diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_local_branches.go b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_local_branches.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9daf28424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_local_branches.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package branch
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+var SortLocalBranches = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Sort local branches by recency, date or alphabetically",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
+	Skip:         false,
+	SetupConfig:  func(config *config.AppConfig) {},
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		shell.
+			EmptyCommit("commit").
+			NewBranch("first").
+			EmptyCommitWithDate("commit", "2023-04-07 10:00:00").
+			NewBranch("second").
+			EmptyCommitWithDate("commit", "2023-04-07 12:00:00").
+			NewBranch("third").
+			EmptyCommitWithDate("commit", "2023-04-07 11:00:00").
+			Checkout("master")
+	},
+	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
+		// sorted by recency by default
+		t.Views().Branches().
+			Focus().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("master").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("third"),
+				Contains("second"),
+				Contains("first"),
+			).
+			SelectNextItem() // to test that the selection jumps back to the top when sorting
+
+		t.Views().Branches().
+			Press(keys.Branches.SortOrder)
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().Menu().Title(Equals("Sort order")).
+			Select(Contains("-committerdate")).
+			Confirm()
+
+		t.Views().Branches().
+			IsFocused().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("master").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("second"),
+				Contains("third"),
+				Contains("first"),
+			)
+
+		t.Views().Branches().
+			Press(keys.Branches.SortOrder)
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().Menu().Title(Equals("Sort order")).
+			Select(Contains("refname")).
+			Confirm()
+
+		t.Views().Branches().
+			IsFocused().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("master").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("first"),
+				Contains("second"),
+				Contains("third"),
+			)
+	},
+})
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
index 9246aa82a..ba2f8d6aa 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	branch.ResetToUpstream,
 	branch.SetUpstream,
 	branch.ShowDivergenceFromUpstream,
+	branch.SortLocalBranches,
 	branch.SortRemoteBranches,
 	branch.Suggestions,
 	branch.UnsetUpstream,