diff --git a/client/app/components/Backlog/BacklogActive.js b/client/app/components/Backlog/BacklogActive.js
index be10e4fb..c1f71ec9 100644
--- a/client/app/components/Backlog/BacklogActive.js
+++ b/client/app/components/Backlog/BacklogActive.js
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ import {useDrop} from 'react-dnd';
 import {trashStories, setSortOrder} from '../../state/actions/commandActions';
 import {getActiveStories, getSelectedStoryId} from '../../state/stories/storiesSelectors';
 import {L10nContext} from '../../services/l10n';
-import {manualSorting} from './backlogSortings';
+import {manualSorting} from '../common/storySortings';
 import StoryEditForm from './StoryEditForm';
 import Story from './Story';
 import BacklogToolbar from './BacklogToolbar';
 import {DRAG_ITEM_TYPES} from '../Room/Board';
 import BacklogFileDropWrapper from './BacklogFileDropWrapper';
+import useStorySortingAndFiltering from './useStorySortingAndFiltering';
 
 import {StyledStories, StyledBacklogInfoText, StyledBacklogActive} from './_styled';
-import useStorySortingAndFiltering from '../common/useStorySortingAndFiltering';
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/client/app/components/Backlog/BacklogToolbar.js b/client/app/components/Backlog/BacklogToolbar.js
index f314e849..5234e981 100644
--- a/client/app/components/Backlog/BacklogToolbar.js
+++ b/client/app/components/Backlog/BacklogToolbar.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import {L10nContext} from '../../services/l10n';
 import useOutsideClick from '../common/useOutsideClick';
-import sortings from './backlogSortings';
+import sortings from '../common/storySortings';
 import {OpenFileDialogContext} from './BacklogFileDropWrapper';
 
 import {StyledDropdown} from '../common/_styled';
diff --git a/client/app/components/common/useStorySortingAndFiltering.js b/client/app/components/Backlog/useStorySortingAndFiltering.js
similarity index 94%
rename from client/app/components/common/useStorySortingAndFiltering.js
rename to client/app/components/Backlog/useStorySortingAndFiltering.js
index e9eafe87..6a46cd90 100644
--- a/client/app/components/common/useStorySortingAndFiltering.js
+++ b/client/app/components/Backlog/useStorySortingAndFiltering.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {useState, useEffect} from 'react';
-import {defaultSorting} from '../Backlog/backlogSortings';
+import {defaultSorting} from '../common/storySortings';
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/client/app/components/EstimationMatrix/EstimationMatrix.js b/client/app/components/EstimationMatrix/EstimationMatrix.js
index 044c5233..dab91840 100644
--- a/client/app/components/EstimationMatrix/EstimationMatrix.js
+++ b/client/app/components/EstimationMatrix/EstimationMatrix.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, {useContext, useState, useEffect} from 'react';
+import React, {useContext, useState, useEffect, useRef} from 'react';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
@@ -13,13 +13,20 @@ import {L10nContext} from '../../services/l10n';
 import {toggleMatrixIncludeTrashed} from '../../state/actions/uiStateActions';
 import {setStoryValue} from '../../state/actions/commandActions';
 import EstimationMatrixColumn from './EstimationMatrixColumn';
-
-import {StyledEMColumnsContainer, StyledEstimationMatrix, StyledNoStoriesHint} from './_styled';
-import {StyledStoryTitle} from '../_styled';
 import {getStoriesWithPendingSetValueCommand} from '../../state/commandTracking/commandTrackingSelectors';
 import EstimationMatrixColumnUnestimated from './EstimationMatrixColumnUnestimated';
-import useStorySortingAndFiltering from '../common/useStorySortingAndFiltering';
-import {defaultSorting} from '../Backlog/backlogSortings';
+import {defaultSorting, matrixSortings} from '../common/storySortings';
+import useOutsideClick from '../common/useOutsideClick';
+
+import {
+  StyledEMColumnsContainer,
+  StyledEstimationMatrix,
+  StyledMatrixHeader,
+  StyledMatrixTools,
+  StyledNoStoriesHint
+} from './_styled';
+import {StyledDropdown} from '../common/_styled';
+import {StyledSortDropdownItem} from '../Backlog/_styled';
 
 /**
  * Displays a table with all estimated stories (all stories with consensus), ordered by estimation value
@@ -36,24 +43,56 @@ const EstimationMatrix = ({
   const columnWidth = getColWidth(cardConfig.length + 1);
   const {t} = useContext(L10nContext);
   const [groupedStories, setGroupedStories] = useState({}); // grouped by consensus value
+  const [sortedUnestimatedStories, setSortedUnestimatedStories] = useState(unestimatedStories);
+  const [extendedSort, setExtendedSort] = useState(false);
+  const [sorting, setSorting] = useState(defaultSorting);
 
-  const {sortedStories: sortedUnestimatedStories} = useStorySortingAndFiltering(unestimatedStories);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setGroupedStories(deriveGroupedStories(estimatedStories, pendingSetValueStories, sorting));
+  }, [estimatedStories, pendingSetValueStories, sorting]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setGroupedStories(
-      deriveGroupedStories(estimatedStories, pendingSetValueStories, defaultSorting)
-    );
-  }, [estimatedStories, pendingSetValueStories]);
+    setSortedUnestimatedStories(unestimatedStories.sort(sorting.comp));
+  }, [unestimatedStories, sorting, setSortedUnestimatedStories]);
+
+  const sortDropdownRef = useRef(null);
+  useOutsideClick(sortDropdownRef, () => setExtendedSort(false));
 
   return (
     <StyledEstimationMatrix data-testid="matrix">
-      <StyledStoryTitle>
-        {t('matrix')}
-        <span onClick={toggleMatrixIncludeTrashed} className="clickable">
-          <i className={includeTrashedStories ? 'icon-check' : 'icon-check-empty'}></i>{' '}
-          {t('matrixIncludeTrashed')}
-        </span>
-      </StyledStoryTitle>
+      <StyledMatrixHeader>
+        <h4>{t('matrix')}</h4>
+
+        <StyledMatrixTools>
+          <span onClick={toggleMatrixIncludeTrashed} className="clickable">
+            <i className={includeTrashedStories ? 'icon-check' : 'icon-check-empty'}></i>{' '}
+            {t('matrixIncludeTrashed')}
+          </span>
+
+          <div ref={sortDropdownRef}>
+            <i
+              onClick={() => setExtendedSort(!extendedSort)}
+              className="clickable icon-exchange"
+              title={t('sort')}
+              data-testid="sortButton"
+            />
+            {extendedSort && (
+              <StyledDropdown data-testid="sortOptions">
+                {matrixSortings.map((sortingItem) => (
+                  <StyledSortDropdownItem
+                    $selected={sortingItem.id === sorting.id}
+                    className="clickable"
+                    key={`sorting-item-${sortingItem.id}`}
+                    onClick={() => onSortingOptionClicked(sortingItem)}
+                  >
+                    {t(sortingItem.labelKey)}
+                  </StyledSortDropdownItem>
+                ))}
+              </StyledDropdown>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </StyledMatrixTools>
+      </StyledMatrixHeader>
 
       <StyledEMColumnsContainer>
         <EstimationMatrixColumnUnestimated
@@ -80,6 +119,11 @@ const EstimationMatrix = ({
       )}
     </StyledEstimationMatrix>
   );
+
+  function onSortingOptionClicked(sortingItem) {
+    setExtendedSort(false);
+    setSorting(sortingItem);
+  }
 };
 
 EstimationMatrix.propTypes = {
@@ -134,9 +178,9 @@ function deriveGroupedStories(estimatedStories, pendingSetValueStories, sorting)
 
   // now sort each story-array
   const groupedStoriesSorted = {};
-  Object.entries(groupedStoriesUnsorted).forEach(([consensus, stories]) => {
-    groupedStoriesSorted[consensus] = stories.sort(sorting.comp);
-  });
+  Object.entries(groupedStoriesUnsorted).forEach(
+    ([consensus, stories]) => (groupedStoriesSorted[consensus] = stories.sort(sorting.comp))
+  );
 
   return groupedStoriesSorted;
 }
diff --git a/client/app/components/EstimationMatrix/_styled.js b/client/app/components/EstimationMatrix/_styled.js
index 5eb4312b..4d56c95d 100644
--- a/client/app/components/EstimationMatrix/_styled.js
+++ b/client/app/components/EstimationMatrix/_styled.js
@@ -94,3 +94,30 @@ export const StyledNoStoriesHint = styled.div`
   justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
 `;
+
+export const StyledMatrixHeader = styled.div`
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+
+  > h4 {
+    margin-top: 8px;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    line-height: 24px;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+  }
+`;
+
+export const StyledMatrixTools = styled.div`
+  display: flex;
+
+  > div {
+    margin-left: 8px;
+  }
+
+  i.icon-exchange {
+    margin-left: 4px;
+    margin-right: 8px;
+    transform: rotate(90deg);
+  }
+`;
diff --git a/client/app/components/Backlog/backlogSortings.js b/client/app/components/common/storySortings.js
similarity index 93%
rename from client/app/components/Backlog/backlogSortings.js
rename to client/app/components/common/storySortings.js
index 178c680b..5a73048e 100644
--- a/client/app/components/Backlog/backlogSortings.js
+++ b/client/app/components/common/storySortings.js
@@ -74,3 +74,5 @@ export default sortings;
 export const defaultSorting = sortings[0];
 
 export const manualSorting = sortings[6];
+
+export const matrixSortings = sortings.slice(0, 4); // in the estimation matrix, we want to provide only a reduced set of sorting options