diff --git a/flow-typed/search.js b/flow-typed/search.js
index d762fd9e5..e1fa45f27 100644
--- a/flow-typed/search.js
+++ b/flow-typed/search.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ declare type SearchOptions = {
   MEDIA_TEXT: string,
   MEDIA_IMAGE: string,
   MEDIA_APPLICATION: string,
+  SORT: string,
+  SORT_ACCENDING: string,
+  SORT_DESCENDING: string,
 };
 
 declare type SearchState = {
diff --git a/ui/constants/search.js b/ui/constants/search.js
index c6dcfa628..b0d28faee 100644
--- a/ui/constants/search.js
+++ b/ui/constants/search.js
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ export const SEARCH_OPTIONS = {
   MEDIA_TEXT: 'text',
   MEDIA_IMAGE: 'image',
   MEDIA_APPLICATION: 'application',
+  SORT: 'sort_by',
+  SORT_ACCENDING: '^release_time',
+  SORT_DESCENDING: 'release_time',
 };
diff --git a/ui/util/query-params.js b/ui/util/query-params.js
index 1c54dd602..371370c70 100644
--- a/ui/util/query-params.js
+++ b/ui/util/query-params.js
@@ -65,11 +65,17 @@ export const getSearchQueryString = (query: string, options: any = {}) => {
         );
       }
     }
+
+    const sortBy = options[SEARCH_OPTIONS.SORT];
+    if (sortBy) {
+      queryParams.push(`${SEARCH_OPTIONS.SORT}=${sortBy}`);
+    }
   }
 
   const additionalOptions = {};
   const { related_to } = options;
   const { nsfw } = options;
+
   if (related_to) additionalOptions['related_to'] = related_to;
   if (nsfw === false) additionalOptions['nsfw'] = false;