diff --git a/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp b/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp
index 93faf494..3b8de4ae 100644
--- a/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class Workspaces : public AModule, public EventHandler {
   bool all_outputs_ = false;
   bool show_special_ = false;
   bool active_only_ = false;
+  std::string sort_by = "default";
 
   void fill_persistent_workspaces();
   void create_persistent_workspaces();
diff --git a/man/waybar-hyprland-workspaces.5.scd b/man/waybar-hyprland-workspaces.5.scd
index 13764752..e0caf80f 100644
--- a/man/waybar-hyprland-workspaces.5.scd
+++ b/man/waybar-hyprland-workspaces.5.scd
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ Addressed by *hyprland/workspaces*
 	default: false ++
 	If set to true, only the active workspace will be shown.
 
+*sort-by*: ++
+	typeof: string ++
+	default: "default" ++
+	If set to number, workspaces will sort by number.
+	If set to name, workspaces will sort by name.
+	If set to id, workspaces will sort by id.
+	If none of those, workspaces will sort with default behavior.
+
 # FORMAT REPLACEMENTS
 
 *{id}*: id of workspace assigned by compositor
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
index 504a6caa..517de1be 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
@@ -421,36 +421,53 @@ void Workspace::update(const std::string &format, const std::string &icon) {
 
 void Workspaces::sort_workspaces() {
   std::sort(workspaces_.begin(), workspaces_.end(),
-            [](std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &a, std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &b) {
-              // normal -> named persistent -> named -> special -> named special
+            [&](std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &a, std::unique_ptr<Workspace> &b) {
+              // Helper comparisons
+              auto is_id_less = a->id() < b->id();
+              auto is_name_less = a->name() < b->name();
+              auto is_number_less = std::stoi(a->name()) < std::stoi(b->name());
 
-              // both normal (includes numbered persistent) => sort by ID
-              if (a->id() > 0 && b->id() > 0) {
-                return a->id() < b->id();
-              }
-
-              // one normal, one special => normal first
-              if ((a->is_special()) ^ (b->is_special())) {
-                return b->is_special();
-              }
-
-              // only one normal, one named
-              if ((a->id() > 0) ^ (b->id() > 0)) {
-                return a->id() > 0;
-              }
-
-              // both special
-              if (a->is_special() && b->is_special()) {
-                // if one is -99 => put it last
-                if (a->id() == -99 || b->id() == -99) {
-                  return b->id() == -99;
+              if (sort_by == "number") {
+                try {
+                  return is_number_less;
+                } catch (const std::invalid_argument &) {
                 }
-                // both are 0 (not yet named persistents) / both are named specials (-98 <= ID <=-1)
-                return a->name() < b->name();
-              }
+              } else if (sort_by == "name") {
+                return is_name_less;
+              } else if (sort_by == "id") {
+                return is_id_less;
+              } else {
+                // normal -> named persistent -> named -> special -> named special
 
-              // sort non-special named workspaces by name (ID <= -1377)
-              return a->name() < b->name();
+                // both normal (includes numbered persistent) => sort by ID
+                if (a->id() > 0 && b->id() > 0) {
+                  return is_id_less;
+                }
+
+                // one normal, one special => normal first
+                if ((a->is_special()) ^ (b->is_special())) {
+                  return b->is_special();
+                }
+
+                // only one normal, one named
+                if ((a->id() > 0) ^ (b->id() > 0)) {
+                  return a->id() > 0;
+                }
+
+                // both special
+                if (a->is_special() && b->is_special()) {
+                  // if one is -99 => put it last
+                  if (a->id() == -99 || b->id() == -99) {
+                    return b->id() == -99;
+                  }
+                  // both are 0 (not yet named persistents) / both are named specials (-98 <= ID
+                  // <=-1)
+                  return is_name_less;
+                }
+
+                // sort non-special named workspaces by name (ID <= -1377)
+                return is_name_less;
+              }
             });
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < workspaces_.size(); ++i) {