diff --git a/app/controllers/relationships_controller.rb b/app/controllers/relationships_controller.rb
index 84cb178a6..e6705c327 100644
--- a/app/controllers/relationships_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/relationships_controller.rb
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ class RelationshipsController < ApplicationController
   def relationships_scope
     scope = begin
       if following_relationship?
-        current_account.following.joins(:account_stat)
+        current_account.following.eager_load(:account_stat).reorder(nil)
       else
-        current_account.followers.joins(:account_stat)
+        current_account.followers.eager_load(:account_stat).reorder(nil)
       end
     end
 
-    scope.merge!(Follow.recent)
+    scope.merge!(Follow.recent)             if params[:order].blank? || params[:order] == 'recent'
+    scope.merge!(Account.by_recent_status)  if params[:order] == 'active'
     scope.merge!(mutual_relationship_scope) if mutual_relationship?
     scope.merge!(moved_account_scope)       if params[:status] == 'moved'
     scope.merge!(primary_account_scope)     if params[:status] == 'primary'
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class RelationshipsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def current_params
-    params.slice(:page, :status, :relationship, :by_domain, :activity).permit(:page, :status, :relationship, :by_domain, :activity)
+    params.slice(:page, :status, :relationship, :by_domain, :activity, :order).permit(:page, :status, :relationship, :by_domain, :activity, :order)
   end
 
   def action_from_button
diff --git a/app/helpers/admin/filter_helper.rb b/app/helpers/admin/filter_helper.rb
index 4fd36ef42..0bda25974 100644
--- a/app/helpers/admin/filter_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/admin/filter_helper.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Admin::FilterHelper
   CUSTOM_EMOJI_FILTERS = %i(local remote by_domain shortcode).freeze
   TAGS_FILTERS         = %i(hidden).freeze
   INSTANCES_FILTERS    = %i(limited by_domain).freeze
-  FOLLOWERS_FILTERS    = %i(relationship status by_domain activity).freeze
+  FOLLOWERS_FILTERS    = %i(relationship status by_domain activity order).freeze
 
   FILTERS = ACCOUNT_FILTERS + REPORT_FILTERS + INVITE_FILTER + CUSTOM_EMOJI_FILTERS + TAGS_FILTERS + INSTANCES_FILTERS + FOLLOWERS_FILTERS
 
diff --git a/app/views/relationships/show.html.haml b/app/views/relationships/show.html.haml
index 63745119a..e6fff0ad6 100644
--- a/app/views/relationships/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/relationships/show.html.haml
@@ -25,11 +25,18 @@
       %li= filter_link_to t('generic.all'), activity: nil
       %li= filter_link_to t('relationships.dormant'), activity: 'dormant'
 
+  .filter-subset
+    %strong= t 'generic.order_by'
+    %ul
+      %li= filter_link_to t('relationships.most_recent'), order: nil
+      %li= filter_link_to t('relationships.last_active'), order: 'active'
+
 = form_for(@form, url: relationships_path, method: :patch) do |f|
   = hidden_field_tag :page, params[:page] || 1
   = hidden_field_tag :relationship, params[:relationship]
   = hidden_field_tag :status, params[:status]
   = hidden_field_tag :activity, params[:activity]
+  = hidden_field_tag :order, params[:order]
 
   .batch-table
     .batch-table__toolbar
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 42ba4e35e..d91e89d95 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -774,6 +774,8 @@ en:
   relationships:
     activity: Account activity
     dormant: Dormant
+    last_active: Last active
+    most_recent: Most recent
     moved: Moved
     mutual: Mutual
     primary: Primary