diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index 3fd6bb8254732ffed9447949400a57fd0d733ac5..1413b54fab04594d897b80b10d190bd8fce96388 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -341,6 +341,10 @@ int browse_key(int ch) {
       dirlist_set_sort(i, dirlist_sort_col == i ? !dirlist_sort_desc : 1, DL_NOCHANGE);
       info_show = 0;
       break;
+    case 'C':
+      dirlist_set_sort(DL_COL_ITEMS, dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_ITEMS ? !dirlist_sort_desc : 1, DL_NOCHANGE);
+      info_show = 0;
+      break;
     case 'e':
       dirlist_set_hidden(!dirlist_hidden);
       info_show = 0;
diff --git a/src/dirlist.c b/src/dirlist.c
index 0ffde2d88b8729404f7321a22ba6088112c87b85..a61b8168b84e3808e5900ba46774dfbe52464a3b 100644
--- a/src/dirlist.c
+++ b/src/dirlist.c
@@ -62,25 +62,34 @@ static int dirlist_cmp(struct dir *x, struct dir *y) {
   }
 
   /* sort columns:
-   *           1   ->   2   ->   3
-   *   NAME: name  -> size  -> asize
-   *   SIZE: size  -> asize -> name
-   *  ASIZE: asize -> size  -> name
+   *           1   ->   2   ->   3   ->   4
+   *   NAME: name  -> size  -> asize -> items
+   *   SIZE: size  -> asize -> name  -> items
+   *  ASIZE: asize -> size  -> name  -> items
+   *  ITEMS: items -> size  -> asize -> name
    *
    * Note that the method used below is supposed to be fast, not readable :-)
    */
 #define CMP_NAME  strcmp(x->name, y->name)
 #define CMP_SIZE  (x->size  > y->size  ? 1 : (x->size  == y->size  ? 0 : -1))
 #define CMP_ASIZE (x->asize > y->asize ? 1 : (x->asize == y->asize ? 0 : -1))
+#define CMP_ITEMS (x->items > y->items ? 1 : (x->items == y->items ? 0 : -1))
 
   /* try 1 */
-  r = dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_NAME ? CMP_NAME : dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_SIZE ? CMP_SIZE : CMP_ASIZE;
+  r = dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_NAME ? CMP_NAME :
+      dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_SIZE ? CMP_SIZE :
+      dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_ASIZE ? CMP_ASIZE :
+      CMP_ITEMS;
   /* try 2 */
   if(!r)
     r = dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_SIZE ? CMP_ASIZE : CMP_SIZE;
   /* try 3 */
   if(!r)
-    r = dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_NAME ? CMP_ASIZE : CMP_NAME;
+    r = (dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_NAME || dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_ITEMS) ?
+         CMP_ASIZE : CMP_NAME;
+  /* try 4 */
+  if(!r)
+    r = dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_ITEMS ? CMP_NAME : CMP_ITEMS;
 
   /* reverse when sorting in descending order */
   if(dirlist_sort_desc && r != 0)
diff --git a/src/dirlist.h b/src/dirlist.h
index fb4709b9178f8cd5ac00be51b13018f4f7be958e..c69e117835941f7ec0a492064cee62f10e96b4dc 100644
--- a/src/dirlist.h
+++ b/src/dirlist.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #define DL_COL_NAME    0
 #define DL_COL_SIZE    1
 #define DL_COL_ASIZE   2
+#define DL_COL_ITEMS   3
 
 
 void dirlist_open(struct dir *);
diff --git a/src/help.c b/src/help.c
index 1ba38903f3f271c5c1bfdcbdc81fa2be640f1354..ddb77020cbe97ce3d48b3e160f5f0bd3964ab781 100644
--- a/src/help.c
+++ b/src/help.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 int page, start;
 
 
-#define KEYS 15
+#define KEYS 16
 char *keys[KEYS*2] = {
 /*|----key----|  |----------------description----------------|*/
         "up, k", "Move cursor up",
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ char *keys[KEYS*2] = {
    "left, <, h", "Open parent directory",
             "n", "Sort by name (ascending/descending)",
             "s", "Sort by size (ascending/descending)",
+            "C", "Sort by items (ascending/descending)",
             "d", "Delete selected file or directory",
             "t", "Toggle dirs before files when sorting",
             "g", "Show percentage and/or graph",