -511,3 +511,14 @@ class ReadingTest(BaseTest):
 
     # }}}
 
+    def test_marked_field(self):  # {{{
+        ' Test the marked field '
+        db = self.init_legacy()
+        db.set_marked_ids({3:1, 2:3})
+        ids = [1,2,3]
+        db.multisort([('marked', True)], only_ids=ids)
+        self.assertListEqual([1, 3, 2], ids)
+        db.multisort([('marked', False)], only_ids=ids)
+        self.assertListEqual([2, 3, 1], ids)
+    # }}}
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/db/view.py b/src/calibre/db/view.py
index 7468ec11b2..0e8d4081e5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/db/view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/db/view.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class MarkedVirtualField(object):
         for book_id in candidates:
             yield self.marked_ids.get(book_id, default_value), {book_id}
 
+    def sort_keys_for_books(self, get_metadata, lang_map, all_book_ids):
+        return {bid:self.marked_ids.get(bid, None) for bid in all_book_ids}
+
 class TableRow(object):
 
     def __init__(self, book_id, view):
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ class View(object):
         if not fields:
             fields = [('timestamp', False)]
 
-        sorted_book_ids = self.cache.multisort(fields, ids_to_sort=only_ids)
+        sorted_book_ids = self.cache.multisort(fields, ids_to_sort=only_ids, virtual_fields={'marked':MarkedVirtualField(self.marked_ids)})
         if only_ids is None:
             self._map = tuple(sorted_book_ids)
             if len(self._map_filtered) == len(self._map):