Steps to reproduce: 1. Add a GridViewDateTimeColumn to a grid. 2. Add rows where one or more rows should contain null as the columns value. 3. Sort the grid by the date time column. WORKAROUND: Create a custom RadGridDateTimeConverter and assign it as the column's date type converter: public class CustomRadGridDateTimeConverter : RadGridDateTimeConverter { public CustomRadGridDateTimeConverter(GridViewDateTimeColumn column) : base(column) { } public override object ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType) { if (destinationType == typeof(DateTime) && value == null) { return DateTime.MinValue; } return base.ConvertTo(context, culture, value, destinationType); } } this.radGridView1.Columns["DateTime"].DataTypeConverter = new CustomRadGridDateTimeConverter(this.radGridView1.Columns["DateTime"] as GridViewDateTimeColumn);