diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 95874122..34e6c6e7 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ static const char *sort_clause[] =
     "",
     "ORDER BY title COLLATE DAAP ASC",
     "ORDER BY album COLLATE DAAP ASC, disc ASC, track ASC",
+    "ORDER BY artist COLLATE DAAP ASC",
   };
 
 static char *db_path;
diff --git a/src/db.h b/src/db.h
index 756120f9..309049b6 100644
--- a/src/db.h
+++ b/src/db.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ enum sort_type {
   S_NONE = 0,
   S_NAME,
   S_ALBUM,
+  S_ARTIST,
 };
 
 #define Q_F_BROWSE (1 << 15)
diff --git a/src/httpd_daap.c b/src/httpd_daap.c
index f1c1ec78..52f28dac 100644
--- a/src/httpd_daap.c
+++ b/src/httpd_daap.c
@@ -1058,6 +1058,8 @@ get_query_params(struct evkeyvalq *query, int *sort_headers, struct query_params
 	qp->sort = S_NAME;
       else if (strcmp(param, "album") == 0)
 	qp->sort = S_ALBUM;
+      else if (strcmp(param, "artist") == 0)
+	qp->sort = S_ARTIST;
       else
 	DPRINTF(E_DBG, L_DAAP, "Unknown sort param: %s\n", param);