diff --git a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
index d5e3aa355..a2296cedd 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
@@ -288,6 +288,58 @@
               <md-option value="organization"><var:string label:value="Organization"/></md-option>
             </md-select>
           </div>
+          <div class="sg-toolbar-group-last">
+            <md-menu>
+              <md-button class="sg-icon-button" label:aria-label="Sort"
+                         ng-click="$mdOpenMenu()">
+                <md-icon>sort</md-icon>
+              </md-button>
+              <md-menu-content>
+                <md-menu-item>
+                  <md-button ng-click="addressbook.sort('c_cn')">
+                    <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': addressbook.sortedBy('c_cn') }">
+                      <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string label:value="Name"/>
+                  </md-button>
+                </md-menu-item>
+                <md-menu-item>
+                  <md-button ng-click="addressbook.sort('c_mail')">
+                    <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': addressbook.sortedBy('c_mail') }">
+                      <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string label:value="Email"/>
+                  </md-button>
+                </md-menu-item>
+                <md-menu-item>
+                  <md-button ng-click="addressbook.sort('c_screenname')">
+                    <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': addressbook.sortedBy('c_screenname') }">
+                      <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string
+                      label:value="Screen Name"/>
+                  </md-button>
+                </md-menu-item>
+                <md-menu-item>
+                  <md-button ng-click="addressbook.sort('c_o')">
+                    <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': addressbook.sortedBy('c_o') }">
+                      <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string
+                      label:value="Organization"/>
+                  </md-button>
+                </md-menu-item>
+                <md-menu-item>
+                  <md-button ng-click="addressbook.sort('c_telephonenumber')">
+                    <md-icon ng-class="{ 'icon-check': addressbook.sortedBy('c_telephonenumber') }">
+                      <!-- selected --></md-icon> <var:string
+                      label:value="Preferred Phone"/>
+                  </md-button>
+                </md-menu-item>
+              <md-menu-divider> <!-- divider --></md-menu-divider>
+              <md-menu-item >
+                <md-button ng-click="addressbook.sort()">
+                  <md-checkbox
+                      ng-model="addressbook.selectedFolder.$query.asc"
+                      ng-true-value="0"
+                      ng-false-value="1"><var:string label:value="Descending Order"/></md-checkbox>
+                </md-button>
+              </md-menu-item>
+              </md-menu-content>
+            </md-menu>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div layout="row" layout-align="start center" ng-show="addressbook.selectedFolder.$selectedCount() > 0">
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBook.service.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBook.service.js
index 112833b44..3348dc88d 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBook.service.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBook.service.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     // Add 'isOwned' and 'isSubscription' attributes based on active user (TODO: add it server-side?)
     this.isOwned = AddressBook.activeUser.isSuperUser || this.owner == AddressBook.activeUser.login;
     this.isSubscription = !this.isRemote && this.owner != AddressBook.activeUser.login;
-    this.$query = undefined;
+    this.$query = {search: 'name_or_address', value: '', sort: 'c_cn', asc: 'true'};
   };
 
   /**
@@ -249,16 +249,10 @@
    * @returns a collection of Cards instances
    */
   AddressBook.prototype.$filter = function(search, options, excludedCards) {
-    var _this = this,
-        params = {
-          search: 'name_or_address',
-          value: search,
-          sort: 'c_cn',
-          asc: 'true'
-        };
+    var _this = this;
 
     if (options) {
-      angular.extend(params, options);
+      angular.extend(this.$query, options);
 
       if (options.dry) {
         if (!search) {
@@ -266,16 +260,17 @@
           this.$cards = [];
           return AddressBook.$q.when(this.$cards);
         }
-        else if (this.$query == search) {
+        else if (this.$query.value == search) {
           // Query hasn't changed
           return AddressBook.$q.when(this.$cards);
         }
       }
     }
-    this.$query = search;
+
+    this.$query.value = search;
 
     return this.$id().then(function(addressbookId) {
-      return AddressBook.$$resource.fetch(addressbookId, 'view', params);
+      return AddressBook.$$resource.fetch(addressbookId, 'view', _this.$query);
     }).then(function(response) {
       var results, cards, card, index;
       if (options && options.dry) {
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
index c1bb09bf0..359b2a158 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
     vm.notSelectedComponent = notSelectedComponent;
     vm.unselectCards = unselectCards;
     vm.confirmDeleteSelectedCards = confirmDeleteSelectedCards;
+    vm.sort = sort;
+    vm.sortedBy = sortedBy;
+
     
     function selectCard(card) {
       $state.go('app.addressbook.card.view', {addressbookId: stateAddressbook.id, cardId: card.id});
@@ -80,6 +83,14 @@
           // Delete failed
         });
     }
+
+    function sort(field) {
+      vm.selectedFolder.$filter('', { sort: field });
+    }
+
+    function sortedBy(field) {
+      return vm.selectedFolder.$query.sort == field;
+    }
   }
 
   angular