diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 6e695e2..81922d6 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <map>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 // POSIX
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/xattr.h>
 
 //libraries
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ std::string change;
 std::map<std::string, std::string> changes;
 std::vector<std::string> deletions;
 bool should_list = false;
+bool sort = false;
 
 static void handle_additions(std::vector<std::string>& tags) {
     for (const std::string& tag : additions) {
@@ -69,6 +71,9 @@ static void process(const char* path) {
         handle_deletions(tags);
         handle_changes(tags);
         handle_additions(tags);
+        if (sort) {
+            std::sort(tags.begin(), tags.end());
+        }
         if (should_list) {
             std::cout << "   after: " << sc::io::yellowf << sc::join(tags, ", ") << sc::io::reset << '\n';
         }
@@ -106,9 +111,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             {"change", required_argument, nullptr, 'c'},
             {"into", required_argument, nullptr, 'i'},
             {"list", no_argument, nullptr, 'l'},
+            {"sort", no_argument, nullptr, 's'},
             {nullptr, 0, nullptr, 0}
         };
-        while ((opt_char = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:d:hi:l", long_options, nullptr)) != -1) {
+        while ((opt_char = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:d:hi:ls", long_options, nullptr)) != -1) {
             std::string arg {optarg ? optarg : ""};
             switch (opt_char) {
                 case 0: {
@@ -138,6 +144,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                 case 'l':
                     should_list = true;
                     break;
+                case 's':
+                    sort = true;
+                    break;
                 case '?':
                     throw std::runtime_error("unrecognized option");
             }