diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemSortBy.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemSortBy.cs
index c47993d38..003639f1d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemSortBy.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemSortBy.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Querying
///
public const string DateCreated = "DateCreated";
///
+ /// The official rating
+ ///
+ public const string OfficialRating = "OfficialRating";
+ ///
/// The date played
///
public const string DatePlayed = "DatePlayed";
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj
index 8de458e5f..406830037 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
+
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sorting/OfficialRatingComparer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sorting/OfficialRatingComparer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd31109da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sorting/OfficialRatingComparer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Localization;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Sorting;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Querying;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sorting
+{
+ public class OfficialRatingComparer : IBaseItemComparer
+ {
+ private readonly ILocalizationManager _localization;
+
+ public OfficialRatingComparer(ILocalizationManager localization)
+ {
+ _localization = localization;
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Compares the specified x.
+ ///
+ /// The x.
+ /// The y.
+ /// System.Int32.
+ public int Compare(BaseItem x, BaseItem y)
+ {
+ var levelX = string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.OfficialRating) ? 0 : _localization.GetRatingLevel(x.OfficialRating) ?? 0;
+ var levelY = string.IsNullOrEmpty(y.OfficialRating) ? 0 : _localization.GetRatingLevel(y.OfficialRating) ?? 0;
+
+ return levelX.CompareTo(levelY);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the name.
+ ///
+ /// The name.
+ public string Name
+ {
+ get { return ItemSortBy.OfficialRating; }
+ }
+ }
+}