diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/IXLPivotField.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/IXLPivotField.cs
index 20b3ef4..cc6fe91 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/IXLPivotField.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/IXLPivotField.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         Boolean ShowBlankItems { get; set; }
         Boolean InsertPageBreaks { get; set; }
         Boolean Collapsed { get; set; }
+        XLPivotSortType SortType { get; set; }
 
         IXLPivotField SetCustomName(String value);
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
         IXLPivotField SetShowBlankItems(); IXLPivotField SetShowBlankItems(Boolean value);
         IXLPivotField SetInsertPageBreaks(); IXLPivotField SetInsertPageBreaks(Boolean value);
         IXLPivotField SetCollapsed(); IXLPivotField SetCollapsed(Boolean value);
+        IXLPivotField SetSort(XLPivotSortType value);
 
         IList<Object> SelectedValues { get; }
         IXLPivotField AddSelectedValue(Object value);
diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/IXLPivotTable.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/IXLPivotTable.cs
index 027dd94..1b2d171 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/IXLPivotTable.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/IXLPivotTable.cs
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@
         PivotStyleMedium9
     }
 
+    public enum XLPivotSortType
+    {
+        Manual = 0,
+        Ascending = 1,
+        Descending = 2
+    }
+
     public enum XLPivotSubtotals
     {
         DoNotShow,
diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/XLPivotField.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/XLPivotField.cs
index acf0b1c..920759d 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/XLPivotField.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/PivotTables/XLPivotField.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
             SourceName = sourceName;
             Subtotals = new List<XLSubtotalFunction>();
             SelectedValues = new List<Object>();
+            SortType = XLPivotSortType.Manual;
         }
 
         public String SourceName { get; private set; }
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@
 
         public IXLPivotField SetCollapsed(Boolean value) { Collapsed = value; return this; }
 
+        public XLPivotSortType SortType { get; set; }
+
+        public IXLPivotField SetSort(XLPivotSortType value) { SortType = value; return this; }
+
         public IList<Object> SelectedValues { get; private set; }
         public IXLPivotField AddSelectedValue(Object value)
         {
diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
index 75f9cee..1ff2e90 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
@@ -557,6 +557,11 @@
                                                 var items = pf.Items.OfType<Item>().Where(i => i.Index != null && i.Index.HasValue);
                                                 if (!items.Any(i => i.HideDetails == null || BooleanValue.ToBoolean(i.HideDetails)))
                                                     pivotField.SetCollapsed();
+
+                                                if (pf.SortType != null)
+                                                {
+                                                    pivotField.SetSort((XLPivotSortType)pf.SortType.Value);
+                                                }
                                             }
                                         }
                                     }
@@ -590,6 +595,11 @@
                                             var items = pf.Items.OfType<Item>().Where(i => i.Index != null && i.Index.HasValue);
                                             if (!items.Any(i => i.HideDetails == null || BooleanValue.ToBoolean(i.HideDetails)))
                                                 pivotField.SetCollapsed();
+
+                                            if (pf.SortType != null)
+                                            {
+                                                pivotField.SetSort((XLPivotSortType)pf.SortType.Value);
+                                            }
                                         }
                                     }
                                 }
diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs
index a0e3fdc..0c4ddfc 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs
@@ -2020,6 +2020,7 @@
                 if (field != null)
                 {
                     xlpf.CustomName = field.CustomName;
+                    xlpf.SortType = field.SortType;
                     xlpf.Subtotals.AddRange(field.Subtotals);
                 }
 
@@ -2295,6 +2296,11 @@
                     pf.Compact = false;
                 }
 
+                if (xlpf.SortType != XLPivotSortType.Manual)
+                {
+                    pf.SortType = new EnumValue<FieldSortValues>((FieldSortValues)xlpf.SortType);
+                }
+
                 switch (pt.Subtotals)
                 {
                     case XLPivotSubtotals.DoNotShow: