diff --git a/routers/api/v1/admin/user.go b/routers/api/v1/admin/user.go
index 184024a246..acab883107 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/admin/user.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/admin/user.go
@@ -416,6 +416,11 @@ func SearchUsers(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: user's login name to search for
 	//   type: string
+	// - name: sort
+	//   in: query
+	//   description: sort order of results
+	//   type: string
+	//   enum: [oldest, newest, alphabetically, reversealphabetically, recentupdate, leastupdate]
 	// - name: page
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: page number of results to return (1-based)
@@ -431,6 +436,27 @@ func SearchUsers(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
 
 	listOptions := utils.GetListOptions(ctx)
+
+	sort := ctx.FormString("sort")
+	var orderBy db.SearchOrderBy
+
+	switch sort {
+	case "oldest":
+		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByOldest
+	case "newest":
+		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByNewest
+	case "alphabetically":
+		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByAlphabetically
+	case "reversealphabetically":
+		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByAlphabeticallyReverse
+	case "recentupdate":
+		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByRecentUpdated
+	case "leastupdate":
+		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByLeastUpdated
+	default:
+		orderBy = db.SearchOrderByAlphabetically
+	}
+
 	intSource, err := strconv.ParseInt(ctx.FormString("source_id"), 10, 64)
 	var sourceID optional.Option[int64]
 	if ctx.FormString("source_id") == "" || err != nil {
@@ -444,7 +470,7 @@ func SearchUsers(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		Type:        user_model.UserTypeIndividual,
 		LoginName:   ctx.FormTrim("login_name"),
 		SourceID:    sourceID,
-		OrderBy:     db.SearchOrderByAlphabetically,
+		OrderBy:     orderBy,
 		ListOptions: listOptions,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index b5fd179d79..3d40345c53 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -1146,6 +1146,20 @@
             "name": "login_name",
             "in": "query"
           },
+          {
+            "enum": [
+              "oldest",
+              "newest",
+              "alphabetically",
+              "reversealphabetically",
+              "recentupdate",
+              "leastupdate"
+            ],
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "sort order of results",
+            "name": "sort",
+            "in": "query"
+          },
           {
             "type": "integer",
             "description": "page number of results to return (1-based)",
diff --git a/tests/integration/admin_user_test.go b/tests/integration/admin_user_test.go
index e61a46ab07..93499e9139 100644
--- a/tests/integration/admin_user_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/admin_user_test.go
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	auth_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	issues_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/issues"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -132,3 +135,64 @@ func TestSourceId(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, users, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, "ausersourceid23", users[0].UserName)
 }
+
+func TestAdminViewUsersSorted(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	createTimestamp := time.Now().Unix() - 1000
+	updateTimestamp := time.Now().Unix() - 500
+	sess := db.GetEngine(context.Background())
+
+	// Create 10 users with login source 44
+	for i := int64(1); i <= 10; i++ {
+		name := "sorttest" + strconv.Itoa(int(i))
+		user := &user_model.User{
+			Name:        name,
+			LowerName:   name,
+			LoginName:   name,
+			Email:       name + "@example.com",
+			Passwd:      name + ".password",
+			Type:        user_model.UserTypeIndividual,
+			LoginType:   auth_model.OAuth2,
+			LoginSource: 44,
+			CreatedUnix: timeutil.TimeStamp(createTimestamp - i),
+			UpdatedUnix: timeutil.TimeStamp(updateTimestamp - i),
+		}
+		if _, err := sess.NoAutoTime().Insert(user); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to create user: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	session := loginUser(t, "user1")
+	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session, auth_model.AccessTokenScopeReadAdmin)
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		loginSource   int64
+		sortType      string
+		expectedUsers []string
+	}{
+		{0, "alphabetically", []string{"the_34-user.with.all.allowedChars", "user1", "user10", "user11"}},
+		{0, "reversealphabetically", []string{"user9", "user8", "user5", "user40"}},
+		{0, "newest", []string{"user40", "user39", "user38", "user37"}},
+		{0, "oldest", []string{"user1", "user2", "user4", "user5"}},
+		{44, "recentupdate", []string{"sorttest1", "sorttest2", "sorttest3", "sorttest4"}},
+		{44, "leastupdate", []string{"sorttest10", "sorttest9", "sorttest8", "sorttest7"}},
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		req := NewRequest(
+			t,
+			"GET",
+			fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/admin/users?sort=%s&limit=4&source_id=%d",
+				testCase.sortType,
+				testCase.loginSource),
+		).AddTokenAuth(token)
+		resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+		var users []api.User
+		DecodeJSON(t, resp, &users)
+		assert.Len(t, users, 4)
+		for i, user := range users {
+			assert.Equalf(t, testCase.expectedUsers[i], user.UserName, "Sort type: %s, index %d", testCase.sortType, i)
+		}
+	}
+}