diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicenseSeatsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicenseSeatsController.php
index 247f71ff26..f887de63c3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicenseSeatsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicenseSeatsController.php
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ class LicenseSeatsController extends Controller
         if ($license = License::find($licenseId)) {
             $this->authorize('view', $license);
 
-            $seats = LicenseSeat::with('license', 'user', 'asset', 'user.department')
+            $seats = LicenseSeat::with('license', 'user', 'asset', 'user.department',  'user.company', 'asset.company')
                 ->where('license_seats.license_id', $licenseId);
 
             if ($request->input('status') == 'available') {
-                $seats->whereNull('license_seats.assigned_to');
+                $seats->whereNull('license_seats.assigned_to')->whereNull('license_seats.asset_id');
             }
 
             if ($request->input('status') == 'assigned') {
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ class LicenseSeatsController extends Controller
 
             $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
 
-            if ($request->input('sort') == 'department') {
+            if ($request->input('sort') == 'assigned_user.department') {
                 $seats->OrderDepartments($order);
+            } elseif ($request->input('sort') == 'assigned_user.company') {
+                    $seats->OrderCompany($order);
             } else {
                 $seats->orderBy('updated_at', $order);
             }
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ class LicenseSeatsController extends Controller
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, 'Seat not found'));
         }
         // 2. does the seat belong to the specified license?
-        if (! $license = $licenseSeat->license()->first() || $license->id != intval($licenseId)) {
+        if (! $licenseSeat = $licenseSeat->license()->first() || $licenseSeat->id != intval($licenseId)) {
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, 'Seat does not belong to the specified license'));
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/LicenseSeatsTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/LicenseSeatsTransformer.php
index d018934e18..c518c67d22 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/LicenseSeatsTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/LicenseSeatsTransformer.php
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class LicenseSeatsTransformer
                             'name' => e($seat->user->department->name),
 
                         ] : null,
+                'company'=> ($seat->user->company) ?
+                    [
+                        'id' => (int) $seat->user->company->id,
+                        'name' => e($seat->user->company->name),
+
+                    ] : null,
                 'created_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($seat->created_at, 'datetime'),
             ] : null,
             'assigned_asset' => ($seat->asset) ? [
diff --git a/app/Models/LicenseSeat.php b/app/Models/LicenseSeat.php
index 7c98232863..cc13481329 100755
--- a/app/Models/LicenseSeat.php
+++ b/app/Models/LicenseSeat.php
@@ -153,17 +153,24 @@ class LicenseSeat extends SnipeModel implements ICompanyableChild
     }
 
 
+    public function scopeOrderCompany($query, $order)
+    {
+
+
+        return $query->leftJoin('users as license_seat_users', 'license_seats.assigned_to', '=', 'license_seat_users.id')
+            ->leftJoin('companies as license_user_company', 'license_user_company.id', '=', 'license_seat_users.company_id')
+            ->whereNotNull('license_seats.assigned_to')
+            ->orderBy('license_user_company.name', $order);
+    }
+
+
     public function scopeByAssigned($query)
     {
 
         return $query->where(
             function ($query) {
                 $query->whereNotNull('assigned_to')
-                    ->orWhere(
-                        function ($query) {
-                            $query->whereNotNull('asset_id');
-                        }
-                    );
+                    ->orWhereNotNull('asset_id');
             }
         );
 
diff --git a/app/Presenters/LicensePresenter.php b/app/Presenters/LicensePresenter.php
index ea5c3b5d73..7fc1aa5682 100644
--- a/app/Presenters/LicensePresenter.php
+++ b/app/Presenters/LicensePresenter.php
@@ -248,10 +248,20 @@ class LicensePresenter extends Presenter
                 'title' => trans('admin/users/table.email'),
                 'visible' => true,
                 'formatter' => 'emailFormatter',
-            ], [
-                'field' => 'department',
+            ],
+            [
+                'field' => 'assigned_user.company',
                 'searchable' => false,
-                'sortable' => true,
+                'sortable' => false,
+                'switchable' => true,
+                'title' => trans('general.company'),
+                'visible' => true,
+                'formatter' => 'companiesLinkObjFormatter',
+            ],
+            [
+                'field' => 'assigned_user.department',
+                'searchable' => false,
+                'sortable' => false,
                 'switchable' => true,
                 'title' => trans('general.department'),
                 'visible' => false,