diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/search.py b/rhodecode/controllers/search.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/search.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/search.py
@@ -56,23 +56,25 @@ class SearchController(BaseRepoControlle
             search_params = schema.deserialize(
                 dict(search_query=request.GET.get('q'),
                      search_type=request.GET.get('type'),
+                     search_sort=request.GET.get('sort'),
                      page_limit=request.GET.get('page_limit'),
                      requested_page=request.GET.get('page'))
             )
         except validation_schema.Invalid as e:
             errors = e.children
 
+        def url_generator(**kw):
+            q = urllib.quote(safe_str(search_query))
+            return update_params(
+                "?q=%s&type=%s" % (q, safe_str(search_type)), **kw)
+
         search_query = search_params.get('search_query')
         search_type = search_params.get('search_type')
-
+        search_sort = search_params.get('search_sort')
         if search_params.get('search_query'):
             page_limit = search_params['page_limit']
             requested_page = search_params['requested_page']
 
-            def url_generator(**kw):
-                q = urllib.quote(safe_str(search_query))
-                return update_params(
-                    "?q=%s&type=%s" % (q, safe_str(search_type)), **kw)
 
             c.perm_user = AuthUser(user_id=c.rhodecode_user.user_id,
                                    ip_addr=self.ip_addr)
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ class SearchController(BaseRepoControlle
             try:
                 search_result = searcher.search(
                     search_query, search_type, c.perm_user, repo_name,
-                    requested_page, page_limit)
+                    requested_page, page_limit, search_sort)
 
                 formatted_results = Page(
                     search_result['results'], page=requested_page,
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ class SearchController(BaseRepoControlle
                 errors = [
                     validation_schema.Invalid(node, search_result['error'])]
 
+        c.sort = search_sort
+        c.url_generator = url_generator
         c.errors = errors
         c.formatted_results = formatted_results
         c.runtime = execution_time
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/index/whoosh.py b/rhodecode/lib/index/whoosh.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/index/whoosh.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/index/whoosh.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class Search(BaseSearch):
         return query
 
     def search(self, query, document_type, search_user, repo_name=None,
-        requested_page=1, page_limit=10):
+        requested_page=1, page_limit=10, sort=None):
 
         original_query = query
         query = self._extend_query(query)
@@ -123,13 +123,18 @@ class Search(BaseSearch):
                 query = qp.parse(unicode(query))
                 log.debug('query: %s (%s)' % (query, repr(query)))
 
-                sortedby = None
+                reverse, sortedby = False, None
                 if search_type == 'message':
-                    sortedby = sorting.FieldFacet('commit_idx', reverse=True)
+                    if sort == 'oldfirst':
+                        sortedby = 'date'
+                        reverse = False
+                    elif sort == 'newfirst':
+                        sortedby = 'date'
+                        reverse = True
 
                 whoosh_results = self.searcher.search(
                     query, filter=allowed_repos_filter, limit=None,
-                    sortedby=sortedby,)
+                    sortedby=sortedby, reverse=reverse)
 
                 # fixes for 32k limit that whoosh uses for highlight
                 whoosh_results.fragmenter.charlimit = None
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/validation_schema.py b/rhodecode/model/validation_schema.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/validation_schema.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/validation_schema.py
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ class SearchParamsSchema(colander.Mappin
         colander.String(),
         missing='content',
         validator=colander.OneOf(['content', 'path', 'commit', 'repository']))
+    search_sort = colander.SchemaNode(
+        colander.String(),
+        missing='newfirst',
+        validator=colander.OneOf(
+            ['oldfirst', 'newfirst']))
     page_limit = colander.SchemaNode(
         colander.Integer(),
         missing=10,
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/search/search_commit.html b/rhodecode/templates/search/search_commit.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/search/search_commit.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/search/search_commit.html
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@
         <th>${_('Commit')}</th>
         <th></th>
         <th>${_('Commit message')}</th>
-        <th>${_('Age')}</th>
+        <th>
+        %if c.sort == 'newfirst':
+            <a href="${c.url_generator(sort='oldfirst')}">${_('Age (new first)')}</a>
+        %else:
+            <a href="${c.url_generator(sort='newfirst')}">${_('Age (old first)')}</a>
+        %endif
+        </th>
         <th>${_('Author')}</th>
     </tr>
     %for entry in c.formatted_results: