diff --git a/spec/suites/control/Control.LayersSpec.js b/spec/suites/control/Control.LayersSpec.js
index 1f85f6133..c47f3a607 100644
--- a/spec/suites/control/Control.LayersSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/control/Control.LayersSpec.js
@@ -140,4 +140,87 @@ describe("Control.Layers", function () {
 		});
 	});
 
+	describe("sortLayers", function () {
+		beforeEach(function () {
+			map.setView([0, 0], 14);
+		});
+
+		it("keeps original order by default", function () {
+			var baseLayerOne = L.tileLayer('').addTo(map);
+			var baseLayerTwo = L.tileLayer('').addTo(map);
+			var markerC = L.marker([0, 2]).addTo(map);
+			var markerB = L.marker([0, 1]).addTo(map);
+			var markerA = L.marker([0, 0]).addTo(map);
+
+			var layersCtrl = L.control.layers({
+				'Base One': baseLayerOne,
+				'Base Two': baseLayerTwo
+			}, {
+				'Marker C': markerC,
+				'Marker B': markerB,
+				'Marker A': markerA
+			}).addTo(map);
+
+			var elems = map.getContainer().querySelectorAll('div.leaflet-control-layers label span');
+			expect(elems[0].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Base One');
+			expect(elems[1].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Base Two');
+			expect(elems[2].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Marker C');
+			expect(elems[3].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Marker B');
+			expect(elems[4].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Marker A');
+		});
+
+		it("sorts alphabetically if no function is specified", function () {
+			var baseLayerOne = L.tileLayer('').addTo(map);
+			var baseLayerTwo = L.tileLayer('').addTo(map);
+			var markerA = L.marker([0, 0]).addTo(map);
+			var markerB = L.marker([0, 1]).addTo(map);
+			var markerC = L.marker([0, 2]).addTo(map);
+
+			var layersCtrl = L.control.layers({
+				'Base Two': baseLayerTwo,
+				'Base One': baseLayerOne
+			}, {
+				'Marker A': markerA,
+				'Marker C': markerC,
+				'Marker B': markerB
+			}, {
+				sortLayers: true
+			}).addTo(map);
+
+			var elems = map.getContainer().querySelectorAll('div.leaflet-control-layers label span');
+			expect(elems[0].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Base One');
+			expect(elems[1].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Base Two');
+			expect(elems[2].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Marker A');
+			expect(elems[3].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Marker B');
+			expect(elems[4].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Marker C');
+		});
+
+		it("uses the compare function to sort layers", function () {
+			var baseLayerOne = L.tileLayer('', {customOption: 999}).addTo(map);
+			var baseLayerTwo = L.tileLayer('', {customOption: 998}).addTo(map);
+			var markerA = L.marker([0, 0], {customOption: 102}).addTo(map);
+			var markerB = L.marker([0, 1], {customOption: 100}).addTo(map);
+			var markerC = L.marker([0, 2], {customOption: 101}).addTo(map);
+
+			var layersCtrl = L.control.layers({
+				'Base One': baseLayerOne,
+				'Base Two': baseLayerTwo
+			}, {
+				'Marker A': markerA,
+				'Marker B': markerB,
+				'Marker C': markerC
+			}, {
+				sortLayers: true,
+				sortFunction: function (a, b) { return a.options.customOption - b.options.customOption; }
+			}).addTo(map);
+
+			var elems = map.getContainer().querySelectorAll('div.leaflet-control-layers label span');
+			expect(elems[0].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Base Two');
+			expect(elems[1].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Base One');
+			expect(elems[2].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Marker B');
+			expect(elems[3].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Marker C');
+			expect(elems[4].innerHTML.trim()).to.be.equal('Marker A');
+		});
+	});
+
 });
diff --git a/src/control/Control.Layers.js b/src/control/Control.Layers.js
index aab3b2e27..ddb3d2742 100644
--- a/src/control/Control.Layers.js
+++ b/src/control/Control.Layers.js
@@ -53,7 +53,22 @@ L.Control.Layers = L.Control.extend({
 
 		// @option hideSingleBase: Boolean = false
 		// If `true`, the base layers in the control will be hidden when there is only one.
-		hideSingleBase: false
+		hideSingleBase: false,
+
+		// @option sortLayers: Boolean = false
+		// Whether to sort the layers. When `false`, layers will keep the order
+		// in which they were added to the control.
+		sortLayers: false,
+
+		// @option sortFunction: Function = *
+		// A [compare function](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/sort)
+		// that will be used for sorting the layers, when `sortLayers` is `true`.
+		// The function receives both the `L.Layer` instances and their names, as in
+		// `sortFunction(layerA, layerB, nameA, nameB)`.
+		// By default, it sorts layers alphabetically by their name.
+		sortFunction: function (layerA, layerB, nameA, nameB) {
+			return nameA < nameB ? -1 : (nameB < nameA ? 1 : 0);
+		}
 	},
 
 	initialize: function (baseLayers, overlays, options) {
@@ -209,6 +224,12 @@ L.Control.Layers = L.Control.extend({
 			overlay: overlay
 		});
 
+		if (this.options.sortLayers) {
+			this._layers.sort(L.bind(function (a, b) {
+				return this.options.sortFunction(a.layer, b.layer, a.name, b.name);
+			}, this));
+		}
+
 		if (this.options.autoZIndex && layer.setZIndex) {
 			this._lastZIndex++;
 			layer.setZIndex(this._lastZIndex);