diff --git a/trade-hub/backend/app/inventory.py b/trade-hub/backend/app/inventory.py
index e03716e..863ccd2 100644
--- a/trade-hub/backend/app/inventory.py
+++ b/trade-hub/backend/app/inventory.py
@@ -75,10 +75,35 @@ def _find(db: DbSession, user: User, class_name: str) -> InventoryEntry | None:
     ).scalar_one_or_none()
 
 
+def _sort_key_name(item):
+    return (item["name"].lower(), item["class_name"])
+
+
+def _sort_key_category(item):
+    return ((item["category"] or "").lower(), item["name"].lower(), item["class_name"])
+
+
+def _sort_key_quantity(item):
+    return (-item["quantity"], item["name"].lower(), item["class_name"])
+
+
+def _sort_key_updated(item):
+    return (-item["updated_at"].timestamp(), item["name"].lower())
+
+
+_SORT_KEYS = {
+    "name": _sort_key_name,
+    "category": _sort_key_category,
+    "quantity": _sort_key_quantity,
+    "updated": _sort_key_updated,
+}
+
+
 @router.get("", response_model=InventoryPage)
 def list_inventory(
     category: str | None = None,
     search: str | None = None,
+    sort: str = Query(default="name", pattern="^(name|category|quantity|updated)$"),
     page: int = Query(default=1, ge=1),
     page_size: int = Query(default=25, ge=1),
     user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
@@ -102,7 +127,7 @@ def list_inventory(
             if needle in i["name"].lower() or needle in i["class_name"].lower()
         ]
 
-    items.sort(key=lambda i: (i["name"].lower(), i["class_name"]))
+    items.sort(key=_SORT_KEYS[sort])
     total = len(items)
     total_pages = max(1, math.ceil(total / page_size))
     start = (page - 1) * page_size
diff --git a/trade-hub/backend/tests/test_inventory.py b/trade-hub/backend/tests/test_inventory.py
index 56cfcc6..d8552c2 100644
--- a/trade-hub/backend/tests/test_inventory.py
+++ b/trade-hub/backend/tests/test_inventory.py
@@ -189,3 +189,27 @@ def test_catalog_is_not_mutated_by_inventory_operations():
     carrack = client.get(f"/api/v1/items/{CARROCK}").json()
     assert "quantity" not in carrack
     assert "notes" not in carrack
+
+
+def test_sort_by_category_groups_categories():
+    client = authed_client()
+    add(client, CARROCK)
+    add(client, RIFLE)
+    items = client.get("/api/v1/me/inventory?sort=category").json()["items"]
+    assert [i["class_name"] for i in items] == [RIFLE, CARROCK]
+
+
+def test_sort_by_quantity_is_descending():
+    client = authed_client()
+    add(client, CARROCK, quantity=5)
+    add(client, RIFLE, quantity=1)
+    items = client.get("/api/v1/me/inventory?sort=quantity").json()["items"]
+    assert [i["class_name"] for i in items] == [CARROCK, RIFLE]
+
+
+def test_sort_defaults_to_name_and_rejects_unknown_values():
+    client = authed_client()
+    add(client, CARROCK)
+    listing = client.get("/api/v1/me/inventory").json()
+    assert [i["class_name"] for i in listing["items"]] == [CARROCK]
+    assert client.get("/api/v1/me/inventory?sort=bogus").status_code == 422