diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index ffa18b71..bb8c616d 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -976,6 +976,14 @@
 				</td>
 				<td><a href="example-option-sortreset-sortrestart.html">Example</a></td>
 			</tr>
+      
+      <tr id="sortResetKey">
+        <td>sortResetKey</td>
+        <td>String</td>
+        <td>"ctrlKey"</td>
+        <td>The key used to reset sorting on the entire table. Defaults to the control key. The other options are <code>"shiftKey"</code> or <code>"altKey"</code>. Reference: <a class="external" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/MouseEvent">https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/MouseEvent</a></td>
+        <td></td>
+      </tr>
 
 			<tr id="sortrestart">
 				<td><span class="permalink">sortRestart</span></td>
diff --git a/js/jquery.tablesorter.js b/js/jquery.tablesorter.js
index 92fbacd4..5227f04e 100644
--- a/js/jquery.tablesorter.js
+++ b/js/jquery.tablesorter.js
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@
 				cancelSelection  : true,       // prevent text selection in the header
 				dateFormat       : 'mmddyyyy', // other options: "ddmmyyy" or "yyyymmdd"
 				sortMultiSortKey : 'shiftKey', // key used to select additional columns
+				sortResetKey     : 'ctrlKey',  // key used to remove sorting on a column
 				usNumberFormat   : true,       // false for German "1.234.567,89" or French "1 234 567,89"
 				delayInit        : false,      // if false, the parsed table contents will not update until the first sort
-				serverSideSorting : false,     // if true, server-side sorting should be performed because client-side sorting will be disabled, but the ui and events will still be used.
+				serverSideSorting: false,      // if true, server-side sorting should be performed because client-side sorting will be disabled, but the ui and events will still be used.
 
 				// sort options
 				headers          : {},         // set sorter, string, empty, locked order, sortInitialOrder, filter, etc.
@@ -456,7 +457,6 @@
 			}
 
 			// sort multiple columns
-/* */
 			function multisort(table) { /*jshint loopfunc:true */
 				var dynamicExp, sortWrapper, col, mx = 0, dir = 0, tc = table.config,
 				sortList = tc.sortList, l = sortList.length, bl = table.tBodies.length,
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
 							// $cell = $(this);
 							k = !e[c.sortMultiSortKey];
 							// get current column sort order
-							cell.count = (cell.count + 1) % (c.sortReset ? 3 : 2);
+							cell.count = e[c.sortResetKey] ? 2 : (cell.count + 1) % (c.sortReset ? 3 : 2);
 							// reset all sorts on non-current column - issue #30
 							if (c.sortRestart) {
 								i = cell;