diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/collections/foxxCollection.js b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/collections/foxxCollection.js
index 784ac3f3b2..dafdb87c13 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/collections/foxxCollection.js
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/collections/foxxCollection.js
@@ -5,9 +5,27 @@
   window.FoxxCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
     model: window.Foxx,
 
+    sortOptions: {
+      desc: false
+    },
+
     url: "/_admin/aardvark/foxxes",
 
-    comparator: "name",
+    comparator: function(item, item2) {
+      var a, b;
+      if (this.sortOptions.desc === true) {
+        a = item.get('name');
+        b = item2.get('name');
+        return a < b ? 1 : a > b ? -1 : 0;
+      }
+      a = item.get('name');
+      b = item2.get('name');
+      return a > b ? 1 : a < b ? -1 : 0;
+    },
+
+    setSortingDesc: function(val) {
+      this.sortOptions.desc = val;
+    },
 
     installFoxxFromGithub: function (url, name, version) {
 
diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/applicationsView.ejs b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/applicationsView.ejs
index 4ce6330b85..6cd33b3f84 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/applicationsView.ejs
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/applicationsView.ejs
@@ -44,9 +44,20 @@
             <input class="css-checkbox" type="checkbox" id="checkInactive">
             <label class="css-label"></label>Inactive
           </label>
-        </a></li-->
+        </a></li>-->
       </ul>
 
+      <!--
+      <ul>
+        <li class="nav-header">Sorting</li>
+        <li><a>
+          <label class="checkbox checkboxLabel">
+            <input class="css-checkbox" type="checkbox" id="appsDesc">
+            <label class="css-label" id="appsDesc"></label>Sort descending
+          </label>
+        </a></li>
+      </ul>-->
+
     </div>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/applicationsView.js b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/applicationsView.js
index 34dd88ee92..158da6425f 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/applicationsView.js
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/applicationsView.js
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@ window.ApplicationsView = Backbone.View.extend({
     "click #importFoxxToggle"   : "slideToggleImport",
     "change #importFoxx"        : "uploadSetup",
     "click #confirmFoxxImport"  : "importFoxx",
-    "click #installFoxxFromGithub" : "createGithubModal"
+    "click #installFoxxFromGithub" : "createGithubModal",
+    "click .css-label"             : "checkBoxes",
+    "change #appsDesc"             : "sorting"
+  },
+
+  checkBoxes: function (e) {
+    //chrome bugfix
+    var clicked = e.currentTarget.id;
+    $('#'+clicked).click();
   },
 
   uploadSetup: function (e) {
@@ -23,6 +31,17 @@ window.ApplicationsView = Backbone.View.extend({
     this.allowUpload = true;
   },
 
+  sorting: function() {
+    if ($('#appsDesc').is(":checked")) {
+      this.collection.setSortingDesc(true);
+    }
+    else {
+      this.collection.setSortingDesc(false);
+    }
+
+    this.render();
+  },
+
   createGithubModal: function() {
     var buttons = [], tableContent = [];
     tableContent.push(
@@ -192,6 +211,9 @@ window.ApplicationsView = Backbone.View.extend({
   },
 
   slideToggle: function() {
+    //apply sorting to checkboxes
+    $('#appsDesc').attr('checked', this.collection.sortOptions.desc);
+
     $('#importFoxxToggle').removeClass('activated');
     $('#foxxToggle').toggleClass('activated');
     $('#foxxDropdownOut').slideToggle(200);
@@ -245,6 +267,9 @@ window.ApplicationsView = Backbone.View.extend({
   },
 
   render: function() {
+
+    this.collection.sort();
+
     $(this.el).html(this.template.render({}));
     var self = this, name;
     var versions = {};