diff --git a/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.cpp b/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.cpp
index 1350930210c..a20de0f49fd 100644
--- a/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 CVAR(String, save_dir, "", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 FString SavegameFolder;
+CVAR(Int, save_sort_order, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 
 //=============================================================================
 //
@@ -136,7 +137,19 @@ int FSavegameManagerBase::InsertSaveNode(FSaveGameNode *node)
 		//if (SaveGames[0] == &NewSaveNode) i++; // To not insert above the "new savegame" dummy entry.
 		for (; i < SaveGames.Size(); i++)
 		{
-			if (SaveGames[i]->bOldVersion || node->SaveTitle.CompareNoCase(SaveGames[i]->SaveTitle) <= 0)
+			bool sortcmp = false;
+			switch(save_sort_order)
+			{
+			case 1:
+				sortcmp = node->CreationTime.CompareNoCase(SaveGames[i]->CreationTime) > 0;
+				break;
+			default:
+			case 0:
+				sortcmp = node->SaveTitle.CompareNoCase(SaveGames[i]->SaveTitle) <= 0;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (SaveGames[i]->bOldVersion || sortcmp)
 			{
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.h b/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.h
index 20b466b53d7..4dd2eb69d49 100644
--- a/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.h
+++ b/src/common/menu/savegamemanager.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct FSaveGameNode
 {
 	FString SaveTitle;
 	FString Filename;
+	FString CreationTime;
 	bool bOldVersion = false;
 	bool bMissingWads = false;
 	bool bNoDelete = false;
diff --git a/src/menu/loadsavemenu.cpp b/src/menu/loadsavemenu.cpp
index d41f763b39d..b843892b8d1 100644
--- a/src/menu/loadsavemenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/loadsavemenu.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 // Save name length limit for old binary formats.
 #define OLDSAVESTRINGSIZE		24
 
+EXTERN_CVAR(Int, save_sort_order)
+
 //=============================================================================
 //
 // M_ReadSaveStrings
@@ -60,6 +62,14 @@
 
 void FSavegameManager::ReadSaveStrings()
 {
+	// re-read list if forced to sort again
+	static int old_save_sort_order = 0;
+	if (old_save_sort_order != save_sort_order)
+	{
+		ClearSaveGames();
+		old_save_sort_order = save_sort_order;
+	}
+
 	if (SaveGames.Size() == 0)
 	{
 		FString filter;
@@ -91,6 +101,7 @@ void FSavegameManager::ReadSaveStrings()
 						FString engine = arc.GetString("Engine");
 						FString iwad = arc.GetString("Game WAD");
 						FString title = arc.GetString("Title");
+						FString creationtime = arc.GetString("Creation Time");
 
 
 						if (engine.Compare(GAMESIG) != 0 || savever > SAVEVER)
@@ -120,6 +131,7 @@ void FSavegameManager::ReadSaveStrings()
 						node->bOldVersion = oldVer;
 						node->bMissingWads = missing;
 						node->SaveTitle = title;
+						node->CreationTime = creationtime;
 						InsertSaveNode(node);
 					}
 				}