diff --git a/lib/backend-api/src/query.rs b/lib/backend-api/src/query.rs
index de0d32877cb..2f699679e07 100644
--- a/lib/backend-api/src/query.rs
+++ b/lib/backend-api/src/query.rs
@@ -1287,11 +1287,15 @@ pub async fn get_app_version_by_id_with_app(
 /// NOTE: this will only include the first pages and does not provide pagination.
 pub async fn user_apps(
     client: &WasmerClient,
+    sort: types::DeployAppsSortBy,
 ) -> impl futures::Stream<Item = Result<Vec<types::DeployApp>, anyhow::Error>> + '_ {
     futures::stream::try_unfold(None, move |cursor| async move {
         let user = client
             .run_graphql(types::GetCurrentUserWithApps::build(
-                GetCurrentUserWithAppsVars { after: cursor },
+                GetCurrentUserWithAppsVars {
+                    after: cursor,
+                    sort: Some(sort),
+                },
             ))
             .await?
             .viewer
@@ -1318,11 +1322,12 @@ pub async fn user_apps(
 /// List all apps that are accessible by the current user.
 pub async fn user_accessible_apps(
     client: &WasmerClient,
+    sort: types::DeployAppsSortBy,
 ) -> Result<
     impl futures::Stream<Item = Result<Vec<types::DeployApp>, anyhow::Error>> + '_,
     anyhow::Error,
 > {
-    let user_apps = user_apps(client).await;
+    let user_apps = user_apps(client, sort).await;
 
     // Get all aps in user-accessible namespaces.
     let namespace_res = client
@@ -1344,7 +1349,7 @@ pub async fn user_accessible_apps(
 
     let mut ns_apps = vec![];
     for ns in namespace_names {
-        let apps = namespace_apps(client, ns).await;
+        let apps = namespace_apps(client, ns, sort).await;
         ns_apps.push(apps);
     }
 
@@ -1357,6 +1362,7 @@ pub async fn user_accessible_apps(
 pub async fn namespace_apps(
     client: &WasmerClient,
     namespace: String,
+    sort: types::DeployAppsSortBy,
 ) -> impl futures::Stream<Item = Result<Vec<types::DeployApp>, anyhow::Error>> + '_ {
     let namespace = namespace.clone();
 
@@ -1365,6 +1371,7 @@ pub async fn namespace_apps(
             .run_graphql(types::GetNamespaceApps::build(GetNamespaceAppsVars {
                 name: namespace.to_string(),
                 after: cursor,
+                sort: Some(sort),
             }))
             .await?;
 
diff --git a/lib/backend-api/src/types.rs b/lib/backend-api/src/types.rs
index 0d66847984d..e86e7d0c912 100644
--- a/lib/backend-api/src/types.rs
+++ b/lib/backend-api/src/types.rs
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ mod queries {
     #[derive(cynic::QueryVariables, Debug)]
     pub struct GetCurrentUserWithAppsVars {
         pub after: Option<String>,
+        pub sort: Option<DeployAppsSortBy>,
     }
 
     #[derive(cynic::QueryFragment, Debug)]
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ mod queries {
     pub struct UserWithApps {
         pub id: cynic::Id,
         pub username: String,
-        #[arguments(after: $after)]
+        #[arguments(after: $after, sortBy: $sort)]
         pub apps: DeployAppConnection,
     }
 
@@ -1104,6 +1105,7 @@ mod queries {
     pub struct GetNamespaceAppsVars {
         pub name: String,
         pub after: Option<String>,
+        pub sort: Option<DeployAppsSortBy>,
     }
 
     #[derive(cynic::QueryFragment, Debug)]
@@ -1119,7 +1121,7 @@ mod queries {
     pub struct NamespaceWithApps {
         pub id: cynic::Id,
         pub name: String,
-        #[arguments(after: $after)]
+        #[arguments(after: $after, sortBy: $sort)]
         pub apps: DeployAppConnection,
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/commands/app/list.rs b/lib/cli/src/commands/app/list.rs
index d16e9a0f5c1..94bb6221ad7 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/commands/app/list.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/src/commands/app/list.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
 use futures::{Stream, StreamExt};
-use wasmer_api::types::DeployApp;
+use wasmer_api::types::{DeployApp, DeployAppsSortBy};
 
 use crate::{commands::AsyncCliCommand, config::WasmerEnv, opts::ListFormatOpts};
 
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ pub struct CmdAppList {
     /// Asks whether to display the next page or not
     #[clap(long, default_value = "false")]
     paging_mode: bool,
+
+    /// Sort order for apps.
+    ///
+    /// Use: --newest, --oldest or --last-updated
+    #[clap(long, default_value = "last-updated")]
+    sort: AppSort,
+}
+
+#[derive(clap::ValueEnum, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub enum AppSort {
+    Newest,
+    Oldest,
+    LastUpdated,
 }
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
@@ -43,14 +56,20 @@ impl AsyncCliCommand for CmdAppList {
     async fn run_async(self) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         let client = self.env.client()?;
 
+        let sort = match self.sort {
+            AppSort::Newest => DeployAppsSortBy::Newest,
+            AppSort::Oldest => DeployAppsSortBy::Oldest,
+            AppSort::LastUpdated => DeployAppsSortBy::MostActive,
+        };
+
         let apps_stream: Pin<
             Box<dyn Stream<Item = Result<Vec<DeployApp>, anyhow::Error>> + Send + Sync>,
         > = if let Some(ns) = self.namespace.clone() {
-            Box::pin(wasmer_api::query::namespace_apps(&client, ns).await)
+            Box::pin(wasmer_api::query::namespace_apps(&client, ns, sort).await)
         } else if self.all {
-            Box::pin(wasmer_api::query::user_accessible_apps(&client).await?)
+            Box::pin(wasmer_api::query::user_accessible_apps(&client, sort).await?)
         } else {
-            Box::pin(wasmer_api::query::user_apps(&client).await)
+            Box::pin(wasmer_api::query::user_apps(&client, sort).await)
         };
 
         let mut apps_stream = std::pin::pin!(apps_stream);