diff --git a/app/finders/runner_jobs_finder.rb b/app/finders/runner_jobs_finder.rb
index 4fca4ec94f3..f1ee1d38255 100644
--- a/app/finders/runner_jobs_finder.rb
+++ b/app/finders/runner_jobs_finder.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 class RunnerJobsFinder
   attr_reader :runner, :params
 
+  ALLOWED_INDEXED_COLUMNS = %w[id created_at].freeze
+
   def initialize(runner, params = {})
     @runner = runner
     @params = params
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ class RunnerJobsFinder
   def execute
     items = @runner.builds
     items = by_status(items)
-    items
+    sort_items(items)
   end
 
   private
@@ -23,4 +25,22 @@ class RunnerJobsFinder
     items.where(status: params[:status])
   end
   # rubocop: enable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
+
+  # rubocop: disable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
+  def sort_items(items)
+    order_by = if ALLOWED_INDEXED_COLUMNS.include?(params[:order_by])
+                 params[:order_by]
+               else
+                 :id
+               end
+
+    sort = if params[:sort] =~ /\A(ASC|DESC)\z/i
+             params[:sort]
+           else
+             :desc
+           end
+
+    items.order(order_by => sort)
+  end
+  # rubocop: enable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
 end
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/51794-add-ordering-to-runner-jobs-api.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/51794-add-ordering-to-runner-jobs-api.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6af61d7b145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/51794-add-ordering-to-runner-jobs-api.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: 51794-add-order-by-to-list-runner-jobs-api
+merge_request:
+author: Sujay Patel
+type: added
diff --git a/doc/api/runners.md b/doc/api/runners.md
index 90e9fbff247..425b9aeef1b 100644
--- a/doc/api/runners.md
+++ b/doc/api/runners.md
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ GET /runners/:id/jobs
 |-----------|---------|----------|---------------------|
 | `id`      | integer | yes      | The ID of a runner  |
 | `status`  | string  | no       | Status of the job; one of: `running`, `success`, `failed`, `canceled` |
+| `order_by`| string  | no       | Order jobs by `id` or `created_at` (default: id) |
+| `sort`    | string  | no       | Sort jobs in `asc` or `desc` order (default: `desc`) |
 
 ```
 curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners/1/jobs?status=running"
diff --git a/spec/finders/runner_jobs_finder_spec.rb b/spec/finders/runner_jobs_finder_spec.rb
index 97304170c4e..9ed6f50ddfb 100644
--- a/spec/finders/runner_jobs_finder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/finders/runner_jobs_finder_spec.rb
@@ -35,5 +35,42 @@ describe RunnerJobsFinder do
         end
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when order_by and sort are specified' do
+      context 'when order_by created_at' do
+        let(:params) { { order_by: 'created_at', sort: 'asc' } }
+        let!(:jobs) { Array.new(2) { create(:ci_build, runner: runner, project: project, user: create(:user)) } }
+
+        it 'sorts as created_at: :asc' do
+          is_expected.to match_array(jobs)
+        end
+
+        context 'when sort is invalid' do
+          let(:params) { { order_by: 'created_at', sort: 'invalid_sort' } }
+
+          it 'sorts as created_at: :desc' do
+            is_expected.to eq(jobs.sort_by { |p| -p.user.id })
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when order_by is invalid' do
+        let(:params) { { order_by: 'invalid_column', sort: 'asc' } }
+        let!(:jobs) { Array.new(2) { create(:ci_build, runner: runner, project: project, user: create(:user)) } }
+
+        it 'sorts as id: :asc' do
+          is_expected.to eq(jobs.sort_by { |p| p.id })
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when both are nil' do
+        let(:params) { { order_by: nil, sort: nil } }
+        let!(:jobs) { Array.new(2) { create(:ci_build, runner: runner, project: project, user: create(:user)) } }
+
+        it 'sorts as id: :desc' do
+          is_expected.to eq(jobs.sort_by { |p| -p.id })
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end