diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
index 255002dd24..2fb0299384 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
@@ -464,14 +464,26 @@ public class I2PSnarkServlet extends BasicServlet {
             out.write("</a><br>\n"); 
         }
         out.write("</th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\">");
+        // cycle through sort by name or type
+        boolean isTypeSort = false;
         if (showSort) {
-            sort = (currentSort == null || "0".equals(currentSort) || "1".equals(currentSort)) ? "-1" : "";
+            if (currentSort == null || "0".equals(currentSort) || "1".equals(currentSort)) {
+                sort = "-1";
+            } else if ("-1".equals(currentSort)) {
+                sort = "12";
+                isTypeSort = true;
+            } else if ("12".equals(currentSort)) {
+                sort = "-12";
+                isTypeSort = true;
+            } else {
+                sort = "";
+            }
             out.write("<a href=\"" + _contextPath + '/' + getQueryString(req, null, null, sort));
             out.write("\">");
         }
         out.write("<img border=\"0\" src=\"" + _imgPath + "torrent.png\" title=\"");
         if (showSort)
-            out.write(_("Sort by {0}", _("Torrent")));
+            out.write(_("Sort by {0}", (isTypeSort ? _("File type") : _("Torrent"))));
         else
             out.write(_("Torrent"));
         out.write("\" alt=\"");
@@ -1365,7 +1377,7 @@ public class I2PSnarkServlet extends BasicServlet {
                 } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {}
             }
             try {
-                Collections.sort(rv, Sorters.getComparator(sort));
+                Collections.sort(rv, Sorters.getComparator(sort, this));
             } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
                 // Java 7 TimSort - may be unstable
             }
@@ -2977,7 +2989,12 @@ public class I2PSnarkServlet extends BasicServlet {
         return buf.toString();
     }
 
-    /** @since 0.7.14 */
+    /**
+     *  Pick an icon; try to catch the common types in an i2p environment.
+     *
+     *  @return file name not including ".png"
+     *  @since 0.7.14
+     */
     private String toIcon(File item) {
         if (item.isDirectory())
             return "folder";
@@ -2986,10 +3003,12 @@ public class I2PSnarkServlet extends BasicServlet {
 
     /**
      *  Pick an icon; try to catch the common types in an i2p environment
+     *  Pkg private for FileTypeSorter.
+     *
      *  @return file name not including ".png"
      *  @since 0.7.14
      */
-    private String toIcon(String path) {
+    String toIcon(String path) {
         String icon;
         // Note that for this to work well, our custom mime.properties file must be loaded.
         String plc = path.toLowerCase(Locale.US);
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/Sorters.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/Sorters.java
index 75d5819c2d..057400226a 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/Sorters.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/Sorters.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
+import org.klomp.snark.MetaInfo;
 import org.klomp.snark.Snark;
 
 /**
@@ -30,9 +31,12 @@ class Sorters {
      *<li>9: Up rate
      *<li>10: Remaining (needed)
      *<li>11: Upload ratio
+     *<li>11: File type
      *</ul>
+     *
+     *  @param servlet for file type callback only
      */
-    public static Comparator<Snark> getComparator(int type) {
+    public static Comparator<Snark> getComparator(int type, I2PSnarkServlet servlet) {
         boolean rev = type < 0;
         Comparator<Snark> rv;
         switch (type) {
@@ -96,6 +100,11 @@ class Sorters {
               rv = new RatioComparator(rev);
               break;
 
+          case -12:
+          case 12:
+              rv = new FileTypeComparator(rev, servlet);
+              break;
+
         }
         return rv;
     }
@@ -303,4 +312,30 @@ class Sorters {
             return compLong(ld, rd);
         }
     }
+
+    private static class FileTypeComparator extends Sort {
+
+        private final I2PSnarkServlet servlet;
+
+        public FileTypeComparator(boolean rev, I2PSnarkServlet servlet) {
+            super(rev);
+            this.servlet = servlet;
+        }
+
+        public int compareIt(Snark l, Snark r) {
+            String ls = toName(l);
+            String rs = toName(r);
+            return ls.compareTo(rs);
+        }
+
+        private String toName(Snark snark) {
+            MetaInfo meta = snark.getMetaInfo();
+            if (meta == null)
+                return "0";
+            if (meta.getFiles() != null)
+                return "1";
+            // arbitrary sort based on icon name
+            return servlet.toIcon(meta.getName());
+        }
+    }
 }