diff --git a/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/EntityReference.php b/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/EntityReference.php
index fb98612..ede7726 100644
--- a/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/EntityReference.php
+++ b/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/EntityReference.php
@@ -108,9 +108,63 @@ class EntityReference extends ManyToOne {
         '#options' => $bundle_options,
         '#default_value' => $this->options['target_bundles'],
         '#required' => TRUE,
+        '#ajax' => [
+          'callback' => 'Drupal\views\Plugin\views\filter\EntityReference::ajaxSortCallback',
+          'wrapper' => 'sort-field',
+        ],
       ];
     }
 
+    $target_bundles = $form_state->getValue(['options', 'target_bundles']);
+    if (empty($target_bundles)) {
+      // Fallback to default target bundles.
+      $target_bundles = $this->options['target_bundles'];
+    }
+
+    $bundle_fields = [];
+    if (isset($target_bundles)) {
+      $bundle_fields = ['_none' => "- None -"];
+      $sortable_field_types = ['integer', 'timestamp', 'string'];
+
+      // Let other modules to alter the field types.
+      $alter_id = 'views_filter_entityreference_sortable_field_types';
+      \Drupal::moduleHandler()->alter($alter_id, $sortable_field_types);
+
+      // Get the sortable bundle fields.
+      foreach ($target_bundles as $bundle) {
+        if ($bundle !== 0) {
+          $fields_definitions = \Drupal::service('entity_field.manager')
+            ->getFieldDefinitions('node', $bundle);
+          foreach ($fields_definitions as $field_id => $field_definition) {
+            if (in_array($field_definition->getType(), $sortable_field_types)) {
+              $bundle_fields[$field_id] = $field_definition->getLabel();
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    ksort($bundle_fields);
+
+    $form['sort_field'] = [
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#title' => 'Sort field',
+      '#options' => $bundle_fields,
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['sort_field'],
+      '#prefix' => '<div id="sort-field">',
+      '#suffix' => '</div>',
+    ];
+
+    $form['direction'] = [
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#title' => 'Direction',
+      '#options' => [
+        'ASC' => 'ASC',
+        'DESC' => 'DESC'
+      ],
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['direction'],
+    ];
+
+
     $form['type'] = [
       '#type' => 'radios',
       '#title' => $this->t('Selection type'),
@@ -123,6 +177,21 @@ class EntityReference extends ManyToOne {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Ajax callback for sorting options.
+   *
+   * @param array $form
+   *   From render array.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state
+   *   Current state of form.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   Color selection section of the form.
+   */
+  public function ajaxSortCallback(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    return $form['options']['sort_field'];
+  }
+
+  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function validateExtraOptionsForm($form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
@@ -156,12 +225,12 @@ class EntityReference extends ManyToOne {
       }
 
       $form['value'] = array(
-        '#title' => $this->t('Select %entity_types', ['%entity_types' => $referenced_type->getPluralLabel()]),
-        '#type' => 'entity_autocomplete',
-        '#default_value' => EntityAutocomplete::getEntityLabels($entities),
-        '#tags' => TRUE,
-        '#process_default_value' => FALSE,
-      ) + $this->getHandlerOptions();
+          '#title' => $this->t('Select %entity_types', ['%entity_types' => $referenced_type->getPluralLabel()]),
+          '#type' => 'entity_autocomplete',
+          '#default_value' => EntityAutocomplete::getEntityLabels($entities),
+          '#tags' => TRUE,
+          '#process_default_value' => FALSE,
+        ) + $this->getHandlerOptions();
     }
     else {
       $entities = $this->selectionPluginManager->getInstance($this->getHandlerOptions())->getReferenceableEntities();
@@ -329,7 +398,8 @@ class EntityReference extends ManyToOne {
     $referenced_bundles = $this->getReferencedBundles();
     $options['type'] = ['default' => self::AUTO_COMPLETE_TYPE];
     $options['target_bundles'] = ['default' => array_combine($referenced_bundles, $referenced_bundles)];
-    $options['sort'] = ['default' => []];
+    $options['direction'] = ['default' => 'ASC'];
+    $options['sort_field'] = ['default' => '_none'];
 
     return $options;
   }
@@ -383,7 +453,12 @@ class EntityReference extends ManyToOne {
 
     $options = [
       $prefix . 'target_type' => $this->getReferencedEntityType()->id(),
-      $settings_key => ['sort' => $this->options['sort']],
+      $settings_key => [
+        'sort' => [
+          'field' => $this->options['sort_field'],
+          'direction' =>   $this->options['direction'],
+        ]
+      ]
     ];
 
     // Some entities don't have bundles. Appending an empty array to the
diff --git a/views/views.api.php b/views/views.api.php
index c21b9c5..5399316 100644
--- a/views/views.api.php
+++ b/views/views.api.php
@@ -1262,6 +1262,21 @@ function hook_views_plugins_sort_alter(array &$plugins) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Modify the list of sortable field types.
+ *
+ * This hook may be used to modify the field types defining the sortable fields.
+ *
+ * @param array $sortable_field_types
+ *   An array of field types.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsHandlerManager
+ */
+function hook_views_filter_entityreference_sortable_field_types_alter($sortable_field_types) {
+  // Do not sort by fields, type of timestamp.
+  unset($sortable_field_types['timestamp']);
+}
+
+/**
  * @} End of "addtogroup hooks".
  */