diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts
index 7328b380e..bc1afb419 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { FilterRule } from 'src/app/data/filter-rule';
 
 export const DOCUMENT_SORT_FIELDS = [
   { field: "correspondent__name", name: "Correspondent" },
+  { field: "document_type__name", name: "Document type" },
   { field: 'title', name: 'Title' },
   { field: 'archive_serial_number', name: 'ASN' },
   { field: 'created', name: 'Created' },
diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index 6818551f0..63f0e0bb9 100755
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class DocumentViewSet(RetrieveModelMixin,
     filter_class = DocumentFilterSet
     search_fields = ("title", "correspondent__name", "content")
     ordering_fields = (
-        "id", "title", "correspondent__name", "created", "modified", "added", "archive_serial_number")
+        "id", "title", "correspondent__name", "document_type__name", "created", "modified", "added", "archive_serial_number")
 
     def file_response(self, pk, disposition):
         #TODO: this should not be necessary here.