diff --git a/shared/editor/commands/table.ts b/shared/editor/commands/table.ts
index 31de593a3..c1a603584 100644
--- a/shared/editor/commands/table.ts
+++ b/shared/editor/commands/table.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ export function sortTable({
       // remove the header row
       const header = table.shift();
 
+      // column data before sort
+      const columnData = table.map((row) => row[index]?.textContent ?? "");
+
       // sort table data based on column at index
       table.sort((a, b) => {
         if (compareAsText) {
@@ -137,6 +140,13 @@ export function sortTable({
         table.reverse();
       }
 
+      // check if column data changed, if not then do not replace table
+      if (
+        columnData.join() === table.map((row) => row[index]?.textContent).join()
+      ) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
       // add the header row back
       if (header) {
         table.unshift(header);