diff --git a/src/components/dialog/content/manager/ManagerDialogContent.vue b/src/components/dialog/content/manager/ManagerDialogContent.vue
index 4261ff6ff..0c19ea0e9 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/content/manager/ManagerDialogContent.vue
+++ b/src/components/dialog/content/manager/ManagerDialogContent.vue
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
           <RegistrySearchBar
             v-model:searchQuery="searchQuery"
             v-model:searchMode="searchMode"
+            v-model:sortField="sortField"
             :search-results="searchResults"
             :suggestions="suggestions"
           />
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ const {
   isLoading: isSearchLoading,
   searchResults,
   searchMode,
+  sortField,
   suggestions
 } = useRegistrySearch()
 pageNumber.value = 0
diff --git a/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/RegistrySearchBar.vue b/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/RegistrySearchBar.vue
index 413af0438..9fd0cfa3c 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/RegistrySearchBar.vue
+++ b/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/RegistrySearchBar.vue
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import SearchFilterDropdown from '@/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/SearchFilterDropdown.vue'
 import type { NodesIndexSuggestion } from '@/services/algoliaSearchService'
-import type { PackField, SearchOption } from '@/types/comfyManagerTypes'
+import {
+  type SearchOption,
+  SortableAlgoliaField
+} from '@/types/comfyManagerTypes'
 import { components } from '@/types/comfyRegistryTypes'
 
 const { searchResults } = defineProps<{
@@ -66,7 +69,9 @@ const { searchResults } = defineProps<{
 
 const searchQuery = defineModel<string>('searchQuery')
 const searchMode = defineModel<string>('searchMode', { default: 'packs' })
-const sortField = defineModel<PackField>('sortField', { default: 'downloads' })
+const sortField = defineModel<SortableAlgoliaField>('sortField', {
+  default: SortableAlgoliaField.Downloads
+})
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
 
@@ -74,11 +79,12 @@ const hasResults = computed(
   () => searchQuery.value?.trim() && searchResults?.length
 )
 
-const sortOptions: SearchOption<PackField>[] = [
-  { id: 'downloads', label: t('manager.sort.downloads') },
-  { id: 'name', label: t('g.name') },
-  { id: 'rating', label: t('manager.sort.rating') },
-  { id: 'category', label: t('g.category') }
+const sortOptions: SearchOption<SortableAlgoliaField>[] = [
+  { id: SortableAlgoliaField.Downloads, label: t('manager.sort.downloads') },
+  { id: SortableAlgoliaField.Created, label: t('manager.sort.created') },
+  { id: SortableAlgoliaField.Updated, label: t('manager.sort.updated') },
+  { id: SortableAlgoliaField.Publisher, label: t('manager.sort.publisher') },
+  { id: SortableAlgoliaField.Name, label: t('g.name') }
 ]
 const filterOptions: SearchOption<string>[] = [
   { id: 'packs', label: t('manager.filter.nodePack') },
diff --git a/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts b/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts
index 7b4234c71..2960dc74a 100644
--- a/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { watchDebounced } from '@vueuse/core'
-import { memoize } from 'lodash'
+import type { Hit } from 'algoliasearch/dist/lite/browser'
+import { memoize, orderBy } from 'lodash'
 import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import {
@@ -8,17 +9,30 @@ import {
   useAlgoliaSearchService
 } from '@/services/algoliaSearchService'
 import type { NodesIndexSuggestion } from '@/services/algoliaSearchService'
-import { PackField } from '@/types/comfyManagerTypes'
+import { SortableAlgoliaField } from '@/types/comfyManagerTypes'
 
 const SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_TIME = 256
 const DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE = 64
+const DEFAULT_SORT_FIELD = SortableAlgoliaField.Downloads // Set in the index configuration
+
+const SORT_DIRECTIONS: Record<SortableAlgoliaField, 'asc' | 'desc'> = {
+  [SortableAlgoliaField.Downloads]: 'desc',
+  [SortableAlgoliaField.Created]: 'desc',
+  [SortableAlgoliaField.Updated]: 'desc',
+  [SortableAlgoliaField.Publisher]: 'asc',
+  [SortableAlgoliaField.Name]: 'asc'
+}
+
+const isDateField = (field: SortableAlgoliaField): boolean =>
+  field === SortableAlgoliaField.Created ||
+  field === SortableAlgoliaField.Updated
 
 /**
  * Composable for managing UI state of Comfy Node Registry search.
  */
 export function useRegistrySearch() {
   const isLoading = ref(false)
-  const sortField = ref<PackField>('downloads')
+  const sortField = ref<SortableAlgoliaField>(SortableAlgoliaField.Downloads)
   const searchMode = ref<'nodes' | 'packs'>('packs')
   const pageSize = ref(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE)
   const pageNumber = ref(0)
@@ -48,6 +62,15 @@ export function useRegistrySearch() {
     toRegistryPack,
     (algoliaNode: AlgoliaNodePack) => algoliaNode.id
   )
+  const getSortValue = (pack: Hit<AlgoliaNodePack>) => {
+    if (isDateField(sortField.value)) {
+      const value = pack[sortField.value]
+      return value ? new Date(value).getTime() : 0
+    } else {
+      const value = pack[sortField.value]
+      return value ?? 0
+    }
+  }
 
   const updateSearchResults = async (options: { append?: boolean }) => {
     isLoading.value = true
@@ -62,10 +85,22 @@ export function useRegistrySearch() {
         restrictSearchableAttributes: searchAttributes.value
       }
     )
+
+    let sortedPacks = nodePacks
+
+    // Results are sorted by the default field to begin with -- so don't manually sort again
+    if (sortField.value && sortField.value !== DEFAULT_SORT_FIELD) {
+      sortedPacks = orderBy(
+        nodePacks,
+        [getSortValue],
+        [SORT_DIRECTIONS[sortField.value]]
+      )
+    }
+
     if (options.append && results.value?.length) {
-      results.value = results.value.concat(nodePacks)
+      results.value = results.value.concat(sortedPacks)
     } else {
-      results.value = nodePacks
+      results.value = sortedPacks
     }
     suggestions.value = querySuggestions
     isLoading.value = false
diff --git a/src/locales/en/main.json b/src/locales/en/main.json
index dcc2c749f..1db35b1b6 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/main.json
@@ -154,8 +154,10 @@
       "unknown": "Unknown"
     },
     "sort": {
-      "rating": "Rating",
-      "downloads": "Most Popular"
+      "downloads": "Most Popular",
+      "publisher": "Publisher",
+      "created": "Newest",
+      "updated": "Updated Recently"
     },
     "filter": {
       "nodePack": "Node Pack",
diff --git a/src/locales/es/main.json b/src/locales/es/main.json
index f3876a914..b1a136d6d 100644
--- a/src/locales/es/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/es/main.json
@@ -438,8 +438,10 @@
     "searchPlaceholder": "Buscar",
     "selectVersion": "Seleccionar Versión",
     "sort": {
+      "created": "Más reciente",
       "downloads": "Más Popular",
-      "rating": "Calificación"
+      "publisher": "Editor",
+      "updated": "Actualizado recientemente"
     },
     "status": {
       "active": "Activo",
diff --git a/src/locales/fr/main.json b/src/locales/fr/main.json
index 6c03cf198..159b9ff85 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/fr/main.json
@@ -438,8 +438,10 @@
     "searchPlaceholder": "Recherche",
     "selectVersion": "Sélectionner la version",
     "sort": {
+      "created": "Le plus récent",
       "downloads": "Le plus populaire",
-      "rating": "Évaluation"
+      "publisher": "Éditeur",
+      "updated": "Mis à jour récemment"
     },
     "status": {
       "active": "Actif",
diff --git a/src/locales/ja/main.json b/src/locales/ja/main.json
index 9f2f9e627..d489c5ac1 100644
--- a/src/locales/ja/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/ja/main.json
@@ -438,8 +438,10 @@
     "searchPlaceholder": "検索",
     "selectVersion": "バージョンを選択",
     "sort": {
+      "created": "最新",
       "downloads": "最も人気",
-      "rating": "評価"
+      "publisher": "出版社",
+      "updated": "最近更新"
     },
     "status": {
       "active": "アクティブ",
diff --git a/src/locales/ko/main.json b/src/locales/ko/main.json
index 763a5c18a..40ff7afcf 100644
--- a/src/locales/ko/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/ko/main.json
@@ -438,8 +438,10 @@
     "searchPlaceholder": "검색",
     "selectVersion": "버전 선택",
     "sort": {
+      "created": "최신",
       "downloads": "가장 인기 있는",
-      "rating": "평점"
+      "publisher": "출판사",
+      "updated": "최근 업데이트"
     },
     "status": {
       "active": "활성",
diff --git a/src/locales/ru/main.json b/src/locales/ru/main.json
index fd7864cdd..a849d3c09 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/ru/main.json
@@ -438,8 +438,10 @@
     "searchPlaceholder": "Поиск",
     "selectVersion": "Выберите версию",
     "sort": {
+      "created": "Новейшие",
       "downloads": "Самые популярные",
-      "rating": "Рейтинг"
+      "publisher": "Издатель",
+      "updated": "Недавно обновленные"
     },
     "status": {
       "active": "Активный",
diff --git a/src/locales/zh/main.json b/src/locales/zh/main.json
index 527b943f8..1f90e505d 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/zh/main.json
@@ -438,8 +438,10 @@
     "searchPlaceholder": "搜索",
     "selectVersion": "选择版本",
     "sort": {
+      "created": "最新",
       "downloads": "最受欢迎",
-      "rating": "评级"
+      "publisher": "出版商",
+      "updated": "最近更新"
     },
     "status": {
       "active": "活跃",
diff --git a/src/services/algoliaSearchService.ts b/src/services/algoliaSearchService.ts
index 61f68b4a4..1af48a86d 100644
--- a/src/services/algoliaSearchService.ts
+++ b/src/services/algoliaSearchService.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const RETRIEVE_ATTRIBUTES: SearchAttribute[] = [
   'status',
   'publisher_id',
   'total_install',
+  'create_time',
   'update_time',
   'license',
   'repository_url',
diff --git a/src/types/comfyManagerTypes.ts b/src/types/comfyManagerTypes.ts
index 66edc0d05..c7c687519 100644
--- a/src/types/comfyManagerTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/comfyManagerTypes.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ export enum ManagerTab {
   UpdateAvailable = 'updateAvailable'
 }
 
+export enum SortableAlgoliaField {
+  Downloads = 'total_install',
+  Created = 'create_time',
+  Updated = 'update_time',
+  Publisher = 'publisher_id',
+  Name = 'name'
+}
+
 export interface TabItem {
   id: string
   label: string