diff --git a/examples/googlesource-gertty.yaml b/examples/googlesource-gertty.yaml
index 1f5da9a..0663e48 100644
--- a/examples/googlesource-gertty.yaml
+++ b/examples/googlesource-gertty.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ dashboards:
     key: "f4"
   - name: "Recently seen changes"
     query: "recentlyseen:24 hours"
+    sort-by: "last-seen"
+    reverse: True
     key: "f5"
 
 # Reviewkeys are hotkeys that perform immediate reviews within the
diff --git a/examples/openstack-gertty.yaml b/examples/openstack-gertty.yaml
index 444319b..84fc5f8 100644
--- a/examples/openstack-gertty.yaml
+++ b/examples/openstack-gertty.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ dashboards:
     key: "f4"
   - name: "Recently seen changes"
     query: "recentlyseen:24 hours"
+    sort-by: "last-seen"
+    reverse: True
     key: "f5"
 
 # Reviewkeys are hotkeys that perform immediate reviews within the
diff --git a/examples/reference-gertty.yaml b/examples/reference-gertty.yaml
index 9149bfa..0d74d7a 100644
--- a/examples/reference-gertty.yaml
+++ b/examples/reference-gertty.yaml
@@ -147,9 +147,10 @@ commentlinks:
 # selected.  The default is "status:open".
 # change-list-query: "status:open"
 
-# This section defines default sorting options for the change list. The
-# "sort-by" key specifies the sort order, which can be 'number' or 'updated'.
-# The 'reverse' key specifies ascending (true) or descending (false) order.
+# This section defines default sorting options for the change
+# list. The "sort-by" key specifies the sort order, which can be
+# 'number', 'updated', or 'last-seen'.  The 'reverse' key specifies
+# ascending (true) or descending (false) order.
 # change-list-options:
 #   sort-by: 'number'
 #   reverse: false
@@ -207,6 +208,8 @@ dashboards:
     key: "f4"
   - name: "Recently seen changes"
     query: "recentlyseen:24 hours"
+    sort-by: "last-seen"
+    reverse: True
     key: "f5"
 
 # Reviewkeys are hotkeys that perform immediate reviews within the
diff --git a/gertty/app.py b/gertty/app.py
index 14105cc..7da8458 100644
--- a/gertty/app.py
+++ b/gertty/app.py
@@ -612,7 +612,9 @@ class App(object):
             self.doSearch("is:held")
         elif key in self.config.dashboards:
             d = self.config.dashboards[key]
-            view = view_change_list.ChangeListView(self, d['query'], d['name'])
+            view = view_change_list.ChangeListView(self, d['query'], d['name'],
+                                                   sort_by=d.get('sort-by'),
+                                                   reverse=d.get('reverse'))
             self.changeScreen(view)
         elif keymap.FURTHER_INPUT in commands:
             self.input_buffer.append(key)
diff --git a/gertty/config.py b/gertty/config.py
index 5056a29..eeedf39 100644
--- a/gertty/config.py
+++ b/gertty/config.py
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class ConfigSchema(object):
 
     servers = [server]
 
+    sort_by = v.Any('number', 'updated', 'last-seen')
+
     text_replacement = {'text': v.Any(str,
                                       {'color': str,
                                        v.Required('text'): str})}
@@ -78,6 +80,8 @@ class ConfigSchema(object):
 
     dashboard = {v.Required('name'): str,
                  v.Required('query'): str,
+                 v.Optional('sort-by'): sort_by,
+                 v.Optional('reverse'): bool,
                  v.Required('key'): str}
 
     dashboards = [dashboard]
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ class ConfigSchema(object):
 
     hide_comments = [hide_comment]
 
-    change_list_options = {'sort-by': v.Any('number', 'updated'),
+    change_list_options = {'sort-by': sort_by,
                            'reverse': bool}
 
     keymap = {v.Required('name'): str,
@@ -216,6 +220,7 @@ class Config(object):
         self.dashboards = OrderedDict()
         for d in self.config.get('dashboards', []):
             self.dashboards[d['key']] = d
+            self.dashboards[d['key']]
 
         self.reviewkeys = OrderedDict()
         for k in self.config.get('reviewkeys', []):
diff --git a/gertty/db.py b/gertty/db.py
index 43e1f9a..ee9bb59 100644
--- a/gertty/db.py
+++ b/gertty/db.py
@@ -854,12 +854,14 @@ class DatabaseSession(object):
             return None
 
     def getChanges(self, query, unreviewed=False, sort_by='number'):
-        self.database.log.debug("Search query: %s" % query)
+        self.database.log.debug("Search query: %s sort: %s" % (query, sort_by))
         q = self.session().query(Change).filter(self.search.parse(query))
         if unreviewed:
             q = q.filter(change_table.c.hidden==False, change_table.c.reviewed==False)
         if sort_by == 'updated':
             q = q.order_by(change_table.c.updated)
+        elif sort_by == 'last-seen':
+            q = q.order_by(change_table.c.last_seen)
         else:
             q = q.order_by(change_table.c.number)
         self.database.log.debug("Search SQL: %s" % q)
diff --git a/gertty/view/change_list.py b/gertty/view/change_list.py
index 9152e78..d1d8acb 100644
--- a/gertty/view/change_list.py
+++ b/gertty/view/change_list.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class ChangeListView(urwid.WidgetWrap):
             ]
 
     def __init__(self, app, query, query_desc=None, project_key=None,
-                 unreviewed=False):
+                 unreviewed=False, sort_by=None, reverse=None):
         super(ChangeListView, self).__init__(urwid.Pile([]))
         self.log = logging.getLogger('gertty.view.change_list')
         self.app = app
@@ -212,8 +212,11 @@ class ChangeListView(urwid.WidgetWrap):
         self.project_key = project_key
         if project_key is not None:
             self.display_project = False
-        self.sort_by = app.config.change_list_options['sort-by']
-        self.reverse = app.config.change_list_options['reverse']
+        self.sort_by = sort_by or app.config.change_list_options['sort-by']
+        if reverse is not None:
+            self.reverse = reverse
+        else:
+            self.reverse = app.config.change_list_options['reverse']
         self.header = ChangeListHeader(self.display_project, self.display_owner,
                                        self.display_updated)
         self.categories = []