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diff --git a/devel/nmbug/nmbug-status b/devel/nmbug/nmbug-status
index e845c2a5..a289798e 100755
--- a/devel/nmbug/nmbug-status
+++ b/devel/nmbug/nmbug-status
@@ -156,11 +156,20 @@ class Page (object):
             stream.write(self.footer)
 
     def _write_view(self, database, view, stream):
+        # sort order, default to oldest-first
+        sort_key = view.get('sort', 'oldest-first')
+        # dynamically accept all values in Query.SORT
+        sort_attribute = sort_key.upper().replace('-', '_')
+        try:
+            sort = getattr(notmuch.Query.SORT, sort_attribute)
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise ConfigError('Invalid sort setting for {}: {!r}'.format(
+                view['title'], sort_key))
         if 'query-string' not in view:
             query = view['query']
             view['query-string'] = ' and '.join(query)
         q = notmuch.Query(database, view['query-string'])
-        q.set_sort(notmuch.Query.SORT.OLDEST_FIRST)
+        q.set_sort(sort)
         threads = self._get_threads(messages=q.search_messages())
         self._write_view_header(view=view, stream=stream)
         self._write_threads(threads=threads, stream=stream)