diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java
index 5c4ff7c30d..9d644d79e8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterRule.java
@@ -53,10 +53,14 @@ import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.Collator;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import javax.mail.MessagingException;
 
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ public class AdapterRule extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterRule.ViewHolder> {
     private NumberFormat NF = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance();
 
     private int protocol = -1;
+    private String sort;
     private String search = null;
     private List<TupleRuleEx> all = new ArrayList<>();
     private List<TupleRuleEx> selected = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -574,9 +579,37 @@ public class AdapterRule extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterRule.ViewHolder> {
         });
     }
 
-    public void set(int protocol, @NonNull List<TupleRuleEx> rules) {
+    public void set(int protocol, String sort, @NonNull List<TupleRuleEx> rules) {
         this.protocol = protocol;
-        Log.i("Set protocol=" + protocol + " rules=" + rules.size() + " search=" + search);
+        this.sort = sort;
+        Log.i("Set protocol=" + protocol + " rules=" + rules.size() + " sort=" + sort + " search=" + search);
+
+        final Collator collator = Collator.getInstance(Locale.getDefault());
+        collator.setStrength(Collator.SECONDARY); // Case insensitive, process accents etc
+
+        Collections.sort(rules, new Comparator<TupleRuleEx>() {
+            @Override
+            public int compare(TupleRuleEx r1, TupleRuleEx r2) {
+                int order;
+                if ("last_applied".equals(sort))
+                    order = -Long.compare(
+                            r1.last_applied == null ? 0 : r1.last_applied,
+                            r2.last_applied == null ? 0 : r2.last_applied);
+                else if ("applied".equals(sort)) {
+                    order = -Integer.compare(
+                            r1.applied == null ? 0 : r1.applied,
+                            r2.applied == null ? 0 : r2.applied);
+                } else
+                    order = Integer.compare(r1.order, r2.order);
+
+                if (order == 0)
+                    return collator.compare(
+                            r1.name == null ? "" : r1.name,
+                            r2.name == null ? "" : r2.name);
+                else
+                    return order;
+            }
+        });
 
         all = rules;
 
@@ -624,10 +657,16 @@ public class AdapterRule extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterRule.ViewHolder> {
         }
     }
 
+    public void setSort(String sort) {
+        this.sort = sort;
+        set(protocol, sort, all);
+        notifyDataSetChanged();
+    }
+
     public void search(String query) {
         Log.i("Rules query=" + query);
         search = query;
-        set(protocol, all);
+        set(protocol, sort, all);
     }
 
     private static class DiffCallback extends DiffUtil.Callback {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoRule.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoRule.java
index cc9fd7964b..b3859c2998 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoRule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoRule.java
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ public interface DaoRule {
     @Query("SELECT rule.*, folder.account, folder.name AS folderName, account.name AS accountName FROM rule" +
             " JOIN folder ON folder.id = rule.folder" +
             " JOIN account ON account.id = folder.account" +
-            " WHERE rule.folder = :folder" +
-            " ORDER BY `order`, name COLLATE NOCASE")
+            " WHERE rule.folder = :folder")
     LiveData<List<TupleRuleEx>> liveRules(long folder);
 
     @Query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM rule")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRules.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRules.java
index 10c12453e2..c77a95cf1c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRules.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRules.java
@@ -173,14 +173,18 @@ public class FragmentRules extends FragmentBase {
             searching = savedInstanceState.getString("fair:searching");
         adapter.search(searching);
 
-        DB db = DB.getInstance(getContext());
+        final Context context = getContext();
+        DB db = DB.getInstance(context);
         db.rule().liveRules(folder).observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), new Observer<List<TupleRuleEx>>() {
             @Override
             public void onChanged(List<TupleRuleEx> rules) {
                 if (rules == null)
                     rules = new ArrayList<>();
 
-                adapter.set(protocol, rules);
+                SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
+                String sort = prefs.getString("rule_sort", "order");
+
+                adapter.set(protocol, sort, rules);
 
                 pbWait.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 grpReady.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
@@ -270,13 +274,35 @@ public class FragmentRules extends FragmentBase {
 
         MenuCompat.setGroupDividerEnabled(menu, true);
 
+        SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
+        String sort = prefs.getString("rule_sort", "order");
+
+        if ("last_applied".equals(sort))
+            menu.findItem(R.id.menu_sort_on_last_applied).setChecked(true);
+        else if ("applied".equals(sort))
+            menu.findItem(R.id.menu_sort_on_applied).setChecked(true);
+        else
+            menu.findItem(R.id.menu_sort_on_order).setChecked(true);
+
         super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
         int itemId = item.getItemId();
-        if (itemId == R.id.menu_export) {
+        if (itemId == R.id.menu_sort_on_order) {
+            item.setChecked(true);
+            onMenuSort("order");
+            return true;
+        } else if (itemId == R.id.menu_sort_on_applied) {
+            item.setChecked(true);
+            onMenuSort("applied");
+            return true;
+        } else if (itemId == R.id.menu_sort_on_last_applied) {
+            item.setChecked(true);
+            onMenuSort("last_applied");
+            return true;
+        } else if (itemId == R.id.menu_export) {
             onMenuExport();
             return true;
         } else if (itemId == R.id.menu_import) {
@@ -289,6 +315,13 @@ public class FragmentRules extends FragmentBase {
         return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
     }
 
+    private void onMenuSort(String sort) {
+        final Context context = getContext();
+        SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
+        prefs.edit().putString("rule_sort", sort).apply();
+        adapter.setSort(sort);
+    }
+
     private void onMenuExport() {
         final Context context = getContext();
         if (!ActivityBilling.isPro(context)) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_rules.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_rules.xml
index dce5ab2ba2..44244d9503 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_rules.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_rules.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@
         app:actionViewClass="androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView"
         app:showAsAction="collapseActionView|always" />
 
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/menu_sort_on"
+        android:icon="@drawable/twotone_sort_24"
+        android:title="@string/title_sort_on"
+        app:showAsAction="ifRoom">
+        <menu>
+            <group android:checkableBehavior="single">
+                <item
+                    android:id="@+id/menu_sort_on_order"
+                    android:title="@string/title_sort_on_order" />
+                <item
+                    android:id="@+id/menu_sort_on_applied"
+                    android:title="@string/title_sort_on_applied" />
+                <item
+                    android:id="@+id/menu_sort_on_last_applied"
+                    android:title="@string/title_sort_on_last_applied" />
+            </group>
+        </menu>
+    </item>
+
     <group android:id="@+id/group_backup">
         <item
             android:id="@+id/menu_export"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7dac418630..b1480594d7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1753,6 +1753,10 @@
     <string name="title_sort_on_hidden">Hidden</string>
     <string name="title_sort_ascending">Oldest first</string>
 
+    <string name="title_sort_on_order">Order</string>
+    <string name="title_sort_on_applied">Applied count</string>
+    <string name="title_sort_on_last_applied">Last applied</string>
+
     <string name="title_filter">Filter out</string>
     <string name="title_filter_seen">Read</string>
     <string name="title_filter_unflagged">Unstarred</string>