diff --git a/server/monitor.go b/server/monitor.go
index ec82d0bb..238f787d 100644
--- a/server/monitor.go
+++ b/server/monitor.go
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ const defaultStackBufSize = 10000
 func (s *Server) HandleConnz(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	sortOpt := SortOpt(r.URL.Query().Get("sort"))
 
-	// If no sort option given, sort by cid
-	if sortOpt == "" {
+	// If no sort option given or sort is by uptime, then sort by cid
+	if sortOpt == "" || sortOpt == byUptime {
 		sortOpt = byCid
 	} else if !sortOpt.IsValid() {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
diff --git a/server/monitor_sort_opts.go b/server/monitor_sort_opts.go
index 91bce567..00a23d8c 100644
--- a/server/monitor_sort_opts.go
+++ b/server/monitor_sort_opts.go
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ const (
 	byInBytes          = "bytes_from"
 	byLast             = "last"
 	byIdle             = "idle"
+	byUptime           = "uptime"
 )
 
 // IsValid determines if a sort option is valid
 func (s SortOpt) IsValid() bool {
 	switch s {
-	case "", byCid, bySubs, byPending, byOutMsgs, byInMsgs, byOutBytes, byInBytes, byLast, byIdle:
+	case "", byCid, bySubs, byPending, byOutMsgs, byInMsgs, byOutBytes, byInBytes, byLast, byIdle, byUptime:
 		return true
 	default:
 		return false
diff --git a/server/monitor_test.go b/server/monitor_test.go
index 27a6fed9..93239f34 100644
--- a/server/monitor_test.go
+++ b/server/monitor_test.go
@@ -877,6 +877,45 @@ func TestConnzSortedByLast(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestConnzSortedByUptime(t *testing.T) {
+	s := runMonitorServer()
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+
+	clients := make([]*nats.Conn, 5)
+	for i := range clients {
+		clients[i] = createClientConnSubscribeAndPublish(t)
+		defer clients[i].Close()
+		time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d/", MONITOR_PORT)
+	resp, err := http.Get(url + "connz?sort=uptime")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected no error: Got %v\n", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected a 200 response, got %d\n", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Got an error reading the body: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	c := Connz{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &c); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Got an error unmarshalling the body: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	// uptime is generated by Conn.Start
+	if c.Conns[0].Start.UnixNano() > c.Conns[1].Start.UnixNano() ||
+		c.Conns[1].Start.UnixNano() > c.Conns[2].Start.UnixNano() ||
+		c.Conns[2].Start.UnixNano() > c.Conns[3].Start.UnixNano() {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected conns sorted in ascending order by start time, got %v > one of [%v, %v, %v]\n",
+			c.Conns[0].Start, c.Conns[1].Start, c.Conns[2].Start, c.Conns[3].Start)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConnzSortedByIdle(t *testing.T) {
 	s := runMonitorServer()
 	defer s.Shutdown()