diff --git a/dspace/etc/database_schema.sql b/dspace/etc/database_schema.sql
index a894918a90..64d17dc4ce 100644
--- a/dspace/etc/database_schema.sql
+++ b/dspace/etc/database_schema.sql
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ CREATE TABLE ItemsByAuthor
 (
    items_by_author_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
    item_id            INTEGER REFERENCES Item(item_id),
-   author             TEXT
+   author             TEXT,
+   sort_author        TEXT
 );
 
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