diff --git a/core/res/menu/activity_torrents.xml b/core/res/menu/activity_torrents.xml
index 8a64dc92..a596e1ec 100644
--- a/core/res/menu/activity_torrents.xml
+++ b/core/res/menu/activity_torrents.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 			<item android:id="@+id/action_sort_status" android:title="@string/action_sort_status" />
 			<item android:id="@+id/action_sort_done" android:title="@string/action_sort_done" />
 			<item android:id="@+id/action_sort_added" android:title="@string/action_sort_added" />
+			<item android:id="@+id/action_sort_downspeed" android:title="@string/action_sort_downspeed" />
 			<item android:id="@+id/action_sort_upspeed" android:title="@string/action_sort_upspeed" />
 			<item android:id="@+id/action_sort_ratio" android:title="@string/action_sort_ratio" />
 		</menu>
diff --git a/core/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/values/strings.xml
index 16349f53..01c004fb 100644
--- a/core/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 	<string name="action_sort_status">Status</string>
 	<string name="action_sort_done">Date done</string>
 	<string name="action_sort_added">Date added</string>
+	<string name="action_sort_downspeed">Download speed</string>
 	<string name="action_sort_upspeed">Upload speed</string>
 	<string name="action_sort_ratio">Ratio</string>
 	<string name="action_filter">Filter list</string>
diff --git a/core/src/org/transdroid/core/gui/TorrentsActivity.java b/core/src/org/transdroid/core/gui/TorrentsActivity.java
index f49cdde5..a3d74c0e 100644
--- a/core/src/org/transdroid/core/gui/TorrentsActivity.java
+++ b/core/src/org/transdroid/core/gui/TorrentsActivity.java
@@ -683,6 +683,11 @@ public class TorrentsActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity implements OnNavi
 		fragmentTorrents.sortBy(TorrentsSortBy.DateAdded);
 	}
 
+	@OptionsItem(resName = "action_sort_downspeed")
+	protected void sortByDownspeed() {
+		fragmentTorrents.sortBy(TorrentsSortBy.DownloadSpeed);
+	}
+
 	@OptionsItem(resName = "action_sort_upspeed")
 	protected void sortByUpspeed() {
 		fragmentTorrents.sortBy(TorrentsSortBy.UploadSpeed);
diff --git a/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/TorrentsComparator.java b/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/TorrentsComparator.java
index 34772030..64ea5bd6 100644
--- a/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/TorrentsComparator.java
+++ b/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/TorrentsComparator.java
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public class TorrentsComparator implements Comparator<Torrent> {
 				return tor1.getDateAdded().compareTo(tor2.getDateAdded());
 			case DateDone:
 				return tor1.getDateDone().compareTo(tor2.getDateDone());
+			case DownloadSpeed:
+				return new Integer(tor1.getRateDownload()).compareTo(new Integer(tor2.getRateDownload()));
 			case UploadSpeed:
 				return new Integer(tor1.getRateUpload()).compareTo(new Integer(tor2.getRateUpload()));
 			case Ratio:
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ public class TorrentsComparator implements Comparator<Torrent> {
 				return 0 - tor1.getDateAdded().compareTo(tor2.getDateAdded());
 			case DateDone:
 				return 0 - tor1.getDateDone().compareTo(tor2.getDateDone());
+			case DownloadSpeed:
+				return 0 - (new Integer(tor1.getRateDownload()).compareTo(new Integer(tor2.getRateDownload())));
 			case UploadSpeed:
 				return 0 - (new Integer(tor1.getRateUpload()).compareTo(new Integer(tor2.getRateUpload())));
 			case Ratio:
diff --git a/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/TorrentsSortBy.java b/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/TorrentsSortBy.java
index becb0a35..c4d9a7a0 100644
--- a/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/TorrentsSortBy.java
+++ b/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/TorrentsSortBy.java
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ public enum TorrentsSortBy {
 	DateDone (3),
 	DateAdded (4), 
 	UploadSpeed (5),
-	Ratio (6);
+	Ratio (6),
+	DownloadSpeed (7);
 
 	private int code;
     private static final Map<Integer,TorrentsSortBy> lookup  = new HashMap<Integer,TorrentsSortBy>();