diff --git a/resources/default_tweaks.py b/resources/default_tweaks.py
index 9f58ab3f03..bda839b28f 100644
--- a/resources/default_tweaks.py
+++ b/resources/default_tweaks.py
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ sort_columns_at_startup = None
 # default if not set: MMM yyyy
 gui_pubdate_display_format = 'MMM yyyy'
 
-# Control title sorting.
+# Control title and series sorting in the library view.
 # If set to 'library_order', Leading articles such as The and A will be ignored.
 # If set to 'strictly_alphabetic', the titles will be sorted without processing
 # For example, with library_order, The Client will sort under 'C'. With
 # strictly_alphabetic, the book will sort under 'T'.
 # This flag affects Calibre's library display. It has no effect on devices. In
-# addition, books added before changing the flag will retain their order until
-# the title is edited. Double-clicking on a title and hitting return without
-# changing anything is sufficient to change the sort.
-title_sorting = 'library_order'
+# addition, titles for books added before changing the flag will retain their
+# order until the title is edited. Double-clicking on a title and hitting return
+# without changing anything is sufficient to change the sort.
+title_series_sorting = 'library_order'
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/caches.py b/src/calibre/library/caches.py
index e2ecdd9f55..95ca4cc826 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/caches.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/caches.py
@@ -619,9 +619,12 @@ class ResultCache(SearchQueryParser):
         if self.first_sort:
             subsort = True
             self.first_sort = False
-        fcmp = self.seriescmp if field == 'series' else \
-            functools.partial(self.cmp, self.FIELD_MAP[field], subsort=subsort,
-                              asstr=as_string)
+        fcmp = self.seriescmp \
+                if field == 'series' and \
+                   tweaks['title_sorting'] == 'library_order' \
+                else \
+                   functools.partial(self.cmp, self.FIELD_MAP[field],
+                                     subsort=subsort, asstr=as_string)
         self._map.sort(cmp=fcmp, reverse=not ascending)
         self._map_filtered = [id for id in self._map if id in self._map_filtered]
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/database2.py b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
index 64fcfd7a6e..0168737fca 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/database2.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
                                         icon=icon, tooltip = tooltip)
                                     for r in data if item_not_zero_func(r)]
             if category == 'series' and not sort_on_count:
-                if tweaks['title_sorting'] == 'library_order':
+                if tweaks['title_series_sorting'] == 'library_order':
                     ts = lambda x: title_sort(x)
                 else:
                     ts = lambda x:x
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase, SchemaUpgrade, CustomColumns):
             title = title.decode(preferred_encoding, 'replace')
         self.conn.execute('UPDATE books SET title=? WHERE id=?', (title, id))
         self.data.set(id, self.FIELD_MAP['title'], title, row_is_id=True)
-        if tweaks['title_sorting'] == 'library_order':
+        if tweaks['title_series_sorting'] == 'library_order':
             self.data.set(id, self.FIELD_MAP['sort'], title_sort(title), row_is_id=True)
         else:
             self.data.set(id, self.FIELD_MAP['sort'], title, row_is_id=True)
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/sqlite.py b/src/calibre/library/sqlite.py
index ca501b9300..adf6691671 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/sqlite.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/sqlite.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class DBThread(Thread):
         self.conn.create_aggregate('concat', 1, Concatenate)
         self.conn.create_aggregate('sortconcat', 2, SortedConcatenate)
         self.conn.create_aggregate('sort_concat', 2, SafeSortedConcatenate)
-        if tweaks['title_sorting'] == 'library_order':
+        if tweaks['title_series_sorting'] == 'library_order':
             self.conn.create_function('title_sort', 1, title_sort)
         else:
             self.conn.create_function('title_sort', 1, lambda x:x)