diff --git a/routers/api/v1/user/repo.go b/routers/api/v1/user/repo.go
index 9b6701b067..86716ff44f 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/user/repo.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/user/repo.go
@@ -99,9 +99,15 @@ func ListMyRepos(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: page size of results
 	//   type: integer
+	// - name: order_by
+	//   in: query
+	//   description: order the repositories by name (default), id, or size
+	//   type: string
 	// responses:
 	//   "200":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/RepositoryList"
+	//   "422":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/validationError"
 
 	opts := &repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
 		ListOptions:        utils.GetListOptions(ctx),
@@ -110,6 +116,19 @@ func ListMyRepos(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		Private:            ctx.IsSigned,
 		IncludeDescription: true,
 	}
+	orderBy := ctx.FormTrim("order_by")
+	switch orderBy {
+	case "name":
+		opts.OrderBy = "name ASC"
+	case "size":
+		opts.OrderBy = "size DESC"
+	case "id":
+		opts.OrderBy = "id ASC"
+	case "":
+	default:
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "", "invalid order_by")
+		return
+	}
 
 	var err error
 	repos, count, err := repo_model.SearchRepository(ctx, opts)
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 156c48d951..47b40b6d8a 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -17529,11 +17529,20 @@
             "description": "page size of results",
             "name": "limit",
             "in": "query"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "order the repositories by name (default), id, or size",
+            "name": "order_by",
+            "in": "query"
           }
         ],
         "responses": {
           "200": {
             "$ref": "#/responses/RepositoryList"
+          },
+          "422": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/validationError"
           }
         }
       },