diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 5ac2aee2d4d..194733a1ec6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ v 7.3.0
   - Enabled Shibboleth authentication support (Matus Banas)
   - Zen mode (fullscreen) for issues/MR/notes (Robert Schilling)
   - Add ability to configure webhook timeout via gitlab.yml (Wes Gurney)
+  - Sort project merge requests in asc or desc order for updated_at or created_at field (sponsored by O'Reilly Media)
 
 v 7.2.1
   - Delete orphaned labels during label migration (James Brooks)
diff --git a/doc/api/merge_requests.md b/doc/api/merge_requests.md
index 3616e29ef7c..14884e53915 100644
--- a/doc/api/merge_requests.md
+++ b/doc/api/merge_requests.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Parameters:
 
 - `id` (required) - The ID of a project
 - `state` (optional) - Return `all` requests or just those that are `merged`, `opened` or `closed`
+- `order_by` (optional) - Return requests ordered by `created_at` or `updated_at` fields
+- `sort` (optional) - Return requests sorted in `asc` or `desc` order
 
 ```json
 [
diff --git a/lib/api/merge_requests.rb b/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
index 8726379bf3c..afe85623c0f 100644
--- a/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
+++ b/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ module API
       #   GET /projects/:id/merge_requests
       #   GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?state=opened
       #   GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?state=closed
+      #   GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?order_by=created_at
+      #   GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?order_by=created_at
+      #   GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?sort=desc
+      #   GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?sort=asc
       #
       get ":id/merge_requests" do
         authorize! :read_merge_request, user_project
@@ -36,6 +40,16 @@ module API
               else user_project.merge_requests
               end
 
+        sort = case params["sort"]
+               when 'desc' then 'DESC'
+               else 'ASC'
+               end
+
+        mrs = case params["order_by"]
+              when 'updated_at' then mrs.order("updated_at #{sort}")
+              else  mrs.order("created_at #{sort}")
+              end
+
         present paginate(mrs), with: Entities::MergeRequest
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/merge_requests_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/merge_requests_spec.rb
index 06a25c5e3a5..7a3d0c63f8b 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/merge_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/merge_requests_spec.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,38 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
         json_response.length.should == 1
         json_response.first['title'].should == merge_request_merged.title
       end
+      it "should return an array of merge_requests in ascending order" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/merge_requests?sort=asc", user)
+        response.status.should == 200
+        json_response.should be_an Array
+        json_response.length.should == 3
+        json_response.first['id'].should == merge_request.id
+        json_response.last['id'].should == merge_request_merged.id
+      end
+      it "should return an array of merge_requests in descending order" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/merge_requests?sort=desc", user)
+        response.status.should == 200
+        json_response.should be_an Array
+        json_response.length.should == 3
+        json_response.first['id'].should == merge_request_merged.id
+        json_response.last['id'].should == merge_request.id
+      end
+      it "should return an array of merge_requests ordered by updated_at" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/merge_requests?order_by=updated_at", user)
+        response.status.should == 200
+        json_response.should be_an Array
+        json_response.length.should == 3
+        json_response.first['id'].should == merge_request.id
+        json_response.last['id'].should == merge_request_merged.id
+      end
+      it "should return an array of merge_requests ordered by created_at" do
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/merge_requests?sort=created_at", user)
+        response.status.should == 200
+        json_response.should be_an Array
+        json_response.length.should == 3
+        json_response.first['id'].should == merge_request.id
+        json_response.last['id'].should == merge_request_merged.id
+      end
     end
   end