diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/ui/ThriftServerSessionPage.scala b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/ui/ThriftServerSessionPage.scala
index 912b658eb36b..b752634aef95 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/ui/ThriftServerSessionPage.scala
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/ui/ThriftServerSessionPage.scala
@@ -100,8 +100,12 @@ private[ui] class ThriftServerSessionPage(parent: ThriftServerTab)
           <td>{formatDate(info.startTimestamp)}</td>
           <td>{if (info.finishTimestamp > 0) formatDate(info.finishTimestamp)}</td>
           <td>{if (info.closeTimestamp > 0) formatDate(info.closeTimestamp)}</td>
-          <td>{formatDurationOption(Some(info.totalTime(info.finishTimestamp)))}</td>
-          <td>{formatDurationOption(Some(info.totalTime(info.closeTimestamp)))}</td>
+          <td sorttable_customkey={info.totalTime(info.finishTimestamp).toString}>
+            {formatDurationOption(Some(info.totalTime(info.finishTimestamp)))}
+          </td>
+          <td sorttable_customkey={info.totalTime(info.closeTimestamp).toString}>
+            {formatDurationOption(Some(info.totalTime(info.closeTimestamp)))}
+          </td>
           <td>{info.statement}</td>
           <td>{info.state}</td>
           {errorMessageCell(detail)}