diff --git src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
index 9b12644..690dfbe 100644
--- src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
@@ -292,7 +292,10 @@ class WP_Plugins_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	protected function get_sortable_columns() {
-		return array();
+		return array(
+			'name'        => 'name',
+			'description' => 'description',
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**