diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 3884466..6e34809 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/hjacobs/kube-ops-view#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "pixi.js": "^4.7.3",
+    "pixi.js": "^4.8.5",
     "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0",
     "babel-polyfill": "^6.26.0"
   },
diff --git a/app/src/app.js b/app/src/app.js
index b9aa116..668c290 100644
--- a/app/src/app.js
+++ b/app/src/app.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Tooltip from './tooltip.js'
 import Cluster from './cluster.js'
-import {Pod, ALL_PODS, sortByName, sortByMemory, sortByCPU, sortByAge} from './pod.js'
+import {Pod, ALL_PODS, sortByName, sortByMemory, sortByCPU, sortByAge, sortByStatus} from './pod.js'
 import SelectBox from './selectbox'
 import {Theme, ALL_THEMES} from './themes.js'
 import {DESATURATION_FILTER} from './filters.js'
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ export default class App {
             },
             {
                 text: 'SORT: CPU', value: sortByCPU
+            },
+            {
+                text: 'SORT: STATUS', value: sortByStatus
             }
         ]
         //setting default sort
diff --git a/app/src/pod.js b/app/src/pod.js
index 5c03964..aa0a10a 100644
--- a/app/src/pod.js
+++ b/app/src/pod.js
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ const sortByCPU = (a, b) => {
     return bCpu - aCpu
 }
 
-export {ALL_PODS, sortByAge, sortByCPU, sortByMemory, sortByName}
+const sortByStatus = (a, b) => {
+    return (a.phase).localeCompare(b.phase)
+}
+
+export {ALL_PODS, sortByAge, sortByCPU, sortByMemory, sortByName, sortByStatus}
 
 export class Pod extends PIXI.Graphics {