diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractTableView.cpp b/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractTableView.cpp
index eb1ce70485..094f637d01 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractTableView.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/AbstractTableView.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void AbstractTableView::paint_headers(Painter& painter)
         bool is_key_column = model()->key_column() == column_index;
         Gfx::Rect cell_rect(x_offset, 0, column_width + horizontal_padding() * 2, header_height());
         bool pressed = column_index == m_pressed_column_header_index && m_pressed_column_header_is_pressed;
-        bool hovered = column_index == m_hovered_column_header_index && model()->column_metadata(column_index).sortable == Model::ColumnMetadata::Sortable::True;
+        bool hovered = column_index == m_hovered_column_header_index && model()->is_column_sortable(column_index);
         Gfx::StylePainter::paint_button(painter, cell_rect, palette(), Gfx::ButtonStyle::Normal, pressed, hovered);
         String text;
         if (is_key_column) {
@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@ void AbstractTableView::mousedown_event(MouseEvent& event)
                 return;
             }
             auto header_rect = this->header_rect(i);
-            auto column_metadata = model()->column_metadata(i);
-            if (header_rect.contains(horizontally_adjusted_position) && column_metadata.sortable == Model::ColumnMetadata::Sortable::True) {
+            if (header_rect.contains(horizontally_adjusted_position) && model()->is_column_sortable(i)) {
                 m_pressed_column_header_index = i;
                 m_pressed_column_header_is_pressed = true;
                 update_headers();
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/FileSystemModel.cpp b/Libraries/LibGUI/FileSystemModel.cpp
index 9a4aea44ba..622bf94abc 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/FileSystemModel.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/FileSystemModel.cpp
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ Model::ColumnMetadata FileSystemModel::column_metadata(int column) const
 {
     switch (column) {
     case Column::Icon:
-        return { 16, Model::ColumnMetadata::Sortable::False };
+        return { 16 };
     case Column::Name:
         return { 120 };
     case Column::Size:
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/FileSystemModel.h b/Libraries/LibGUI/FileSystemModel.h
index 55dec0a6bd..2a80933da2 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/FileSystemModel.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/FileSystemModel.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public:
     virtual ModelIndex index(int row, int column = 0, const ModelIndex& parent = ModelIndex()) const override;
     virtual StringView drag_data_type() const override { return "text/uri-list"; }
     virtual bool accepts_drag(const ModelIndex&, const StringView& data_type) override;
+    virtual bool is_column_sortable(int column_index) const override { return column_index != Column::Icon; }
 
     static String timestamp_string(time_t timestamp)
     {
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/Model.h b/Libraries/LibGUI/Model.h
index baf56aad32..0ec45006ee 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/Model.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/Model.h
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ class Model : public RefCounted<Model> {
 public:
     struct ColumnMetadata {
         int preferred_width { 0 };
-        enum class Sortable {
-            False,
-            True,
-        };
-        Sortable sortable { Sortable::True };
     };
 
     enum UpdateFlag {
@@ -89,6 +84,8 @@ public:
     virtual int tree_column() const { return 0; }
     virtual bool accepts_drag(const ModelIndex&, const StringView& data_type);
 
+    virtual bool is_column_sortable([[maybe_unused]] int column_index) const { return true; }
+
     bool is_valid(const ModelIndex& index) const
     {
         auto parent_index = this->parent_index(index);
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/SortingProxyModel.cpp b/Libraries/LibGUI/SortingProxyModel.cpp
index 7a1d5fac81..27dc08f145 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/SortingProxyModel.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/SortingProxyModel.cpp
@@ -153,4 +153,9 @@ void SortingProxyModel::resort()
     });
 }
 
+bool SortingProxyModel::is_column_sortable(int column_index) const
+{
+    return target().is_column_sortable(column_index);
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/SortingProxyModel.h b/Libraries/LibGUI/SortingProxyModel.h
index ff056851a2..4198ad1494 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/SortingProxyModel.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/SortingProxyModel.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     virtual int key_column() const override { return m_key_column; }
     virtual SortOrder sort_order() const override { return m_sort_order; }
     virtual void set_key_column_and_sort_order(int, SortOrder) override;
+    virtual bool is_column_sortable(int column_index) const override;
 
     ModelIndex map_to_target(const ModelIndex&) const;