diff --git a/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions.go b/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions.go
index c92e30cec7..2d71520ddd 100644
--- a/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions.go
+++ b/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions.go
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ func sortByMaxima(ctx *common.Context, series singlePathSpec) (ts.SeriesList, er
 	return highestMax(ctx, series, len(series.Values))
 }
 
+// sortByMinima sorts timeseries by the minimum value across the time period specified.
+func sortByMinima(ctx *common.Context, series singlePathSpec) (ts.SeriesList, error) {
+	return lowest(ctx, series, len(series.Values), "min")
+}
+
 type valueComparator func(v, threshold float64) bool
 
 func compareByFunction(
@@ -2267,6 +2272,7 @@ func init() {
 	MustRegisterFunction(scale)
 	MustRegisterFunction(scaleToSeconds)
 	MustRegisterFunction(sortByMaxima)
+	MustRegisterFunction(sortByMinima)
 	MustRegisterFunction(sortByName)
 	MustRegisterFunction(sortByTotal)
 	MustRegisterFunction(squareRoot)
diff --git a/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions_test.go b/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions_test.go
index 837c8593c2..e9a206b0b0 100644
--- a/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions_test.go
+++ b/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions_test.go
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ func TestSortByMaxima(t *testing.T) {
 	testSortingFuncs(t, sortByMaxima, []int{4, 0, 3, 2, 1})
 }
 
+func TestSortByMinima(t *testing.T) {
+	testSortingFuncs(t, sortByMinima, []int{1, 3, 2, 4, 0})
+}
+
 func TestAbsolute(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := common.NewTestContext()
 	defer ctx.Close()
@@ -3360,6 +3364,7 @@ func TestFunctionsRegistered(t *testing.T) {
 		"scale",
 		"scaleToSeconds",
 		"sortByMaxima",
+		"sortByMinima",
 		"sortByName",
 		"sortByTotal",
 		"squareRoot",