diff --git a/module_build_service/utils.py b/module_build_service/utils.py
index 810d24fa..8cc49502 100644
--- a/module_build_service/utils.py
+++ b/module_build_service/utils.py
@@ -380,6 +380,19 @@ def filter_module_builds(flask_request):
                 elif context == 'before':
                     query = query.filter(column <= item_datetime)
 
+    # Order the results by any column in the ModuleBuild table.
+    order_by = flask_request.args.get("order_by", None)
+    order_desc_by = flask_request.args.get("order_desc_by", None)
+    if order_by or order_desc_by:
+        column = getattr(models.ModuleBuild, order_desc_by or order_by, None)
+        if column:
+            if order_desc_by:
+                column = column.desc()
+            query = query.order_by(column)
+        else:
+            raise ValidationError('An invalid order_by or order_desc_by key '
+                'was supplied')
+
     page = flask_request.args.get('page', 1, type=int)
     per_page = flask_request.args.get('per_page', 10, type=int)
     return query.paginate(page, per_page, False)
diff --git a/tests/test_views/test_views.py b/tests/test_views/test_views.py
index ee540eb8..7c664657 100644
--- a/tests/test_views/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_views/test_views.py
@@ -307,6 +307,44 @@ class TestViews(unittest.TestCase):
                           ' was provided for the \"modified_after\" parameter')
         self.assertEquals(data['status'], 400)
 
+    def test_query_builds_order_by(self):
+        rv = self.client.get('/module-build-service/1/module-builds/?'
+            'per_page=10&order_by=id')
+        items = json.loads(rv.data)['items']
+        # Check that the id is 1, 2, 3, ..., 10
+        for idx, item in enumerate(items):
+            self.assertEquals(item["id"], idx + 1)
+
+    def test_query_builds_order_desc_by(self):
+        rv = self.client.get('/module-build-service/1/module-builds/?'
+            'per_page=10&order_desc_by=id')
+        items = json.loads(rv.data)['items']
+        # Check that the id is items[0]["id"], items[0]["id"] - 1, ...
+        for idx, item in enumerate(items):
+            self.assertEquals(item["id"], items[0]["id"] - idx)
+
+    def test_query_builds_order_by_order_desc_by(self):
+        """
+        Test that when both order_by and order_desc_by is set,
+        we prefer order_desc_by.
+        """
+        rv = self.client.get('/module-build-service/1/module-builds/?'
+            'per_page=10&order_desc_by=id&order_by=name')
+        items = json.loads(rv.data)['items']
+        # Check that the id is items[0]["id"], items[0]["id"] - 1, ...
+        for idx, item in enumerate(items):
+            self.assertEquals(item["id"], items[0]["id"] - idx)
+
+    def test_query_builds_order_by_wrong_key(self):
+        rv = self.client.get('/module-build-service/1/module-builds/?'
+            'per_page=10&order_by=unknown')
+        data = json.loads(rv.data)
+        self.assertEquals(data['status'], 400)
+        self.assertEquals(data['error'], 'Bad Request')
+        self.assertEquals(
+            data['message'], 'An invalid order_by or order_desc_by key '
+            'was supplied')
+
     @patch('module_build_service.auth.get_user', return_value=user)
     @patch('module_build_service.scm.SCM')
     def test_submit_build(self, mocked_scm, mocked_get_user):