diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/UserList.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/UserList.pm
index e9716312e..60a1a62c4 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/UserList.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/UserList.pm
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ sub definition {
     my $definition = shift;
     my %properties;
     my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($session, 'Asset_UserList');
+
+    my %sortByOptions;
+    tie %sortByOptions, 'Tie::IxHash';
+    my $fields = $session->db->read("SELECT field.fieldName, field.label FROM userProfileField as field "
+        ."left join userProfileCategory as cat USING(profileCategoryId) ORDER BY cat.sequenceNumber, field.sequenceNumber");
+    while (my $field = $fields->hashRef){
+        my $label = WebGUI::Operation::Shared::secureEval($session,$field->{label});
+        $sortByOptions{$field->{fieldName}} = $label;
+    }
+
     tie %properties, 'Tie::IxHash';
     %properties = (
        	templateId =>{
@@ -137,6 +147,23 @@ sub definition {
             label=>$i18n->get("showOnlyVisibleAsNamed label"),
             hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('showOnlyVisibleAsNamed description'),
         },
+        sortOrder =>{
+            fieldType=>"selectBox",
+            defaultValue=>'asc',
+            tab=>'display',
+            options=>{ asc => $i18n->get('ascending'),
+                       desc => $i18n->get('descending') },
+            label=>$i18n->get('sort order'),
+            hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('sort order description'),
+        },
+        sortBy =>{
+            fieldType=>"selectBox",
+            defaultValue=>'lastName',
+            tab=>'display',
+            options=>\%sortByOptions,
+            label=>$i18n->get('sort by'),
+            hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('sort by description'),
+        },
     );
 	
 	push(@{$definition}, {                
@@ -294,18 +321,13 @@ sub view {
 
 #	$error->info("created constraint, time :".(time() - $start_time));
 
-	my $formOrderBy = $self->session->form->process('orderBy');
-	my $orderBy = 'userName';
-	my $orderType = $self->session->form->process('orderType') || 'asc';
+	my $orderBy = $self->session->form->process('orderBy') || $self->get('sortBy') || 'users.username';
+	my $orderType = $self->session->form->process('orderType') || $self->get('sortOrder') || 'asc';
 	
-	my @orderByUserProperties = ('dateCreated', 'lastUpdated', 'karma', 'userId');
-	if ($formOrderBy){
-		if(isIn($formOrderBy,@profileFieldNames)){
-			$orderBy = $formOrderBy;
-		}elsif(isIn($formOrderBy,@orderByUserProperties)){
-			$orderBy = 'users.'.$formOrderBy;
-		}
-	}
+    my @orderByUserProperties = ('dateCreated', 'lastUpdated', 'karma', 'userId');
+    if(isIn($orderBy,@orderByUserProperties)){
+            $orderBy = 'users.'.$orderBy;
+    }
 	$sql .= " order by ".$orderBy." ".$orderType;
 
 	($defaultPublicProfile) = $self->session->db->quickArray("SELECT dataDefault FROM userProfileField WHERE fieldName='publicProfile'");
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_UserList.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_UserList.pm
index 1c4483533..a795676e1 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_UserList.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_UserList.pm
@@ -249,6 +249,37 @@ true for the 'email' profile field.|,
                 lastUpdated => 1081514049
         },
 
+        'sort by' => {
+                message => q|Sort By|,
+                lastUpdated => 1109698614,
+        },
+
+        'sort order' => {
+                message => q|Sort Order|,
+                lastUpdated => 1109698614,
+        },
+
+        'sort by description' => {
+                message => q|By default, all users are displayed in a sorted order.  Use this
+field to choose by what field they are sorted.|,
+                lastUpdated => 1119070429,
+        },
+
+        'sort order description' => {
+                message => q|Sort in ascending or descending order.|,
+                lastUpdated => 1119070429,
+        },
+
+        'ascending' => {
+                message => q|Ascending|,
+                lastUpdated => 1113673328,
+        },
+
+        'descending' => {
+                message => q|Descending|,
+                lastUpdated => 1113673330,
+        },
+
 
 };