diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_clip.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_clip.py
index e2fa67e3873..f7ad69a046c 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_clip.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_clip.py
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ class CLIP_HT_header(Header):
                 layout.label(text="Average solve error: %.4f" %
                     (r.average_error))
 
+            if sc.view == 'DOPESHEET':
+                layout.label(text="Sort by:")
+                layout.prop(sc, "dopesheet_sort_order", text="")
+                layout.prop(sc, "invert_dopesheet_sort", text="Invert")
+
         layout.template_running_jobs()
 
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_tracking.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_tracking.h
index 3b1a5dbfc8a..1432dc151d0 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_tracking.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_tracking.h
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ void BKE_tracking_deselect_track(struct MovieTrackingTrack *track, int area);
 
 /* Dopesheet */
 void BKE_tracking_update_dopesheet(struct MovieTracking *tracking);
+void BKE_tracking_dopesheet_sort(struct MovieTracking *tracking, int sort_order, int inverse);
 
 #define TRACK_SELECTED(track)				((track)->flag&SELECT || (track)->pat_flag&SELECT || (track)->search_flag&SELECT)
 
@@ -197,4 +198,9 @@ void BKE_tracking_update_dopesheet(struct MovieTracking *tracking);
 
 #define TRACK_AREA_ALL		(TRACK_AREA_POINT|TRACK_AREA_PAT|TRACK_AREA_SEARCH)
 
+#define TRACK_SORT_NONE		-1
+#define TRACK_SORT_NAME		0
+#define TRACK_SORT_LONGEST	1
+#define TRACK_SORT_TOTAL	2
+
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c
index 216e3b19672..bb4a7783c82 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c
@@ -3072,6 +3072,52 @@ static int channels_alpha_sort(void *a, void *b)
 		return 0;
 }
 
+static int channels_total_track_sort(void *a, void *b)
+{
+	MovieTrackingDopesheetChannel *channel_a = a;
+	MovieTrackingDopesheetChannel *channel_b = b;
+
+	if (channel_a->total_frames > channel_b->total_frames)
+		return 1;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+static int channels_longest_segment_sort(void *a, void *b)
+{
+	MovieTrackingDopesheetChannel *channel_a = a;
+	MovieTrackingDopesheetChannel *channel_b = b;
+
+	if (channel_a->max_segment > channel_b->max_segment)
+		return 1;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+static int channels_alpha_inverse_sort(void *a, void *b)
+{
+	if (channels_alpha_sort(a, b))
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return 1;
+}
+
+static int channels_total_track_inverse_sort(void *a, void *b)
+{
+	if (channels_total_track_sort(a, b))
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return 1;
+}
+
+static int channels_longest_segment_inverse_sort(void *a, void *b)
+{
+	if (channels_longest_segment_sort(a, b))
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return 1;
+}
+
 static void channels_segments_calc(MovieTrackingDopesheetChannel *channel)
 {
 	MovieTrackingTrack *track = channel->track;
@@ -3173,5 +3219,40 @@ void BKE_tracking_update_dopesheet(MovieTracking *tracking)
 		}
 	}
 
-	BLI_sortlist(&dopesheet->channels, channels_alpha_sort);
+	dopesheet->sort_order = TRACK_SORT_NONE;
+	dopesheet->sort_inverse = -1;
+}
+
+void BKE_tracking_dopesheet_sort(MovieTracking *tracking, int sort_order, int inverse)
+{
+	MovieTrackingDopesheet *dopesheet = &tracking->dopesheet;
+
+	if (dopesheet->sort_order == sort_order && dopesheet->sort_inverse == inverse)
+		return;
+
+	if (inverse) {
+		if (sort_order == TRACK_SORT_NAME) {
+			BLI_sortlist(&dopesheet->channels, channels_alpha_inverse_sort);
+		}
+		else if (sort_order == TRACK_SORT_LONGEST) {
+			BLI_sortlist(&dopesheet->channels, channels_longest_segment_inverse_sort);
+		}
+		else if (sort_order == TRACK_SORT_TOTAL) {
+			BLI_sortlist(&dopesheet->channels, channels_total_track_inverse_sort);
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		if (sort_order == TRACK_SORT_NAME) {
+			BLI_sortlist(&dopesheet->channels, channels_alpha_sort);
+		}
+		else if (sort_order == TRACK_SORT_LONGEST) {
+			BLI_sortlist(&dopesheet->channels, channels_longest_segment_sort);
+		}
+		else if (sort_order == TRACK_SORT_TOTAL) {
+			BLI_sortlist(&dopesheet->channels, channels_total_track_sort);
+		}
+	}
+
+	dopesheet->sort_order = sort_order;
+	dopesheet->sort_inverse = inverse;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c
index eb697aad17c..2199259a322 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ static void write_movieDopesheet(WriteData *wd, MovieTrackingDopesheet *dopeshee
 	channel = dopesheet->channels.first;
 	while (channel) {
 		writestruct(wd, DATA, "MovieTrackingDopesheetChannel", 1, channel);
-		writedata(wd, DATA, 2 * channel->tot_segment, channel->segments);
+		writedata(wd, DATA, 2 * channel->tot_segment * sizeof(int), channel->segments);
 
 		channel = channel->next;
 	}
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_dopesheet_draw.c b/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_dopesheet_draw.c
index 1814b253def..574eb5b2570 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_dopesheet_draw.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_dopesheet_draw.c
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ void clip_draw_dopesheet_main(SpaceClip *sc, ARegion *ar, Scene *scene)
 					int start_frame = channel->segments[2 * i];
 					int end_frame = channel->segments[2 * i + 1];
 
+					if (sel)
+						glColor4fv(selected_strip);
+					else
+						glColor4fv(strip);
+
 					if (start_frame != end_frame) {
 						glRectf(start_frame, (float) y - STRIP_HEIGHT_HALF,
 								end_frame, (float) y + STRIP_HEIGHT_HALF);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_clip/space_clip.c b/source/blender/editors/space_clip/space_clip.c
index 4543876ffe5..82f76efacaa 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_clip/space_clip.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_clip/space_clip.c
@@ -1129,11 +1129,14 @@ static void dopesheet_area_draw(const bContext *C, ARegion *ar)
 {
 	Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
 	SpaceClip *sc = CTX_wm_space_clip(C);
+	MovieClip *clip = ED_space_clip(sc);
 	View2D *v2d = &ar->v2d;
 	View2DGrid *grid;
 	View2DScrollers *scrollers;
 	short unit = 0;
 
+	BKE_tracking_dopesheet_sort(&clip->tracking, sc->dope_sort, sc->dope_flag & SC_DOPE_SORT_INVERSE);
+
 	/* clear and setup matrix */
 	UI_ThemeClearColor(TH_BACK);
 	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
@@ -1186,9 +1189,13 @@ static void clip_channels_area_init(wmWindowManager *wm, ARegion *ar)
 
 static void clip_channels_area_draw(const bContext *C, ARegion *ar)
 {
+	SpaceClip *sc = CTX_wm_space_clip(C);
+	MovieClip *clip = ED_space_clip(sc);
 	View2D *v2d = &ar->v2d;
 	View2DScrollers *scrollers;
 
+	BKE_tracking_dopesheet_sort(&clip->tracking, sc->dope_sort, sc->dope_flag & SC_DOPE_SORT_INVERSE);
+
 	/* clear and setup matrix */
 	UI_ThemeClearColor(TH_BACK);
 	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h
index c2fbc611bc3..0bc91907d6e 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h
@@ -523,6 +523,12 @@ typedef struct SpaceClip {
 	int postproc_flag, pad2;
 
 	void *draw_context;
+
+	/* dopesheet */
+	short dope_sort;		/* sort order in dopesheet view */
+	short dope_flag;		/* dopsheet view flags */
+
+	int pad3;
 } SpaceClip;
 
 /* view3d  Now in DNA_view3d_types.h */
@@ -916,8 +922,13 @@ enum {
 #define SC_VIEW_GRAPH		1
 #define SC_VIEW_DOPESHEET	2
 
-/* SpaceClip->runtime_flag */
-#define SC_GRAPH_BOTTOM		(1<<0)
+/* SpaceClip->dope_sort */
+#define SC_DOPE_SORT_NAME		0
+#define SC_DOPE_SORT_LONGEST		1
+#define SC_DOPE_SORT_TOTAL		2
+
+/* SpaceClip->dope_flag */
+#define SC_DOPE_SORT_INVERSE		1
 
 /* space types, moved from DNA_screen_types.h */
 /* Do NOT change order, append on end. types are hardcoded needed */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_tracking_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_tracking_types.h
index db1899ab31b..4e2b3c46aa4 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_tracking_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_tracking_types.h
@@ -206,7 +206,10 @@ typedef struct MovieTrackingDopesheetChannel {
 
 typedef struct MovieTrackingDopesheet {
 	ListBase channels;
-	int tot_channel, pad;
+	int tot_channel;
+
+	short sort_order;			/* order in which tracks are stored */
+	short sort_inverse;			/* order of tracks is inverted */
 } MovieTrackingDopesheet;
 
 typedef struct MovieTracking {
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c
index 47bad8f31e5..bc2e1b7e1f3 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c
@@ -2934,6 +2934,12 @@ static void rna_def_space_clip(BlenderRNA *brna)
 		{SC_VIEW_DOPESHEET, "DOPESHEET", ICON_ACTION, "Dopesheet", "Dopesheet view for tracking data"},
 		{0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}};
 
+	static EnumPropertyItem dope_sort_items[] = {
+		{SC_DOPE_SORT_NAME, "NAME", 0, "Name", "Sort channels by their names"},
+		{SC_DOPE_SORT_LONGEST, "LONGEST", 0, "Longest", "Sort channels by longest tracked segment"},
+		{SC_DOPE_SORT_TOTAL, "TOTAL", 0, "Total", "Sort channels by overall amount of tracked segments"},
+		{0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}};
+
 	srna = RNA_def_struct(brna, "SpaceClipEditor", "Space");
 	RNA_def_struct_sdna(srna, "SpaceClip");
 	RNA_def_struct_ui_text(srna, "Space Clip Editor", "Clip editor space data");
@@ -3112,6 +3118,21 @@ static void rna_def_space_clip(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, NULL, "flag", SC_SHOW_SECONDS);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Show Seconds", "Show timing in seconds not frames");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_MOVIECLIP|ND_DISPLAY, NULL);
+
+	/* ** dopesheet ** */
+
+	/* dopesheet sort */
+	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "dopesheet_sort_order", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);
+	RNA_def_property_enum_sdna(prop, NULL, "dope_sort");
+	RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, dope_sort_items);
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Dopesheet Sort Field", "Field used to sort channels in dopesheet view");
+	RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SPACE|ND_SPACE_CLIP, NULL);
+
+	/* invert_dopesheet_sort */
+	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "invert_dopesheet_sort", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+	RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, NULL, "dope_flag", SC_DOPE_SORT_INVERSE);
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Invert Dopesheet Sort", "Invert sort order of dopesheet channels");
+	RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SPACE|ND_SPACE_CLIP, NULL);
 }