diff --git a/apps/reader/views.py b/apps/reader/views.py
index a1a343199..d6e1720b6 100644
--- a/apps/reader/views.py
+++ b/apps/reader/views.py
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ def load_single_feed(request, feed_id):
         if user.profile.is_premium:
             user_search = MUserSearch.get_user(user.pk)
             user_search.touch_search_date()
-            stories = feed.find_stories(query, offset=offset, limit=limit)
+            stories = feed.find_stories(query, order=order, offset=offset, limit=limit)
         else:
             stories = []
             message = "You must be a premium subscriber to search."
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ def load_river_stories__redis(request):
             usersubs = UserSubscription.subs_for_feeds(user.pk, feed_ids=feed_ids,
                                                        read_filter='all')
             feed_ids = [sub.feed_id for sub in usersubs]
-            stories = Feed.find_feed_stories(feed_ids, query, offset=offset, limit=limit)
+            stories = Feed.find_feed_stories(feed_ids, query, order=order, offset=offset, limit=limit)
             mstories = stories
             unread_feed_story_hashes = UserSubscription.story_hashes(user.pk, feed_ids=feed_ids, 
                                                                      read_filter="unread", order=order, 
diff --git a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
index 5f5bc9072..364368629 100644
--- a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
+++ b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
@@ -1193,35 +1193,22 @@ class Feed(models.Model):
         return stories
     
     @classmethod
-    def find_feed_stories(cls, feed_ids, query, offset=0, limit=25):
-        story_ids = SearchStory.query(feed_ids=feed_ids, query=query)
+    def find_feed_stories(cls, feed_ids, query, order="newest", offset=0, limit=25):
+        story_ids = SearchStory.query(feed_ids=feed_ids, query=query, order=order, 
+                                      offset=offset, limit=limit)
         stories_db = MStory.objects(
             story_hash__in=story_ids
-        ).order_by('-story_date')[offset:offset+limit]
-
-        # stories_db = MStory.objects(
-        #     Q(story_feed_id__in=feed_ids) &
-        #     (Q(story_title__icontains=query) |
-        #      Q(story_author_name__icontains=query) |
-        #      Q(story_tags__icontains=query))
-        # ).order_by('-story_date')[offset:offset+limit]
+        ).order_by('-story_date' if order == "newest" else 'story_date')[offset:offset+limit]
         stories = cls.format_stories(stories_db)
         
         return stories
         
-    def find_stories(self, query, offset=0, limit=25):
-        story_ids = SearchStory.query(feed_ids=[self.pk], query=query)
+    def find_stories(self, query, order="newest", offset=0, limit=25):
+        story_ids = SearchStory.query(feed_ids=[self.pk], query=query, order=order,
+                                      offset=offset, limit=limit)
         stories_db = MStory.objects(
             story_hash__in=story_ids
-        ).order_by('-story_date')[offset:offset+limit]
-        
-        # stories_db = MStory.objects(
-        #     Q(story_feed_id=self.pk) &
-        #     (Q(story_title__icontains=query) |
-        #      Q(story_author_name__icontains=query) |
-        #      Q(story_tags__icontains=query))
-        # ).order_by('-story_date')[offset:offset+limit]
-        
+        ).order_by('-story_date' if order == "newest" else 'story_date')[offset:offset+limit]
         stories = self.format_stories(stories_db, self.pk)
         
         return stories
diff --git a/apps/search/models.py b/apps/search/models.py
index a7e497779..8d7da4e4c 100644
--- a/apps/search/models.py
+++ b/apps/search/models.py
@@ -156,14 +156,15 @@ class SearchStory:
         cls.ES.delete("%s-index" % cls.name, "%s-type" % cls.name, story_hash)
         
     @classmethod
-    def query(cls, feed_ids, query):
+    def query(cls, feed_ids, query, order, offset, limit):
         cls.ES.indices.refresh()
-
+        
+        sort     = "date:desc" if order == "newest" else "date:asc"
         string_q = pyes.query.StringQuery(query, default_operator="AND")
         feed_q   = pyes.query.TermsQuery('feed_id', feed_ids)
         q        = pyes.query.BoolQuery(must=[string_q, feed_q])
         results  = cls.ES.search(q, indices=cls.index_name(), doc_types=[cls.type_name()],
-                                 partial_fields={})
+                                 partial_fields={}, sort=sort, start=offset, size=offset+limit)
         logging.info("~FGSearch ~FCstories~FG for: ~SB%s (across %s feed%s)" % 
                      (query, len(feed_ids), 's' if len(feed_ids) != 1 else ''))