diff --git a/e107_handlers/core_functions.php b/e107_handlers/core_functions.php
index 06f9520bd..9c65b1e5b 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/core_functions.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/core_functions.php
@@ -410,8 +410,19 @@ if (!function_exists('multiarray_sort'))
 
         foreach($sort_values as $arr_key=>$arr_val)
         {
-            $key = is_numeric($arr_key) ? "" : $arr_key; // retain assoc-array keys.
- 			$sorted_arr[$key] = $array[$arr_key];
+        	// Issue #3603: multiarray_sort returns only the last array item in case the $arr_key is numeric
+//          $key = is_numeric($arr_key) ? count($sorted_arr) : $arr_key; // retain assoc-array keys.
+// 			$sorted_arr[$key] = $array[$arr_key];
+
+ 			if (is_numeric($arr_key))
+		    {
+			    $sorted_arr[] = $array[$arr_key];
+		    }
+		    else
+		    {
+			    $sorted_arr[$key] = $array[$arr_key];
+		    }
+
         }
         return $sorted_arr;
     }