diff --git a/silk/templates/silk/requests.html b/silk/templates/silk/requests.html
index 72454bff..e33f563f 100644
--- a/silk/templates/silk/requests.html
+++ b/silk/templates/silk/requests.html
@@ -39,8 +39,22 @@
                 <label>Order:
                     <select name="order_by" form="filter-form" onchange="this.form.submit();">
                         {% for option in options_order_by %}
-                            <option value="{{ option }}"
-                                    {% if option == order_by %}selected{% endif %}>{{ option }}</option>
+                            <option value="{{ option.value }}"
+                                    {% if option.value == order_by %}selected{% endif %}>{{ option.label }}</option>
+                        {% endfor %}
+                    </select>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="menu-item">
+        <div class="menu-item-outer">
+            <div class="menu-item-inner">
+                <label>Order:
+                    <select name="order_dir" form="filter-form" onchange="this.form.submit();">
+                        {% for option in options_order_dir %}
+                            <option value="{{ option.value }}"
+                                    {% if option.value == order_dir %}selected{% endif %}>{{ option.label }}</option>
                         {% endfor %}
                     </select>
                 </label>
@@ -197,7 +211,7 @@ <h4>View</h4>
 {% block data %}
     {% if results %}
         {% for silk_request in results %}
-            <a href="{% url "silk:request_detail" request_id=silk_request.pk %}">
+            <a href="{% url 'silk:request_detail' request_id=silk_request.pk %}">
                 {% request_summary silk_request %}
             </a>
         {% endfor %}
diff --git a/silk/views/requests.py b/silk/views/requests.py
index 99129e33..e29375fe 100644
--- a/silk/views/requests.py
+++ b/silk/views/requests.py
@@ -17,44 +17,72 @@ class RequestsView(View):
     show = [5, 10, 25, 100, 250]
     default_show = 25
 
-    order_by = ['Recent', 'Path', 'Num. Queries', 'Time', 'Time on queries']
-    defualt_order_by = 'Recent'
+    order_by = {
+        'start_time': {
+            'label': 'Recent',
+            'additional_query_filter': None
+        },
+        'path': {
+            'label': 'Path',
+            'additional_query_filter': None
+        },
+        'num_sql_queries': {
+            'label': 'Num. Queries',
+            'additional_query_filter': None
+        },
+        'time_taken': {
+            'label': 'Time',
+            'additional_query_filter': lambda x: x.filter(time_taken__gte=0)
+        },
+        'db_time': {
+            'label': 'Time on queries',
+            'additional_query_filter': lambda x: x.annotate(db_time=Sum('queries__time_taken'))\
+                .filter(db_time__gte=0)
+        },
+    }
+    order_dir = {
+        'ASC': {
+            'label': 'Ascending'
+        },
+        'DESC': {
+            'label': 'Descending'
+        }
+    }
+    default_order_by = 'start_time'
+    default_order_dir = 'DESC'
 
     session_key_request_filters = 'request_filters'
 
     def _get_paths(self):
         return [''] + [x['path'] for x in Request.objects.values('path').distinct()]
 
-    def _get_objects(self, show=None, order_by=None, path=None, filters=None):
+    def _get_objects(self, show=None, order_by=None, order_dir=None, path=None, filters=None):
         if not filters:
             filters = []
         if not show:
             show = self.default_show
         query_set = Request.objects.all()
         if not order_by:
-            order_by = self.defualt_order_by
-        if order_by == 'Recent':
-            query_set = query_set.order_by('-start_time')
-        elif order_by == 'Path':
-            query_set = query_set.order_by('-path')
-        elif order_by == 'Num. Queries':
-            query_set = query_set.order_by('-num_sql_queries')
-        elif order_by == 'Time':
-            query_set = query_set.order_by('-time_taken')
-        elif order_by == 'Time on queries':
-            query_set = query_set.annotate(db_time=Sum('queries__time_taken')).order_by('-db_time')
-        else:
+            order_by = self.default_order_by
+        if not order_dir:
+            order_dir = self.default_order_dir
+        if order_by not in self.order_by.keys():
             raise RuntimeError('Unknown order_by: "%s"' % order_by)
+        ob = self.order_by[order_by]
+        if ob['additional_query_filter'] is not None:
+            query_set = ob['additional_query_filter'](query_set)
+        query_set = query_set.order_by('%s%s' % ('-' if order_dir == 'DESC' else '', order_by))
         if path:
             query_set = query_set.filter(path=path)
         for f in filters:
             query_set = f.contribute_to_query_set(query_set)
             query_set = query_set.filter(f)
-        return list(query_set[:show])
+        return query_set[:show]
 
     def _create_context(self, request):
         show = request.GET.get('show', self.default_show)
-        order_by = request.GET.get('order_by', self.defualt_order_by)
+        order_by = request.GET.get('order_by', self.default_order_by)
+        order_dir = request.GET.get('order_dir', self.default_order_dir)
         if show:
             show = int(show)
         path = request.GET.get('path', None)
@@ -62,9 +90,11 @@ def _create_context(self, request):
         context = {
             'show': show,
             'order_by': order_by,
+            'order_dir': order_dir,
             'request': request,
             'options_show': self.show,
-            'options_order_by': self.order_by,
+            'options_order_by': [{'value': x, 'label': self.order_by[x]['label']} for x in self.order_by.keys()],
+            'options_order_dir': [{'value': x, 'label': self.order_dir[x]['label']} for x in self.order_dir.keys()],
             'options_paths': self._get_paths(),
             'view_names': [x[0] for x in Request.objects.values_list('view_name').distinct()],
             'filters': raw_filters
@@ -72,7 +102,8 @@ def _create_context(self, request):
         context.update(csrf(request))
         if path:
             context['path'] = path
-        context['results'] = self._get_objects(show, order_by, path, filters=[BaseFilter.from_dict(x) for _, x in raw_filters.items()])
+        context['results'] = self._get_objects(show, order_by, order_dir, path,
+                                               filters=[BaseFilter.from_dict(x) for _, x in raw_filters.items()])
         return context
 
     @method_decorator(login_possibly_required)