diff --git a/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/format.rb b/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/format.rb
index a6da254..1e587a5 100644
--- a/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/format.rb
+++ b/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/format.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'aeolus_cli/formatting/errors'
+require 'aeolus_cli/formatting/presenter_sorter'
 
 module AeolusCli::Formatting
   # This class (or more precisely, classes that inherit from this one) can
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ def presenter_for(object, fields_override = nil)
       presenter_class.new(object, fields_override)
     end
 
+    # Gets an array of presenters for array of objects. The array sorted
+    # according to the sort_by parameter. See PresenterSorter for details how
+    # sorting works.
+    def presenters_for(objects, fields_override = nil, sort_by = nil)
+      presenters = objects.map { |object| presenter_for(object, fields_override) }
+      PresenterSorter.new(presenters, sort_by).sorted_presenters
+    end
+
     # Registers a presenter to use for objects of some type.
     def register(class_name, presenter)
       @presenters[class_name] = presenter
diff --git a/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/human_format.rb b/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/human_format.rb
index 9694d30..00606f4 100644
--- a/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/human_format.rb
+++ b/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/human_format.rb
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ def detail(object, fields_override = nil)
     def list(objects, fields_override = nil, sort_by = nil)
       return if objects.empty?
 
-      table = []
+      presenters = presenters_for(objects, fields_override, sort_by)
 
+      table = []
       # table header
-      table << presenter_for(objects.first, fields_override).list_table_header
+      table << presenters.first.list_table_header
 
-      objects.each do |object|
-        table << presenter_for(object, fields_override).list_item
+      presenters.each do |presenter|
+        table << presenter.list_item
       end
 
       print_table(table)
diff --git a/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/machine_format.rb b/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/machine_format.rb
index 78087fd..41ba16f 100644
--- a/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/machine_format.rb
+++ b/lib/aeolus_cli/formatting/machine_format.rb
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ def detail(object, fields_override = nil)
     def list(objects, fields_override = nil, sort_by = nil)
       return if objects.empty?
 
+      presenters = presenters_for(objects, fields_override, sort_by)
+
       list = []
-      objects.each do |object|
-        list << presenter_for(object, fields_override).list_item
+      presenters.each do |presenter|
+        list << presenter.list_item
       end
 
       print_list(list, @separator)
diff --git a/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/format_spec.rb b/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/format_spec.rb
index 07ec127..2c4bf5a 100644
--- a/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/format_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/format_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   context "with a presenter" do
     let(:presenter) { double('presenter') }
-    let(:presenter_class) { double('presenter_class') }
+    let(:presenter_class) { double('presenter_class', :new => presenter) }
 
     before do
       format.register("String", presenter_class)
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@
         subject.should == presenter
       end
     end
+
+    context "#presenters_for" do
+      let(:sorted_presenters) { double('sorted_presenters') }
+      let(:sorter) { double('sorter', :sorted_presenters => sorted_presenters) }
+      before do
+        AeolusCli::Formatting::PresenterSorter
+          .should_receive(:new)
+          .with([presenter, presenter], [:name, :asc])
+          .and_return(sorter)
+      end
+
+      subject { format.presenters_for(['one', 'two'], nil, [:name, :asc]) }
+      it { should == sorted_presenters }
+    end
   end
 
   context "printing methods" do
diff --git a/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/human_format_spec.rb b/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/human_format_spec.rb
index 65308d4..cb8ed9d 100644
--- a/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/human_format_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/human_format_spec.rb
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@
 
   context "printing a list" do
     before do
-      format.stub_chain("presenter_for.list_item")
-        .and_return(['list', 'item'])
-      format.stub_chain("presenter_for.list_table_header")
-        .and_return(['table', 'header'])
+      format.stub("presenters_for").and_return([
+        double('first', :list_item => ['list', 'item'], :list_table_header => ['table', 'header']),
+        double('second', :list_item => ['list2', 'item2']),
+      ])
     end
 
     it "prints the data" do
       format.should_receive(:print_table).with([
                                                  ["table", "header"],
                                                  ["list", "item"],
-                                                 ["list", "item"],
+                                                 ["list2", "item2"],
                                                ])
 
       format.list(['a', 'b'])
diff --git a/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/machine_format_spec.rb b/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/machine_format_spec.rb
index 9da8f45..f538d56 100644
--- a/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/machine_format_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/aeolus_cli/formatting/machine_format_spec.rb
@@ -24,12 +24,18 @@
 
   context "printing a list" do
     before do
-      format.stub_chain("presenter_for.list_item")
-        .and_return(['list', 'item'])
+      format.stub("presenters_for").and_return([
+        double('first', :list_item => ['list', 'item']),
+        double('second', :list_item => ['list2', 'item2']),
+      ])
     end
 
     it "prints the data" do
-      format.should_receive(:print).with("list;item").twice
+      format.should_receive(:print_list)
+            .with([
+                    ['list', 'item'],
+                    ['list2', 'item2'],
+                  ], ';')
 
       format.list(['a', 'b'])
     end