diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/engine_search_preview.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/engine_search_preview.tsx
index f31fb2dd911a7..0d92ce8609807 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/engine_search_preview.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/engine_search_preview.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   ResultView,
   ResultsPerPageView,
   ResultsView,
+  Sorting,
 } from './search_ui_components';
 
 class InternalEngineTransporter implements Transporter {
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ export const EngineSearchPreview: React.FC = () => {
   const [showAPICallFlyout, setShowAPICallFlyout] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [lastAPICall, setLastAPICall] = useState<null | APICallData>(null);
   const { engineName, isLoadingEngine } = useValues(EngineViewLogic);
-  const { resultFields, searchableFields } = useValues(EngineSearchPreviewLogic);
+  const { resultFields, searchableFields, sortableFields } = useValues(EngineSearchPreviewLogic);
   const { engineData } = useValues(EngineIndicesLogic);
 
   const config: SearchDriverOptions = useMemo(() => {
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ export const EngineSearchPreview: React.FC = () => {
             <EuiFlexItem grow={false} css={{ minWidth: '240px' }}>
               <ResultsPerPage view={ResultsPerPageView} options={RESULTS_PER_PAGE_OPTIONS} />
               <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+              <Sorting sortableFields={sortableFields} />
+              <EuiSpacer size="m" />
               <EuiLink href={docLinks.enterpriseSearchEngines} target="_blank">
                 <FormattedMessage
                   id="xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.engine.searchPreview.improveResultsLink"
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/engine_search_preview_logic.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/engine_search_preview_logic.ts
index 531bde8efa080..2f50fdb1b03ce 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/engine_search_preview_logic.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/engine_search_preview_logic.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface EngineSearchPreviewValues {
   engineName: typeof EngineNameLogic.values.engineName;
   resultFields: Record<string, FieldConfiguration>;
   searchableFields: Record<string, SearchFieldConfiguration>;
+  sortableFields: string[];
 }
 
 export const EngineSearchPreviewLogic = kea<
@@ -86,5 +87,21 @@ export const EngineSearchPreviewLogic = kea<
         return searchableFields;
       },
     ],
+    sortableFields: [
+      () => [selectors.engineFieldCapabilitiesData],
+      (data: EngineSearchPreviewValues['engineFieldCapabilitiesData']) => {
+        if (!data) return [];
+
+        return Object.entries(data.field_capabilities.fields)
+          .filter(([, mappings]) =>
+            Object.entries(mappings).some(
+              ([, { metadata_field: isMeta, aggregatable }]) =>
+                // Aggregatable are also _sortable_
+                aggregatable && !isMeta
+            )
+          )
+          .map(([field]) => field);
+      },
+    ],
   }),
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/search_ui_components.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/search_ui_components.tsx
index c685cf5898e3d..3ba57405ffe93 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/search_ui_components.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/engine/engine_search_preview/search_ui_components.tsx
@@ -14,16 +14,19 @@ import {
   EuiBasicTable,
   EuiBasicTableColumn,
   EuiButton,
+  EuiComboBox,
   EuiFieldSearch,
   EuiFlexGroup,
   EuiFlexItem,
   EuiIcon,
   EuiPanel,
   EuiSelect,
+  EuiSpacer,
   EuiText,
   EuiTextColor,
   EuiTitle,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { withSearch } from '@elastic/react-search-ui';
 import type {
   InputViewProps,
   PagingInfoViewProps,
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ import type {
   ResultsPerPageViewProps,
   ResultsViewProps,
 } from '@elastic/react-search-ui-views';
+import type { SearchContextState } from '@elastic/search-ui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { FormattedMessage, FormattedHTMLMessage } from '@kbn/i18n-react';
 
@@ -224,3 +228,85 @@ export const ResultsPerPageView: React.FC<ResultsPerPageViewProps> = ({
     </EuiFlexGroup>
   </EuiFlexItem>
 );
+
+export const Sorting = withSearch<
+  { sortableFields: string[] },
+  Pick<SearchContextState, 'setSort' | 'sortList'>
+>(({ setSort, sortList }) => ({ setSort, sortList }))(({ sortableFields, sortList, setSort }) => {
+  const [{ direction, field }] = !sortList?.length ? [{ direction: '', field: '' }] : sortList;
+  const relevance = i18n.translate(
+    'xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.engine.searchPreivew.sortingView.relevanceLabel',
+    { defaultMessage: 'Relevance' }
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+      <EuiFlexGroup direction="column" gutterSize="s">
+        <EuiTitle size="xxxs">
+          <label htmlFor="sorting-field">
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id="xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.engine.searchPreview.sortingView.fieldLabel"
+              defaultMessage="Sort By"
+            />
+          </label>
+        </EuiTitle>
+        <EuiComboBox
+          id="sorting-field"
+          isClearable={false}
+          singleSelection={{ asPlainText: true }}
+          options={[
+            { label: relevance, value: '' },
+            ...sortableFields.map((f: string) => ({ label: f, value: f })),
+          ]}
+          selectedOptions={[{ label: !!field ? field : relevance, value: field }]}
+          onChange={([{ value }]) =>
+            setSort(value === '' ? [] : [{ direction: 'asc', field: value }], 'asc')
+          }
+        />
+      </EuiFlexGroup>
+      {field !== '' && (
+        <>
+          <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+          <EuiFlexGroup direction="column" gutterSize="s">
+            <EuiTitle size="xxxs">
+              <label htmlFor="sorting-direction">
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  id="xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.engine.searchPreview.sortingView.directionLabel"
+                  defaultMessage="Order By"
+                />
+              </label>
+            </EuiTitle>
+            <EuiSelect
+              id="sorting-direction"
+              onChange={(evt) => {
+                switch (evt.target.value) {
+                  case 'asc':
+                    return setSort([{ direction: 'asc', field }], 'asc');
+                  case 'desc':
+                    return setSort([{ direction: 'desc', field }], 'desc');
+                }
+              }}
+              value={direction}
+              options={[
+                {
+                  text: i18n.translate(
+                    'xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.engine.searchPreview.sortingView.ascLabel',
+                    { defaultMessage: 'Ascending' }
+                  ),
+                  value: 'asc',
+                },
+                {
+                  text: i18n.translate(
+                    'xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.engine.searchPreview.sortingView.descLabel',
+                    { defaultMessage: 'Descending' }
+                  ),
+                  value: 'desc',
+                },
+              ]}
+            />
+          </EuiFlexGroup>
+        </>
+      )}
+    </EuiFlexItem>
+  );
+});