diff --git a/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go b/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go
index 7edcb3aa6f..3078882258 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"runtime/pprof"
+	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
@@ -280,6 +281,33 @@ const (
 	SortByDeadlineAsc  = internal.SortByDeadlineAsc
 )
 
+// ParseSortBy parses the `sortBy` string and returns the associated `SortBy`
+// value, if one exists. Otherwise return `defaultSortBy`.
+func ParseSortBy(sortBy string, defaultSortBy internal.SortBy) internal.SortBy {
+	switch strings.ToLower(sortBy) {
+	case "relevance":
+		return SortByScore
+	case "latest":
+		return SortByCreatedDesc
+	case "oldest":
+		return SortByCreatedAsc
+	case "recentupdate":
+		return SortByUpdatedDesc
+	case "leastupdate":
+		return SortByUpdatedAsc
+	case "mostcomment":
+		return SortByCommentsDesc
+	case "leastcomment":
+		return SortByCommentsAsc
+	case "nearduedate":
+		return SortByDeadlineAsc
+	case "farduedate":
+		return SortByDeadlineDesc
+	default:
+		return defaultSortBy
+	}
+}
+
 // SearchIssues search issues by options.
 func SearchIssues(ctx context.Context, opts *SearchOptions) ([]int64, int64, error) {
 	indexer := *globalIndexer.Load()
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
index 6221681875..57fc4b2f17 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
@@ -397,6 +397,12 @@ func ListIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: page size of results
 	//   type: integer
+	// - name: sort
+	//   in: query
+	//   description: Type of sort
+	//   type: string
+	//   enum: [relevance, latest, oldest, recentupdate, leastupdate, mostcomment, leastcomment, nearduedate, farduedate]
+	//   default: latest
 	// responses:
 	//   "200":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/IssueList"
@@ -510,7 +516,7 @@ func ListIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		RepoIDs:   []int64{ctx.Repo.Repository.ID},
 		IsPull:    isPull,
 		IsClosed:  isClosed,
-		SortBy:    issue_indexer.SortByCreatedDesc,
+		SortBy:    issue_indexer.ParseSortBy(ctx.FormString("sort"), issue_indexer.SortByCreatedDesc),
 	}
 	if since != 0 {
 		searchOpt.UpdatedAfterUnix = optional.Some(since)
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 1399442676..248e457197 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -8628,6 +8628,24 @@
             "description": "page size of results",
             "name": "limit",
             "in": "query"
+          },
+          {
+            "enum": [
+              "relevance",
+              "latest",
+              "oldest",
+              "recentupdate",
+              "leastupdate",
+              "mostcomment",
+              "leastcomment",
+              "nearduedate",
+              "farduedate"
+            ],
+            "type": "string",
+            "default": "latest",
+            "description": "Type of sort",
+            "name": "sort",
+            "in": "query"
           }
         ],
         "responses": {
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_issue_test.go b/tests/integration/api_issue_test.go
index 4051f95ed9..2d3fd80c06 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_issue_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_issue_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,50 @@ func TestAPIListIssues(t *testing.T) {
 	if assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 1) {
 		assert.EqualValues(t, 1, apiIssues[0].ID)
 	}
+
+	t.Run("Sort", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+
+		link.RawQuery = url.Values{"token": {token}, "sort": {"oldest"}}.Encode()
+		resp = MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()), http.StatusOK)
+		DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+		if assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 4) {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 1, apiIssues[0].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 2, apiIssues[1].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 3, apiIssues[2].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 11, apiIssues[3].ID)
+		}
+
+		link.RawQuery = url.Values{"token": {token}, "sort": {"newest"}}.Encode()
+		resp = MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()), http.StatusOK)
+		DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+		if assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 4) {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 11, apiIssues[0].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 3, apiIssues[1].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 2, apiIssues[2].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 1, apiIssues[3].ID)
+		}
+
+		link.RawQuery = url.Values{"token": {token}, "sort": {"recentupdate"}}.Encode()
+		resp = MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()), http.StatusOK)
+		DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+		if assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 4) {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 11, apiIssues[0].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 1, apiIssues[1].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 2, apiIssues[2].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 3, apiIssues[3].ID)
+		}
+
+		link.RawQuery = url.Values{"token": {token}, "sort": {"leastupdate"}}.Encode()
+		resp = MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()), http.StatusOK)
+		DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+		if assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 4) {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 3, apiIssues[0].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 2, apiIssues[1].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 1, apiIssues[2].ID)
+			assert.EqualValues(t, 11, apiIssues[3].ID)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func TestAPIListIssuesPublicOnly(t *testing.T) {