diff --git a/res/menu/message_list_option.xml b/res/menu/message_list_option.xml
index 2aa550a0f..b8bbf03a7 100644
--- a/res/menu/message_list_option.xml
+++ b/res/menu/message_list_option.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
                 android:id="@+id/set_sort_date"
                 android:title="@string/sort_by_date"
             />
+            <item
+                android:id="@+id/set_sort_arrival"
+                android:title="@string/sort_by_arrival"
+            />
             <item
                 android:id="@+id/set_sort_subject"
                 android:title="@string/sort_by_subject"
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 51ea0c50f..d7ad77b8d 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ Welcome to K-9 Mail setup.  K-9 is an open source mail client for Android origin
 
     <string name="sort_by">Sort by...</string>
     <string name="sort_by_date">Date</string>
+    <string name="sort_by_arrival">Arrival</string>
     <string name="sort_by_sender">Sender</string>
     <string name="sort_by_subject">Subject</string>
     <string name="sort_by_flag">Star</string>
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageInfoHolder.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageInfoHolder.java
index e19fb953a..baee99b9a 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageInfoHolder.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageInfoHolder.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.fsck.k9.mail.store.LocalStore.LocalMessage;
 public class MessageInfoHolder {
     public String date;
     public Date compareDate;
+    public Date compareArrival;
     public String compareSubject;
     public CharSequence sender;
     public String senderAddress;
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.java
index f874267f9..aec709cfe 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.java
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@ public class MessageList
 
     }
 
+    public static class ArrivalComparator implements Comparator<MessageInfoHolder> {
+
+        @Override
+        public int compare(MessageInfoHolder object1, MessageInfoHolder object2) {
+            return object1.compareArrival.compareTo(object2.compareArrival);
+        }
+
+    }
+
     public static class SubjectComparator implements Comparator<MessageInfoHolder> {
 
         @Override
@@ -234,6 +243,7 @@ public class MessageList
         final Map<SORT_TYPE, Comparator<MessageInfoHolder>> map = new EnumMap<SORT_TYPE, Comparator<MessageInfoHolder>>(SORT_TYPE.class);
         map.put(SORT_TYPE.SORT_ATTACHMENT, new AttachmentComparator());
         map.put(SORT_TYPE.SORT_DATE, new DateComparator());
+        map.put(SORT_TYPE.SORT_ARRIVAL, new ArrivalComparator());
         map.put(SORT_TYPE.SORT_FLAGGED, new FlaggedComparator());
         map.put(SORT_TYPE.SORT_SENDER, new SenderComparator());
         map.put(SORT_TYPE.SORT_SUBJECT, new SubjectComparator());
@@ -460,7 +470,7 @@ public class MessageList
 
             {
                 // add the date comparator if not already specified
-                if (sortType != SORT_TYPE.SORT_DATE) {
+                if (sortType != SORT_TYPE.SORT_DATE && sortType != SORT_TYPE.SORT_ARRIVAL) {
                     final Comparator<MessageInfoHolder> comparator = SORT_COMPARATORS.get(SORT_TYPE.SORT_DATE);
                     if (sortDateAscending) {
                         chain.add(comparator);
@@ -1439,6 +1449,10 @@ public class MessageList
             changeSort(SORT_TYPE.SORT_DATE);
             return true;
         }
+        case R.id.set_sort_arrival: {
+            changeSort(SORT_TYPE.SORT_ARRIVAL);
+            return true;
+        }
         case R.id.set_sort_subject: {
             changeSort(SORT_TYPE.SORT_SUBJECT);
             return true;
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
index 250e3fb3d..33acd96f1 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ public class MessagingController implements Runnable {
 
     public enum SORT_TYPE {
         SORT_DATE(R.string.sort_earliest_first, R.string.sort_latest_first, false),
+        SORT_ARRIVAL(R.string.sort_earliest_first, R.string.sort_latest_first, false),
         SORT_SUBJECT(R.string.sort_subject_alpha, R.string.sort_subject_re_alpha, true),
         SORT_SENDER(R.string.sort_sender_alpha, R.string.sort_sender_re_alpha, true),
         SORT_UNREAD(R.string.sort_unread_first, R.string.sort_unread_last, true),
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/MessageHelper.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/MessageHelper.java
index 43b208a77..018b481e2 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/MessageHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/MessageHelper.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class MessageHelper {
         try {
             LocalMessage message = (LocalMessage) m;
             target.message = message;
+            target.compareArrival = message.getInternalDate();
             target.compareDate = message.getSentDate();
             if (target.compareDate == null) {
                 target.compareDate = message.getInternalDate();