diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ad1a797..ac69533 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -264,13 +264,15 @@ impl<'args> Exa<'args> {
 
         match (mode, self.console_width) {
             (Mode::Grid(ref opts), Some(console_width)) => {
-                let r = grid::Render { files, theme, file_style, opts, console_width };
+                let filter = &self.options.filter;
+                let r = grid::Render { files, theme, file_style, opts, console_width, filter };
                 r.render(&mut self.writer)
             }
 
             (Mode::Grid(_), None) |
             (Mode::Lines,   _)    => {
-                let r = lines::Render { files, theme, file_style };
+                let filter = &self.options.filter;
+                let r = lines::Render { files, theme, file_style, filter };
                 r.render(&mut self.writer)
             }
 
diff --git a/src/output/grid.rs b/src/output/grid.rs
index 952d909..290ee8b 100644
--- a/src/output/grid.rs
+++ b/src/output/grid.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::io::{self, Write};
 use term_grid as tg;
 
 use crate::fs::File;
+use crate::fs::filter::FileFilter;
 use crate::output::file_name::Options as FileStyle;
 use crate::theme::Theme;
 
@@ -26,10 +27,11 @@ pub struct Render<'a> {
     pub file_style: &'a FileStyle,
     pub opts: &'a Options,
     pub console_width: usize,
+    pub filter: &'a FileFilter,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Render<'a> {
-    pub fn render<W: Write>(&self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
+    pub fn render<W: Write>(mut self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
         let mut grid = tg::Grid::new(tg::GridOptions {
             direction:  self.opts.direction(),
             filling:    tg::Filling::Spaces(2),
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ impl<'a> Render<'a> {
 
         grid.reserve(self.files.len());
 
+        self.filter.sort_files(&mut self.files);
         for file in &self.files {
             let filename = self.file_style.for_file(file, self.theme).paint();
 
diff --git a/src/output/lines.rs b/src/output/lines.rs
index 9304a84..2343ce5 100644
--- a/src/output/lines.rs
+++ b/src/output/lines.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::io::{self, Write};
 use ansi_term::ANSIStrings;
 
 use crate::fs::File;
+use crate::fs::filter::FileFilter;
 use crate::output::cell::TextCellContents;
 use crate::output::file_name::{Options as FileStyle};
 use crate::theme::Theme;
@@ -13,10 +14,12 @@ pub struct Render<'a> {
     pub files: Vec<File<'a>>,
     pub theme: &'a Theme,
     pub file_style: &'a FileStyle,
+    pub filter: &'a FileFilter,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Render<'a> {
-    pub fn render<W: Write>(&self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
+    pub fn render<W: Write>(mut self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.filter.sort_files(&mut self.files);
         for file in &self.files {
             let name_cell = self.render_file(file);
             writeln!(w, "{}", ANSIStrings(&name_cell))?;
diff --git a/xtests/outputs/exts_grid_sort_name_reverse.ansitxt b/xtests/outputs/exts_grid_sort_name_reverse.ansitxt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93f07de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtests/outputs/exts_grid_sort_name_reverse.ansitxt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+video.wmv     lossless.flac  crypto.signature   compressed.tar.gz  backup~
+VIDEO.AVI     image.svg      crypto.asc         compressed.deb     #SAVEFILE#
+MUSIC.OGG     IMAGE.PNG      COMPRESSED.ZIP     compiled.o         
+music.mp3     file.tmp       compressed.txz     compiled.js        
+Makefile      DOCUMENT.XLSX  compressed.tgz     compiled.coffee    
+lossless.wav  document.pdf   compressed.tar.xz  compiled.class     
diff --git a/xtests/outputs/exts_oneline_sort_name_reverse.ansitxt b/xtests/outputs/exts_oneline_sort_name_reverse.ansitxt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f335667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtests/outputs/exts_oneline_sort_name_reverse.ansitxt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+video.wmv
+VIDEO.AVI
+MUSIC.OGG
+music.mp3
+Makefile
+lossless.wav
+lossless.flac
+image.svg
+IMAGE.PNG
+file.tmp
+DOCUMENT.XLSX
+document.pdf
+crypto.signature
+crypto.asc
+COMPRESSED.ZIP
+compressed.txz
+compressed.tgz
+compressed.tar.xz
+compressed.tar.gz
+compressed.deb
+compiled.o
+compiled.js
+compiled.coffee
+compiled.class
+backup~
+#SAVEFILE#
diff --git a/xtests/sorting.toml b/xtests/sorting.toml
index f25d798..b81bde3 100644
--- a/xtests/sorting.toml
+++ b/xtests/sorting.toml
@@ -136,3 +136,22 @@ stdout = { string = "plum\npear\npeach" }
 stderr = { empty = true }
 status = 0
 tags = [ 'oneline', 'sort', 'dates' ]
+
+# sorting with arguments specified
+
+[[cmd]]
+name = "‘exa -G --sort=name -r’ with file arguments sorts by file name in reverse order"
+shell = "cd /testcases/file-names-exts; exa -G --sort=name -r *"
+environment = { COLUMNS = "80" }
+stdout = { file = "outputs/exts_grid_sort_name_reverse.ansitxt" }
+stderr = { empty = true }
+status = 0
+tags = [ 'grid', 'sort', 'reverse' ]
+
+[[cmd]]
+name = "‘exa -1 --sort=name -r’ with file arguments sorts by file name in reverse order"
+shell = "cd /testcases/file-names-exts; exa -1 --sort=name -r *"
+stdout = { file = "outputs/exts_oneline_sort_name_reverse.ansitxt" }
+stderr = { empty = true }
+status = 0
+tags = [ 'oneline', 'sort', 'reverse' ]