diff --git a/__tests__/lib/__snapshots__/sort.js.snap b/__tests__/lib/__snapshots__/sort.js.snap
index 13fa12e9b..f35e6bf19 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/__snapshots__/sort.js.snap
+++ b/__tests__/lib/__snapshots__/sort.js.snap
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Array [
       "sortKey": "c",
     },
     "kind": "function",
-    "memberof": "classB",
+    "memberof": "classA",
     "name": "bananas",
   },
   Object {
@@ -174,8 +174,36 @@ Array [
       "sortKey": "c",
     },
     "kind": "function",
-    "memberof": "classB",
+    "memberof": "classA",
+    "name": "bananas",
+  },
+]
+`;
+
+exports[`sort toc with files absolute path 4`] = `
+Array [
+  Object {
+    "context": Object {
+      "sortKey": "c",
+    },
+    "kind": "function",
+    "memberof": "classA",
     "name": "bananas",
   },
+  Object {
+    "context": Object {
+      "sortKey": "b",
+    },
+    "memberof": "classB",
+    "name": "carrot",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "context": Object {
+      "sortKey": "a",
+    },
+    "kind": "function",
+    "memberof": "classB",
+    "name": "apples",
+  },
 ]
 `;
diff --git a/__tests__/lib/sort.js b/__tests__/lib/sort.js
index 76ce57f3c..941b163b1 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/sort.js
+++ b/__tests__/lib/sort.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ test('sort toc with files absolute path', function () {
     context: { sortKey: 'c' },
     name: 'bananas',
     kind: 'function',
-    memberof: 'classB'
+    memberof: 'classA'
   };
 
   const snowflake = {
@@ -159,4 +159,10 @@ test('sort toc with files absolute path', function () {
       sortOrder: ['kind', 'alpha']
     })
   ).toMatchSnapshot();
+
+  expect(
+    sort([carrot, apples, bananas], {
+      sortOrder: ['memberof', 'kind', 'alpha']
+    })
+  ).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
diff --git a/docs/USAGE.md b/docs/USAGE.md
index 91e4c00c0..4b0634187 100644
--- a/docs/USAGE.md
+++ b/docs/USAGE.md
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ Options:
                                                       [boolean] [default: false]
   --sort-order               The order to sort the documentation, may be
                              specified multiple times
-                                [choices: "source", "alpha"]
+                                [choices: "source", "alpha", "kind", "memberof"]
+
                                                              [default: "source"]
   --resolve                  Dependency resolution algorithm.
                                 [choices: "browser", "node"] [Standard: "browser"]
diff --git a/src/commands/shared_options.js b/src/commands/shared_options.js
index 0379debb8..0e8464dfd 100644
--- a/src/commands/shared_options.js
+++ b/src/commands/shared_options.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const sharedInputOptions = {
   'sort-order': {
     describe: 'The order to sort the documentation',
     array: true,
-    choices: ['source', 'alpha', 'kind', 'access'],
+    choices: ['source', 'alpha', 'kind', 'access', 'memberof'],
     default: ['source']
   },
   resolve: {
diff --git a/src/sort.js b/src/sort.js
index 17736017b..db27b02d5 100644
--- a/src/sort.js
+++ b/src/sort.js
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ const sortFns = {
   alpha: compareCommentsByField.bind(null, 'name'),
   source: compareCommentsBySourceLocation,
   kind: compareCommentsByField.bind(null, 'kind'),
-  access: compareCommentsByField.bind(null, 'access')
+  access: compareCommentsByField.bind(null, 'access'),
+  memberof: compareCommentsByField.bind(null, 'memberof')
 };
 
 function sortComments(comments, sortOrder) {