diff --git a/features/usage.feature b/features/usage.feature
index 55fc86d..3d2a6c0 100644
--- a/features/usage.feature
+++ b/features/usage.feature
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Feature: Usage
     
     Options:
       [--fields=FIELDS]                # Fields (attributes) to print in the listing
+      [--sort-by=SORT_BY]              # Sort output by value of field(s)
       [--conductor-url=CONDUCTOR_URL]  
       [--username=USERNAME]            
       [--password=PASSWORD]            
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ Feature: Usage
     
     Options:
       [--fields=FIELDS]                # Fields (attributes) to print in the listing
+      [--sort-by=SORT_BY]              # Sort output by value of field(s)
       [--conductor-url=CONDUCTOR_URL]  
       [--username=USERNAME]            
       [--password=PASSWORD]            
diff --git a/lib/aeolus_cli/common_cli.rb b/lib/aeolus_cli/common_cli.rb
index 4c87409..a1a7528 100644
--- a/lib/aeolus_cli/common_cli.rb
+++ b/lib/aeolus_cli/common_cli.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def banner(task, namespace = nil, subcommand = false)
 
     def method_options_for_resource_list
       method_option_fields
-      # TODO: method_option_sort_by
+      method_option_sort_by
     end
 
     def method_option_fields
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ def method_option_fields
         :type => :string,
         :desc => 'Fields (attributes) to print in the listing'
     end
+
+    def method_option_sort_by
+      method_option :sort_by,
+        :type => :string,
+        :desc => 'Sort output by value of field(s)'
+    end
   end
 
   def load_aeolus_config(options)
@@ -145,6 +151,25 @@ def resource_fields(fields_option)
     fields_option.split(',').map { |option| option.to_sym }
   end
 
+  def resource_sort_by(sort_by_option)
+    return nil unless sort_by_option
+    if sort_by_option == ''
+      raise Thor::MalformattedArgumentError.new("Option 'sort_by' cannot be empty.")
+    end
+    sort_by_option.split(',').map { |option| parse_one_sort_by_option(option) }
+  end
+
+  def parse_one_sort_by_option(option)
+    case option[-1]
+    when '+'
+      [option[0..-2].to_sym, :asc]
+    when '-'
+      [option[0..-2].to_sym, :desc]
+    else
+      [option.to_sym, :asc]
+    end
+  end
+
   def provider_type(type_s)
     # we need to hit the API to get the map of provider_type.name =>
     # provider_type.id, so make sure we only do this once.
diff --git a/lib/aeolus_cli/provider.rb b/lib/aeolus_cli/provider.rb
index 7fcb603..9b13ad5 100644
--- a/lib/aeolus_cli/provider.rb
+++ b/lib/aeolus_cli/provider.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ class AeolusCli::Provider < AeolusCli::CommonCli
   method_options_for_resource_list
   def list
     providers = AeolusCli::Model::Provider.all
-    output_format.list(providers, resource_fields(options[:fields]))
+    output_format.list(providers,
+                       resource_fields(options[:fields]),
+                       resource_sort_by(options[:sort_by]))
   end
 
   desc "add PROVIDER_NAME", "Add a provider"
diff --git a/lib/aeolus_cli/provider_account.rb b/lib/aeolus_cli/provider_account.rb
index 77fffc7..ca040e3 100644
--- a/lib/aeolus_cli/provider_account.rb
+++ b/lib/aeolus_cli/provider_account.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ class AeolusCli::ProviderAccount < AeolusCli::CommonCli
   # TODO maybe an optional variable for provider_type
   def list
     accounts = AeolusCli::Model::ProviderAccount.all_full_detail
-    output_format.list(accounts, resource_fields(options[:fields]))
+    output_format.list(accounts,
+                       resource_fields(options[:fields]),
+                       resource_sort_by(options[:sort_by]))
   end
 
   desc "add PROVIDER_ACCOUNT_LABEL", "Add a provider account"
diff --git a/spec/aeolus_cli/common_cli_spec.rb b/spec/aeolus_cli/common_cli_spec.rb
index b67153f..091f9ed 100644
--- a/spec/aeolus_cli/common_cli_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/aeolus_cli/common_cli_spec.rb
@@ -21,4 +21,24 @@
       it { should == nil }
     end
   end
+
+  context "#resource_fields" do
+    context "non-empty fields" do
+      subject { common_cli.send(:resource_sort_by, "name+,status-,is_cool") }
+      it { should == [[:name, :asc], [:status, :desc], [:is_cool, :asc]] }
+    end
+
+    context "empty fields" do
+      subject { common_cli.send(:resource_sort_by, "") }
+      it do
+        expect { subject }.to raise_error Thor::MalformattedArgumentError
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "nil fields" do
+      subject { common_cli.send(:resource_sort_by, nil) }
+      it { should == nil }
+    end
+  end
+
 end