diff --git a/models/packages/container/search.go b/models/packages/container/search.go
index a3409fe743..e4a5a53848 100644
--- a/models/packages/container/search.go
+++ b/models/packages/container/search.go
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ type ImageTagsSearchOptions struct {
 	PackageID int64
 	Query     string
 	IsTagged  bool
+	Sort      packages.VersionSort
 	db.Paginator
 }
 
@@ -195,12 +196,26 @@ func (opts *ImageTagsSearchOptions) toConds() builder.Cond {
 	return cond
 }
 
+func (opts *ImageTagsSearchOptions) configureOrderBy(e db.Engine) {
+	switch opts.Sort {
+	case packages.SortVersionDesc:
+		e.Desc("package_version.version")
+	case packages.SortVersionAsc:
+		e.Asc("package_version.version")
+	case packages.SortCreatedAsc:
+		e.Asc("package_version.created_unix")
+	default:
+		e.Desc("package_version.created_unix")
+	}
+}
+
 // SearchImageTags gets a sorted list of the tags of an image
 func SearchImageTags(ctx context.Context, opts *ImageTagsSearchOptions) ([]*packages.PackageVersion, int64, error) {
 	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx).
 		Join("INNER", "package", "package.id = package_version.package_id").
-		Where(opts.toConds()).
-		Desc("package_version.created_unix")
+		Where(opts.toConds())
+
+	opts.configureOrderBy(sess)
 
 	if opts.Paginator != nil {
 		sess = db.SetSessionPagination(sess, opts)
diff --git a/models/packages/package_version.go b/models/packages/package_version.go
index 5479bae1c2..f9965bcb74 100644
--- a/models/packages/package_version.go
+++ b/models/packages/package_version.go
@@ -163,6 +163,17 @@ type SearchValue struct {
 	ExactMatch bool
 }
 
+type VersionSort = string
+
+const (
+	SortNameAsc     VersionSort = "name_asc"
+	SortNameDesc    VersionSort = "name_desc"
+	SortVersionAsc  VersionSort = "version_asc"
+	SortVersionDesc VersionSort = "version_desc"
+	SortCreatedAsc  VersionSort = "created_asc"
+	SortCreatedDesc VersionSort = "created_desc"
+)
+
 // PackageSearchOptions are options for SearchXXX methods
 // Besides IsInternal are all fields optional and are not used if they have their default value (nil, "", 0)
 type PackageSearchOptions struct {
@@ -176,7 +187,7 @@ type PackageSearchOptions struct {
 	IsInternal      util.OptionalBool
 	HasFileWithName string            // only results are found which are associated with a file with the specific name
 	HasFiles        util.OptionalBool // only results are found which have associated files
-	Sort            string
+	Sort            VersionSort
 	db.Paginator
 }
 
@@ -254,15 +265,15 @@ func (opts *PackageSearchOptions) toConds() builder.Cond {
 
 func (opts *PackageSearchOptions) configureOrderBy(e db.Engine) {
 	switch opts.Sort {
-	case "alphabetically":
+	case SortNameAsc:
 		e.Asc("package.name")
-	case "reversealphabetically":
+	case SortNameDesc:
 		e.Desc("package.name")
-	case "highestversion":
+	case SortVersionDesc:
 		e.Desc("package_version.version")
-	case "lowestversion":
+	case SortVersionAsc:
 		e.Asc("package_version.version")
-	case "oldest":
+	case SortCreatedAsc:
 		e.Asc("package_version.created_unix")
 	default:
 		e.Desc("package_version.created_unix")
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index a35c6a668a..3c2e70187c 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ never = Never
 
 rss_feed = RSS Feed
 
+[filter]
+string.asc = A - Z
+string.desc = Z - A
+
 [error]
 occurred = An error occurred
 report_message = If you are sure this is a Gitea bug, please search for issues on <a href="https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues" target="_blank">GitHub</a> or open a new issue if necessary.
diff --git a/routers/web/user/package.go b/routers/web/user/package.go
index c72592e728..7179e2df97 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/package.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/package.go
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ func ListPackageVersions(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	query := ctx.FormTrim("q")
+	sort := ctx.FormTrim("sort")
 
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("packages.title")
 	ctx.Data["IsPackagesPage"] = true
@@ -243,9 +244,11 @@ func ListPackageVersions(ctx *context.Context) {
 		Owner:   ctx.Package.Owner,
 	}
 	ctx.Data["Query"] = query
+	ctx.Data["Sort"] = sort
 
 	pagerParams := map[string]string{
-		"q": query,
+		"q":    query,
+		"sort": sort,
 	}
 
 	var (
@@ -264,6 +267,7 @@ func ListPackageVersions(ctx *context.Context) {
 			PackageID: p.ID,
 			Query:     query,
 			IsTagged:  tagged == "" || tagged == "tagged",
+			Sort:      sort,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("SearchImageTags", err)
@@ -278,6 +282,7 @@ func ListPackageVersions(ctx *context.Context) {
 				Value:      query,
 			},
 			IsInternal: util.OptionalBoolFalse,
+			Sort:       sort,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("SearchVersions", err)
diff --git a/templates/admin/packages/list.tmpl b/templates/admin/packages/list.tmpl
index b62e788799..3aab2873c6 100644
--- a/templates/admin/packages/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/packages/list.tmpl
@@ -37,20 +37,20 @@
 						<th>ID</th>
 						<th>{{.locale.Tr "admin.packages.owner"}}</th>
 						<th>{{.locale.Tr "admin.packages.type"}}</th>
-						<th data-sortt-asc="alphabetically" data-sortt-desc="reversealphabetically">
+						<th data-sortt-asc="name_asc" data-sortt-desc="name_desc">
 							{{.locale.Tr "admin.packages.name"}}
-							{{SortArrow "alphabetically" "reversealphabetically" .SortType false}}
+							{{SortArrow "name_asc" "name_desc" .SortType false}}
 						</th>
-						<th data-sortt-asc="highestversion" data-sortt-desc="lowestversion">
+						<th data-sortt-asc="version_desc" data-sortt-desc="version_asc">
 							{{.locale.Tr "admin.packages.version"}}
-							{{SortArrow "highestversion" "lowestversion" .SortType false}}
+							{{SortArrow "version_desc" "version_asc" .SortType false}}
 						</th>
 						<th>{{.locale.Tr "admin.packages.creator"}}</th>
 						<th>{{.locale.Tr "admin.packages.repository"}}</th>
 						<th>{{.locale.Tr "admin.packages.size"}}</th>
-						<th data-sortt-asc="oldest" data-sortt-desc="newest">
+						<th data-sortt-asc="created_asc" data-sortt-desc="created_desc">
 							{{.locale.Tr "admin.packages.published"}}
-							{{SortArrow "oldest" "newest" .SortType true}}
+							{{SortArrow "created_asc" "created_desc" .SortType true}}
 						</th>
 						<th>{{.locale.Tr "admin.notices.op"}}</th>
 					</tr>
diff --git a/templates/package/shared/versionlist.tmpl b/templates/package/shared/versionlist.tmpl
index 02bda3fb8f..952634cfbe 100644
--- a/templates/package/shared/versionlist.tmpl
+++ b/templates/package/shared/versionlist.tmpl
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@
 	<form class="ui form ignore-dirty">
 		<div class="ui fluid action input">
 			<input name="q" value="{{.Query}}" placeholder="{{.locale.Tr "explore.search"}}..." autofocus>
+			<select class="ui dropdown" name="sort">
+				<option value="version_asc"{{if eq .Sort "version_asc"}} selected="selected"{{end}}>{{.locale.Tr "filter.string.asc"}}</option>
+				<option value="version_desc"{{if eq .Sort "version_desc"}} selected="selected"{{end}}>{{.locale.Tr "filter.string.desc"}}</option>
+				<option value="created_asc"{{if eq .Sort "created_asc"}} selected="selected"{{end}}>{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.oldest"}}</option>
+				<option value="created_desc"{{if or (eq .Sort "") (eq .Sort "created_desc")}} selected="selected"{{end}}>{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.latest"}}</option>
+			</select>
 			{{if eq .PackageDescriptor.Package.Type "container"}}
 			<select class="ui dropdown" name="tagged">
 				{{$isTagged := or (eq .Tagged "") (eq .Tagged "tagged")}}
-				<option value="tagged" {{if $isTagged}}selected="selected"{{end}}>{{.locale.Tr "packages.filter.container.tagged"}}</option>
-				<option value="untagged" {{if not $isTagged}}selected="selected"{{end}}>{{.locale.Tr "packages.filter.container.untagged"}}</option>
+				<option value="tagged"{{if $isTagged}} selected="selected"{{end}}>{{.locale.Tr "packages.filter.container.tagged"}}</option>
+				<option value="untagged"{{if not $isTagged}} selected="selected"{{end}}>{{.locale.Tr "packages.filter.container.untagged"}}</option>
 			</select>
 			{{end}}
 			<button class="ui primary button">{{.locale.Tr "explore.search"}}</button>