diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_misc.result b/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_misc.result
index 896dd6fa654..fe41e7e65f3 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_misc.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_misc.result
@@ -35,3 +35,13 @@ a int NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
 v double AS ((1, a)) VIRTUAL
 );
 ERROR HY000: Expression for computed column cannot return a row
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+a CHAR(255) BINARY NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+b CHAR(255) BINARY NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+v CHAR(255) BINARY AS (CONCAT(a,b)) VIRTUAL );
+INSERT INTO t1(a,b) VALUES ('4','7'), ('4','6');
+SELECT 1 AS C FROM t1 ORDER BY v;
+C
+1
+1
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/vcol/t/vcol_misc.test b/mysql-test/suite/vcol/t/vcol_misc.test
index 06a9313edd3..2ed08a69fa2 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/vcol/t/vcol_misc.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/vcol/t/vcol_misc.test
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ CREATE TABLE t1 (
   v double AS ((1, a)) VIRTUAL
 );
 
+#
+# Bug#603654: Virtual column in ORDER BY, no other references of table columns
+#             
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+ a CHAR(255) BINARY NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+ b CHAR(255) BINARY NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+ v CHAR(255) BINARY AS (CONCAT(a,b)) VIRTUAL );
+INSERT INTO t1(a,b) VALUES ('4','7'), ('4','6');
+SELECT 1 AS C FROM t1 ORDER BY v;
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
 
 
 
diff --git a/sql/filesort.cc b/sql/filesort.cc
index 33c838f1bcb..270f0f1ac37 100644
--- a/sql/filesort.cc
+++ b/sql/filesort.cc
@@ -1009,7 +1009,14 @@ static void register_used_fields(SORTPARAM *param)
     if ((field= sort_field->field))
     {
       if (field->table == table)
-      bitmap_set_bit(bitmap, field->field_index);
+      {
+        if (field->vcol_info)
+	{
+          Item *vcol_item= field->vcol_info->expr_item;
+          vcol_item->walk(&Item::register_field_in_read_map, 1, (uchar *) 0);
+        }                   
+        bitmap_set_bit(bitmap, field->field_index);
+      }
     }
     else
     {						// Item