diff --git a/packages/tables/src/Concerns/CanSortRecords.php b/packages/tables/src/Concerns/CanSortRecords.php
index 0704145..6aa3ddc 100644
--- a/packages/tables/src/Concerns/CanSortRecords.php
+++ b/packages/tables/src/Concerns/CanSortRecords.php
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ trait CanSortRecords
 
         if (
             $tableSortColumn &&
-            $column = $this->getTable()->getSortableVisibleColumn($tableSortColumn)
+            ($column = $this->getTable()->getSortableVisibleColumn($tableSortColumn)) &&
+            (! $column->isToggledHidden())
         ) {
             $sortDirection = $this->getTableSortDirection() === 'desc' ? 'desc' : 'asc';
 
diff --git a/tests/src/Fixtures/Livewire/UsersTable.php b/tests/src/Fixtures/Livewire/UsersTable.php
index 63eda5e..c2b0bf5 100644
--- a/tests/src/Fixtures/Livewire/UsersTable.php
+++ b/tests/src/Fixtures/Livewire/UsersTable.php
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ class UsersTable extends Component implements HasActions, HasSchemas, Tables\Con
                     ->sortable()
                     ->searchable(),
                 Tables\Columns\TextColumn::make('posts_count')
-                    ->counts('posts'),
+                    ->counts('posts')
+                    ->sortable()
+                    ->toggleable(),
             ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/Tables/ColumnTest.php b/tests/src/Tables/ColumnTest.php
index 198f971..f158211 100644
--- a/tests/src/Tables/ColumnTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Tables/ColumnTest.php
@@ -239,6 +239,27 @@ describe('rendering and sorting', function (): void {
             ->sortTable('author.json.bar.baz', 'desc')
             ->assertCanSeeTableRecords($sortedDesc, inOrder: true);
     });
+
+    it('ignores the sort of a `counts()` column while it is toggled hidden', function (): void {
+        $users = collect([3, 1, 2])->map(
+            fn (int $postsCount): User => User::factory()
+                ->has(Post::factory()->count($postsCount))
+                ->create(),
+        );
+
+        $component = livewire(UsersTable::class)
+            ->sortTable('posts_count')
+            ->assertCanSeeTableRecords([$users[1], $users[2], $users[0]], inOrder: true)
+            ->toggleAllTableColumns(false);
+
+        expect($component->instance()->getFilteredSortedTableQuery()->toSql())
+            ->not->toContain('posts_count');
+
+        $component
+            ->assertCanSeeTableRecords($users, inOrder: true)
+            ->toggleAllTableColumns()
+            ->assertCanSeeTableRecords([$users[1], $users[2], $users[0]], inOrder: true);
+    });
 });
 
 describe('searching', function (): void {