diff --git a/components/Categories.php b/components/Categories.php
index 112e3c7..cc74a8f 100644
--- a/components/Categories.php
+++ b/components/Categories.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public function prepareVars()
 
     public function listCategories()
     {
-        $categories = ShopCategory::all();
+        $categories = ShopCategory::orderBy('sort_order')->get();
 
         $categories->each(function($category)
         {
diff --git a/models/category/columns.yaml b/models/category/columns.yaml
index c2e55a7..3f4ee3c 100644
--- a/models/category/columns.yaml
+++ b/models/category/columns.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ columns:
     slug:
         label: Slug
         searchable: false
+    sort_order:
+        label: Sort Order
+        searchable: false
     description:
         label: Description
         searchable: false
diff --git a/models/category/fields.yaml b/models/category/fields.yaml
index 89b5696..68b9dae 100644
--- a/models/category/fields.yaml
+++ b/models/category/fields.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ fields:
     description:
         label: Description
         type: textarea
+    sort_order:
+        label: Sort Order
+        required: true
+        type: number
diff --git a/updates/create_categories_table.php b/updates/create_categories_table.php
index e212932..b080e67 100644
--- a/updates/create_categories_table.php
+++ b/updates/create_categories_table.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public function up()
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->string('title')->index();
             $table->string('slug')->unique();
+            $table->integer('sort_order')->default(1);
             $table->string('description')->nullable();
             $table->timestamps();
         });
diff --git a/updates/demo_seed.php b/updates/demo_seed.php
index 9266113..6511966 100644
--- a/updates/demo_seed.php
+++ b/updates/demo_seed.php
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ class DemoSeed extends Seeder {
     public function run()
     {
         $this->createCategories([[
-            'Books', 'books',
+            'Books', 'books', 1,
             'Here be some books up fer grabs!'
         ],
         [
-            'Games & Consoles', 'games-consoles',
+            'Games & Consoles', 'games-consoles', 2,
             'Bored? Twiddle yer thumbs on these new titles...'
         ]]);
 
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public function createCategories($categories)
             $c = new Category;
             $c->title = $category[0];
             $c->slug = $category[1];
-            $c->description = $category[2];
+            $c->sort_order = $category[2];
+            $c->description = $category[3];
             $c->save();
         }
     }