diff --git a/app/browsemainpage.cpp b/app/browsemainpage.cpp
--- a/app/browsemainpage.cpp
+++ b/app/browsemainpage.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 #include <lib/thumbnailview/thumbnailview.h>
 #include <ui_browsemainpage.h>
 #include <mimetypeutils.h>
+#ifndef GWENVIEW_SEMANTICINFO_BACKEND_NONE
+#include "lib/semanticinfo/semanticinfodirmodel.h"
+#endif
 
 namespace Gwenview
 {
@@ -161,6 +164,11 @@
         action = new QAction(i18nc("@addAction:inmenu", "Size"), mSortAction);
         action->setCheckable(true);
         action->setData(QVariant(Sorting::Size));
+#ifndef GWENVIEW_SEMANTICINFO_BACKEND_NONE
+        action = new QAction(i18nc("@addAction:inmenu", "Rating"), mSortAction);
+        action->setCheckable(true);
+        action->setData(QVariant(Sorting::Rating));
+#endif
         QObject::connect(mSortAction, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)),
                          q, SLOT(updateSortOrder()));
                 
@@ -483,6 +491,12 @@
         column = KDirModel::ModifiedTime;
         sortRole = Qt::DisplayRole;
         break;
+#ifndef GWENVIEW_SEMANTICINFO_BACKEND_NONE
+    case Sorting::Rating:
+        column = KDirModel::Name;
+        sortRole = SemanticInfoDirModel::RatingRole;
+        break;
+#endif
     }
 
     d->mDirModel->setSortRole(sortRole);
diff --git a/lib/gwenviewconfig.kcfg b/lib/gwenviewconfig.kcfg
--- a/lib/gwenviewconfig.kcfg
+++ b/lib/gwenviewconfig.kcfg
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
                 <choice name="Sorting::Name"/>
                 <choice name="Sorting::Size"/>
                 <choice name="Sorting::Date"/>
+                <choice name="Sorting::Rating"/>
             </choices>
             <default>Sorting::Name</default>
         </entry>
diff --git a/lib/semanticinfo/sorteddirmodel.cpp b/lib/semanticinfo/sorteddirmodel.cpp
--- a/lib/semanticinfo/sorteddirmodel.cpp
+++ b/lib/semanticinfo/sorteddirmodel.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #else
 #include "abstractsemanticinfobackend.h"
 #include "semanticinfodirmodel.h"
+#include <lib/sorting.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace Gwenview
@@ -268,14 +269,24 @@
         return sortOrder() == Qt::AscendingOrder ? leftIsDirOrArchive : rightIsDirOrArchive;
     }
 
-    if (sortColumn() != KDirModel::ModifiedTime) {
-        return KDirSortFilterProxyModel::lessThan(left, right);
+    if (sortColumn() == KDirModel::ModifiedTime) {
+        const QDateTime leftDate = TimeUtils::dateTimeForFileItem(leftItem);
+        const QDateTime rightDate = TimeUtils::dateTimeForFileItem(rightItem);
+
+        return leftDate < rightDate;
     }
+#ifndef GWENVIEW_SEMANTICINFO_BACKEND_NONE
+    if (sortRole() == SemanticInfoDirModel::RatingRole) {
+        const int leftRating = d->mSourceModel->data(left, SemanticInfoDirModel::RatingRole).toInt();
+        const int rightRating = d->mSourceModel->data(right, SemanticInfoDirModel::RatingRole).toInt();
 
-    const QDateTime leftDate = TimeUtils::dateTimeForFileItem(leftItem);
-    const QDateTime rightDate = TimeUtils::dateTimeForFileItem(rightItem);
+        if (leftRating != rightRating) {
+            return leftRating < rightRating;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
 
-    return leftDate < rightDate;
+    return KDirSortFilterProxyModel::lessThan(left, right);
 }
 
 bool SortedDirModel::hasDocuments() const
diff --git a/lib/sorting.h b/lib/sorting.h
--- a/lib/sorting.h
+++ b/lib/sorting.h
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@
 enum Enum {
     Name,
     Size,
-    Date
+    Date,
+#ifndef GWENVIEW_SEMANTICINFO_BACKEND_NONE
+    Rating
+#endif
 };
 
 } // namespace Sorting