diff --git a/js/bam/bamAlignmentRow.js b/js/bam/bamAlignmentRow.js
index 31a1f06db..1aa09f624 100644
--- a/js/bam/bamAlignmentRow.js
+++ b/js/bam/bamAlignmentRow.js
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class BamAlignmentRow {
                     return Number.MAX_VALUE;
                 }
             }
+            case "READ_NAME":
+                return hashCode(alignment.readName);
             case "INSERT_SIZE":
                 return -Math.abs(alignment.fragmentLength);
             case "GAP_SIZE":
diff --git a/js/bam/bamTrack.js b/js/bam/bamTrack.js
index b245b4e23..9c52e90ee 100644
--- a/js/bam/bamTrack.js
+++ b/js/bam/bamTrack.js
@@ -1034,6 +1034,7 @@ class AlignmentTrack {
         list.push({label: '  gap size', click: () => sortByOption("GAP_SIZE")});
         list.push({label: '  chromosome of mate', click: () => sortByOption("MATE_CHR")});
         list.push({label: '  mapping quality', click: () => sortByOption("MQ")});
+        list.push({label: '  read name', click: () => sortByOption("READ_NAME")});
         list.push({
             label: '  tag', click: () => {
                 const cs = this.parent.sortObject;