diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02b0592..641928c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ type SearchRequest struct {
     Submitter     string // search submitter username (optional)
     Contributer   string // search contributor usernames (optional)
 
+    Sort      string // sort results (optional)
+    SortOrder string // one of asc, desc (default) (optional)
+
     Page     int // optional
     PerPage  int // optional
 }
diff --git a/search.go b/search.go
index 6a46934..a76d5bb 100644
--- a/search.go
+++ b/search.go
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ type SearchRequest struct {
 	Submitter    string // search submitter username
 	Contributor  string // search contributor usernames
 
+	Sort      string // sort results
+	SortOrder string // one of asc, desc (default)
+
 	Page    int
 	PerPage int
 }
@@ -112,6 +115,13 @@ func (r *SearchRequest) params() url.Values {
 		params.Set("contributor", r.Contributor)
 	}
 
+	if r.Sort != "" {
+		params.Set("sort", r.Sort)
+	}
+	if r.SortOrder != "" {
+		params.Set("sort_order", r.SortOrder)
+	}
+
 	params.Set("page", strconv.Itoa(r.Page))
 	if r.PerPage != 0 {
 		params.Set("per_page", strconv.Itoa(r.PerPage))