diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
index 70d8eba88..dcb6cbb45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2008-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -196,6 +196,26 @@ public class Sort implements Iterable<org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order
 
 		ASC, DESC;
 
+		/**
+		 * Returns whether the direction is ascending.
+		 * 
+		 * @return
+		 * @since 1.13
+		 */
+		public boolean isAscending() {
+			return this.equals(ASC);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Returns whether the direction is descending.
+		 * 
+		 * @return
+		 * @since 1.13
+		 */
+		public boolean isDescending() {
+			return this.equals(DESC);
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Returns the {@link Direction} enum for the given {@link String} value.
 		 * 
@@ -350,7 +370,17 @@ public class Sort implements Iterable<org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order
 		 * @return
 		 */
 		public boolean isAscending() {
-			return this.direction.equals(Direction.ASC);
+			return this.direction.isAscending();
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Returns whether sorting for this property shall be descending.
+		 * 
+		 * @return
+		 * @since 1.13
+		 */
+		public boolean isDescending() {
+			return this.direction.isDescending();
 		}
 
 		/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/history/RevisionSort.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/history/RevisionSort.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84e773d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/history/RevisionSort.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.history;
+
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+
+/**
+ * A dedicated {@link Sort} implementation that allows the definition of the ordering of revisions independently of the
+ * property name the revision number is held in.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @since 1.13
+ * @soundtrack Benny Greb's Moving Parts - Soulfood (Live)
+ */
+public class RevisionSort extends Sort {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 618238321589063537L;
+
+	private static final String PROPERTY = "__revisionNumber__";
+	private static final RevisionSort ASC = new RevisionSort(Direction.ASC);
+	private static final RevisionSort DESC = new RevisionSort(Direction.DESC);
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link RevisionSort} using the given direction for sorting by revision number.
+	 * 
+	 * @param direction must not be {@literal null}.
+	 */
+	private RevisionSort(Direction direction) {
+		super(direction, PROPERTY);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a {@link RevisionSort} with ascending order for the revision number property, i.e. more recent revisions
+	 * will come last.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static RevisionSort asc() {
+		return ASC;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a {@link RevisionSort} with descending order for the revision number property, i.e. more recent revisions
+	 * will come first.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static RevisionSort desc() {
+		return DESC;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns in which direction to sort revisions for the given {@link Sort} instance. Defaults to
+	 * {@link Direction#ASC}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param sort can be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static Direction getRevisionDirection(Sort sort) {
+
+		if (sort == null) {
+			return Direction.ASC;
+		}
+
+		Order order = sort.getOrderFor(PROPERTY);
+		return order == null ? Direction.ASC : order.getDirection();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/history/RevisionRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/history/RevisionRepository.java
index d8f5b1f58..448b4ebed 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/history/RevisionRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/history/RevisionRepository.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.data.history.Revision;
+import org.springframework.data.history.RevisionSort;
 import org.springframework.data.history.Revisions;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.NoRepositoryBean;
 
@@ -49,10 +50,12 @@ public interface RevisionRepository<T, ID extends Serializable, N extends Number
 	Revisions<N, T> findRevisions(ID id);
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns a {@link Page} of revisions for the entity with the given id.
+	 * Returns a {@link Page} of revisions for the entity with the given id. Note, that it's not guaranteed that
+	 * implementations have to support sorting by all properties.
 	 * 
 	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param pageable
+	 * @see RevisionSort
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	Page<Revision<N, T>> findRevisions(ID id, Pageable pageable);