diff --git a/nano/core_test/rpc.cpp b/nano/core_test/rpc.cpp
index 4a43de290..471984ae2 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -1758,74 +1758,98 @@ TEST (rpc, pending)
 	request.put ("action", "pending");
 	request.put ("account", key1.pub.to_account ());
 	request.put ("count", "100");
-	test_response response (request, rpc, system.io_ctx);
-	system.deadline_set (5s);
-	while (response.status == 0)
 	{
-		ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+		test_response response (request, rpc, system.io_ctx);
+		system.deadline_set (5s);
+		while (response.status == 0)
+		{
+			ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+		}
+		ASSERT_EQ (200, response.status);
+		auto & blocks_node (response.json.get_child ("blocks"));
+		ASSERT_EQ (1, blocks_node.size ());
+		nano::block_hash hash (blocks_node.begin ()->second.get<std::string> (""));
+		ASSERT_EQ (block1->hash (), hash);
+	}
+	request.put ("sorting", "true"); // Sorting test
+	{
+		test_response response (request, rpc, system.io_ctx);
+		system.deadline_set (5s);
+		while (response.status == 0)
+		{
+			ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+		}
+		ASSERT_EQ (200, response.status);
+		auto & blocks_node (response.json.get_child ("blocks"));
+		ASSERT_EQ (1, blocks_node.size ());
+		nano::block_hash hash (blocks_node.begin ()->first);
+		ASSERT_EQ (block1->hash (), hash);
+		std::string amount (blocks_node.begin ()->second.get<std::string> (""));
+		ASSERT_EQ ("100", amount);
 	}
-	ASSERT_EQ (200, response.status);
-	auto & blocks_node (response.json.get_child ("blocks"));
-	ASSERT_EQ (1, blocks_node.size ());
-	nano::block_hash hash1 (blocks_node.begin ()->second.get<std::string> (""));
-	ASSERT_EQ (block1->hash (), hash1);
 	request.put ("threshold", "100"); // Threshold test
-	test_response response0 (request, rpc, system.io_ctx);
-	system.deadline_set (5s);
-	while (response0.status == 0)
 	{
-		ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+		test_response response (request, rpc, system.io_ctx);
+		system.deadline_set (5s);
+		while (response.status == 0)
+		{
+			ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+		}
+		ASSERT_EQ (200, response.status);
+		auto & blocks_node (response.json.get_child ("blocks"));
+		ASSERT_EQ (1, blocks_node.size ());
+		std::unordered_map<nano::block_hash, nano::uint128_union> blocks;
+		for (auto i (blocks_node.begin ()), j (blocks_node.end ()); i != j; ++i)
+		{
+			nano::block_hash hash;
+			hash.decode_hex (i->first);
+			nano::uint128_union amount;
+			amount.decode_dec (i->second.get<std::string> (""));
+			blocks[hash] = amount;
+			boost::optional<std::string> source (i->second.get_optional<std::string> ("source"));
+			ASSERT_FALSE (source.is_initialized ());
+			boost::optional<uint8_t> min_version (i->second.get_optional<uint8_t> ("min_version"));
+			ASSERT_FALSE (min_version.is_initialized ());
+		}
+		ASSERT_EQ (blocks[block1->hash ()], 100);
 	}
-	ASSERT_EQ (200, response0.status);
-	blocks_node = response0.json.get_child ("blocks");
-	ASSERT_EQ (1, blocks_node.size ());
-	std::unordered_map<nano::block_hash, nano::uint128_union> blocks;
-	for (auto i (blocks_node.begin ()), j (blocks_node.end ()); i != j; ++i)
-	{
-		nano::block_hash hash;
-		hash.decode_hex (i->first);
-		nano::uint128_union amount;
-		amount.decode_dec (i->second.get<std::string> (""));
-		blocks[hash] = amount;
-		boost::optional<std::string> source (i->second.get_optional<std::string> ("source"));
-		ASSERT_FALSE (source.is_initialized ());
-		boost::optional<uint8_t> min_version (i->second.get_optional<uint8_t> ("min_version"));
-		ASSERT_FALSE (min_version.is_initialized ());
-	}
-	ASSERT_EQ (blocks[block1->hash ()], 100);
 	request.put ("threshold", "101");
-	test_response response1 (request, rpc, system.io_ctx);
-	while (response1.status == 0)
 	{
-		ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+		test_response response (request, rpc, system.io_ctx);
+		while (response.status == 0)
+		{
+			ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+		}
+		ASSERT_EQ (200, response.status);
+		auto & blocks_node (response.json.get_child ("blocks"));
+		ASSERT_EQ (0, blocks_node.size ());
 	}
-	ASSERT_EQ (200, response1.status);
-	blocks_node = response1.json.get_child ("blocks");
-	ASSERT_EQ (0, blocks_node.size ());
 	request.put ("threshold", "0");
 	request.put ("source", "true");
 	request.put ("min_version", "true");
-	test_response response2 (request, rpc, system.io_ctx);
-	system.deadline_set (5s);
-	while (response2.status == 0)
 	{
-		ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+		test_response response (request, rpc, system.io_ctx);
+		system.deadline_set (5s);
+		while (response.status == 0)
+		{
+			ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
+		}
+		ASSERT_EQ (200, response.status);
+		auto & blocks_node (response.json.get_child ("blocks"));
+		ASSERT_EQ (1, blocks_node.size ());
+		std::unordered_map<nano::block_hash, nano::uint128_union> amounts;
+		std::unordered_map<nano::block_hash, nano::account> sources;
+		for (auto i (blocks_node.begin ()), j (blocks_node.end ()); i != j; ++i)
+		{
+			nano::block_hash hash;
+			hash.decode_hex (i->first);
+			amounts[hash].decode_dec (i->second.get<std::string> ("amount"));
+			sources[hash].decode_account (i->second.get<std::string> ("source"));
+			ASSERT_EQ (i->second.get<uint8_t> ("min_version"), 0);
+		}
+		ASSERT_EQ (amounts[block1->hash ()], 100);
+		ASSERT_EQ (sources[block1->hash ()], nano::test_genesis_key.pub);
 	}
-	ASSERT_EQ (200, response2.status);
-	blocks_node = response2.json.get_child ("blocks");
-	ASSERT_EQ (1, blocks_node.size ());
-	std::unordered_map<nano::block_hash, nano::uint128_union> amounts;
-	std::unordered_map<nano::block_hash, nano::account> sources;
-	for (auto i (blocks_node.begin ()), j (blocks_node.end ()); i != j; ++i)
-	{
-		nano::block_hash hash;
-		hash.decode_hex (i->first);
-		amounts[hash].decode_dec (i->second.get<std::string> ("amount"));
-		sources[hash].decode_account (i->second.get<std::string> ("source"));
-		ASSERT_EQ (i->second.get<uint8_t> ("min_version"), 0);
-	}
-	ASSERT_EQ (amounts[block1->hash ()], 100);
-	ASSERT_EQ (sources[block1->hash ()], nano::test_genesis_key.pub);
 }
 
 TEST (rpc_config, serialization)
diff --git a/nano/node/rpc.cpp b/nano/node/rpc.cpp
index 144d3cf0f..257170180 100644
--- a/nano/node/rpc.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/rpc.cpp
@@ -2319,6 +2319,8 @@ void nano::rpc_handler::pending ()
 	const bool source = request.get<bool> ("source", false);
 	const bool min_version = request.get<bool> ("min_version", false);
 	const bool include_active = request.get<bool> ("include_active", false);
+	const bool sorting = request.get<bool> ("sorting", false);
+	auto simple (threshold.is_zero () && !source && !min_version && !sorting); // if simple, response is a list of hashes
 	if (!ec)
 	{
 		boost::property_tree::ptree peers_l;
@@ -2328,7 +2330,7 @@ void nano::rpc_handler::pending ()
 			nano::pending_key key (i->first);
 			if (include_active || node.ledger.block_confirmed (transaction, key.hash))
 			{
-				if (threshold.is_zero () && !source && !min_version)
+				if (simple)
 				{
 					boost::property_tree::ptree entry;
 					entry.put ("", key.hash.to_string ());
@@ -2361,6 +2363,21 @@ void nano::rpc_handler::pending ()
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (sorting && !simple)
+		{
+			if (source || min_version)
+			{
+				peers_l.sort ([](const auto & child1, const auto & child2) -> bool {
+					return child1.second.template get<nano::uint128_t> ("amount") > child2.second.template get<nano::uint128_t> ("amount");
+				});
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				peers_l.sort ([](const auto & child1, const auto & child2) -> bool {
+					return child1.second.template get<nano::uint128_t> ("") > child2.second.template get<nano::uint128_t> ("");
+				});
+			}
+		}
 		response_l.add_child ("blocks", peers_l);
 	}
 	response_errors ();