diff --git a/pylons_app/controllers/hg.py b/pylons_app/controllers/hg.py
--- a/pylons_app/controllers/hg.py
+++ b/pylons_app/controllers/hg.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ except ImportError:
 from mercurial.util import matchdate, Abort, makedate
 from mercurial.hgweb.common import get_contact
 from mercurial.templatefilters import age
+from operator import itemgetter
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class HgController(BaseController):
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class HgController(BaseController):
 
     def index(self):
         c.repos_list = []
+        c.current_sort = request.GET.get('sort', 'name')
         
         def get_mtime(spath):
             cl_path = os.path.join(spath, "00changelog.i")
@@ -40,20 +42,37 @@ class HgController(BaseController):
                                                     untrusted=True):
                     yield {"type" : i[0], "extension": i[1],
                            "node": nodeid, "url": url}
-                                    
+
         for name, r in get_repositories(g.paths[0][0], g.paths[0][1]).items():
             last_change = (get_mtime(r.spath), makedate()[1])
             tip = r.changectx('tip')
             tmp_d = {}
             tmp_d['name'] = name
-            tmp_d['desc'] = r.ui.config('web', 'description', 'Unknown', untrusted=True)
+            tmp_d['name_sort'] = tmp_d['name']
+            tmp_d['description'] = r.ui.config('web', 'description', 'Unknown', untrusted=True)
+            tmp_d['description_sort'] = tmp_d['description']
             tmp_d['last_change'] = age(last_change)
+            tmp_d['last_change_sort'] = last_change[1] - last_change[0]
             tmp_d['tip'] = str(tip)
+            tmp_d['tip_sort'] = tip.rev()
             tmp_d['rev'] = tip.rev()
             tmp_d['contact'] = get_contact(r.ui.config)
+            tmp_d['contact_sort'] = get_contact(r.ui.config)
             tmp_d['repo_archives'] = archivelist(r.ui, "tip", 'sa')
             
             c.repos_list.append(tmp_d)
+        
+        cs = c.current_sort
+        c.cs_slug = cs.replace('-', '')
+        sortables = ['name', 'description', 'last_change', 'tip', 'contact']
+        
+        if cs and c.cs_slug in sortables:
+            sort_key = c.cs_slug + '_sort'
+            if cs.startswith('-'):
+                c.repos_list.sort(key=itemgetter(sort_key), reverse=True)
+            else:
+                c.repos_list.sort(key=itemgetter(sort_key), reverse=False)
+            
         return render('/index.html')
 
     def view(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/pylons_app/templates/index.html b/pylons_app/templates/index.html
--- a/pylons_app/templates/index.html
+++ b/pylons_app/templates/index.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     ${c.repos_prefix} Mercurial Repositories
 </%def>
 <%def name="breadcrumbs()">
-<h1>${c.repos_prefix} Mercurial Repositories</h1>
+	${c.repos_prefix} Mercurial Repositories
 </%def>
 <%def name="page_nav()">
 	<li class="current">${_('Home')}</li>
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@
 </%def>
 <%def name="main()">
 	<%def name="get_sort(name)">
-		<%name_slug = name.lower().replace(' ','-') %>
-		%if not name_slug.startswith('-') and c.current_sort:
-			<%name_slug = '-'+name_slug%> 
+		<%name_slug = name.lower().replace(' ','_') %>
+		%if name_slug == c.cs_slug:
+			<span style="font-weight: bold;color:#006699">${name}</span>
+		%else:
+			<span style="font-weight: bold">${name}</span>
 		%endif
-		<a href="?sort=${name_slug}">${name}</a>
+		
+		<a href="?sort=${name_slug}">&darr;</a>
+		<a href="?sort=-${name_slug}">&uarr;</a>
+		
 	</%def>
 	<table>
 	  <tr>
@@ -26,11 +31,13 @@
 	    <td>${get_sort(_('Last change'))}</td>
 	    <td>${get_sort(_('Tip'))}</td>
 	    <td>${get_sort(_('Contact'))}</td>
+	    <td></td>
+	    <td></td>
 	  </tr>	
 	%for cnt,repo in enumerate(c.repos_list):
  		<tr class="parity${cnt%2}">
 		    <td><a href="/${repo['name']}">${repo['name']}</a></td>
-		    <td>${repo['desc']}</td>
+		    <td>${repo['description']}</td>
 	        <td>${repo['last_change']}</td>
 	        <td>r${repo['rev']}:<a href="/${repo['name']}/rev/${repo['tip']}/">${repo['tip']}</a></td>
 	        <td>${repo['contact']}</td>