diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e36d8a8c..31e417d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 This is a history of changes to k13labs/clara-rules.
 
+# 1.5.2
+* implement sorting-by and sorted-grouping-by accumulators
+
 # 1.5.1
 * do not break inspection if no accumulated facts are found
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4fecccf5..64691a5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   <groupId>com.github.k13labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>clara-rules</artifactId>
   <name>clara-rules</name>
-  <version>1.5.1</version>
+  <version>1.5.2</version>
   <scm>
-    <tag>1.5.1</tag>
+    <tag>1.5.2</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/k13labs/clara-rules</url>
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/k13labs/clara-rules.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/k13labs/clara-rules.git</developerConnection>
diff --git a/src/main/clojure/clara/rules/accumulators.clj b/src/main/clojure/clara/rules/accumulators.clj
index f71b1663..d1e3fc3e 100644
--- a/src/main/clojure/clara/rules/accumulators.clj
+++ b/src/main/clojure/clara/rules/accumulators.clj
@@ -211,3 +211,39 @@
     {:initial-value []
      :reduce-fn (fn [items value] (conj items (field value)))
      :retract-fn (fn [items retracted] (drop-one-of items (field retracted)))})))
+
+(defn sorting-by
+  "Return a generic sorting accumulator. Behaves like clojure.core/sort-by.
+  * `field` - required - The field of a fact to sort by.
+  * `comparator` - optional - The comparator for sort by, defaults to `clojure.core/compare`.
+  * `convert-return-fn` - optional - Converts the resulting sorted data. Defaults to clojure.core/identity."
+  [field & {:keys [comparator
+                   convert-return-fn]
+            :or {comparator compare
+                 convert-return-fn identity}}]
+  {:pre [(ifn? convert-return-fn)]}
+  (assoc (all) :convert-return-fn
+         (comp convert-return-fn (fn do-sort
+                                   [return-items]
+                                   (sort-by field comparator return-items)))))
+
+(defn sorted-grouping-by
+  "Return a generic sorted grouping accumulator. Behaves like clojure.core/group-by into a map
+  as if created by `clojure.core/sorted-map-by`, and each group of values is sorted as if by `clojure.core/sort-by`.
+  * `group-field` - required - The field of a fact to group facts by.
+  * `sort-field` - required - The field of a fact to sort facts by.
+  * `group-comparator` - optional - The comparator to compare sorted groups, defaults to `clojure.core/compare`.
+  * `sort-comparator` - optional - The comparator to compare sorted values, defaults to `clojure.core/compare`.
+  * `convert-return-fn` - optional - Converts the resulting grouped data. Defaults to clojure.core/identity."
+  [group-field sort-field & {:keys [group-comparator
+                                    sort-comparator
+                                    convert-return-fn]
+                             :or {group-comparator compare
+                                  sort-comparator compare
+                                  convert-return-fn identity}}]
+  {:pre [(ifn? convert-return-fn)]}
+  (update (grouping-by group-field convert-return-fn)
+          :convert-return-fn comp (fn do-sort [m]
+                                    (into (sorted-map-by group-comparator)
+                                          (for [[k vs] m]
+                                            [k (sort-by sort-field sort-comparator vs)])))))
diff --git a/src/test/clojure/clara/test_accumulators.clj b/src/test/clojure/clara/test_accumulators.clj
index e6feac7d..6ac06051 100644
--- a/src/test/clojure/clara/test_accumulators.clj
+++ b/src/test/clojure/clara/test_accumulators.clj
@@ -536,3 +536,208 @@
       (is (and (= (count (query session wind-query)) 1)
                (= [(->WindSpeed 75 "KCI")] wind-facts)
                (seq? wind-facts))))))
+
+(def-rules-test test-accum-sorting-by
+  {:queries [sorted-all [[] [[?t <- (acc/sorting-by :temperature) from [Temperature]]]]
+             sorted-all-desc [[] [[?t <- (acc/sorting-by :temperature :comparator >) :from [Temperature]]]]
+             sorted-all-conv [[] [[?t <- (acc/sorting-by :temperature :convert-return-fn #(map :temperature %)) :from [Temperature]]]]]
+
+   :sessions [empty-session [sorted-all sorted-all-desc sorted-all-conv] {}]}
+
+  (let [shuffled-facts (shuffle
+                        (for [temp (range 80 85)]
+                          (->Temperature temp "MCI")))
+        session (-> empty-session
+                    (insert-all shuffled-facts)
+                    fire-rules)
+
+        retracted (-> session
+                      (retract (->Temperature 81 "MCI")
+                               (->Temperature 82 "MCI"))
+                      fire-rules)
+
+        all-retracted (-> (apply retract session shuffled-facts)
+                          (fire-rules))]
+
+    ;; Ensure expected items are there. Ordering is guaranteed.
+    (is (= [{:?t (sort-by :temperature shuffled-facts)}]
+           (query session sorted-all)))
+
+    (is (= [{:?t (sort-by :temperature > shuffled-facts)}]
+           (query session sorted-all-desc)))
+
+    (is (= [{:?t (->> (sort-by :temperature shuffled-facts)
+                      (map :temperature))}]
+           (query session sorted-all-conv)))
+
+    (is (= [{:?t (->> [(->Temperature 81 "MCI")
+                       (->Temperature 82 "MCI")]
+                      (apply disj (set shuffled-facts))
+                      (sort-by :temperature))}]
+           (query retracted sorted-all)))
+
+    (is (= [{:?t (->> [(->Temperature 81 "MCI")
+                       (->Temperature 82 "MCI")]
+                      (apply disj (set shuffled-facts))
+                      (sort-by :temperature >))}]
+           (query retracted sorted-all-desc)))
+
+    (is (= [{:?t (->> [(->Temperature 81 "MCI")
+                       (->Temperature 82 "MCI")]
+                      (apply disj (set shuffled-facts))
+                      (sort-by :temperature)
+                      (map :temperature))}]
+           (query retracted sorted-all-conv)))
+
+    (is (= [{:?t []}]
+           (query all-retracted sorted-all)
+           (query all-retracted sorted-all-desc)
+           (query all-retracted sorted-all-conv))
+        "Retracting all values should cause a return to the initial value of
+        an empty sequence.")))
+
+(def-rules-test test-accum-sorted-grouping-by
+  {:queries [sorted-grouping [[] [[?t <- (acc/sorted-grouping-by :location :temperature)
+                                   :from [Temperature]]]]
+
+             sorted-grouping-desc [[] [[?t <- (acc/sorted-grouping-by :location :temperature
+                                                                      :group-comparator #(compare %2 %1)
+                                                                      :sort-comparator >)
+                                        :from [Temperature]]]]
+             sorted-grouping-conv [[] [[?t <- (acc/sorted-grouping-by :location :temperature
+                                                                      :convert-return-fn vec)
+                                        :from [Temperature]]]]]
+
+   :sessions [empty-session [sorted-grouping sorted-grouping-desc sorted-grouping-conv] {}]}
+
+  (let [shuffled-facts (shuffle
+                        (concat
+                         (for [temp (range 80 85)]
+                           (->Temperature temp "MCI"))
+                         (for [temp (range 85 90)]
+                           (->Temperature temp "ORD"))
+                         (for [temp (range 90 95)]
+                           (->Temperature temp "TPA"))))
+        session (-> empty-session
+                    (insert-all shuffled-facts)
+                    fire-rules)
+
+        retracted-session (-> session
+                              (retract (->Temperature 80 "MCI")
+                                       (->Temperature 85 "ORD")
+                                       (->Temperature 90 "TPA"))
+                              fire-rules)
+        retracted-all-session (-> (apply retract session shuffled-facts)
+                                  fire-rules)]
+
+    (testing "sorted grouping-accum"
+      (testing "all facts"
+        (is (= [{:?t [["MCI" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (= (:location fact) "MCI")]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]
+                      ["ORD" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (= (:location fact) "ORD")]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]
+                      ["TPA" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (= (:location fact) "TPA")]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]]}]
+               (for [result (query session sorted-grouping)]
+                 (update result :?t vec)))))
+      (testing "retracted some facts"
+        (is (= [{:?t [["MCI" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (and (= (:location fact) "MCI")
+                                                   (> (:temperature fact) 80))]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]
+                      ["ORD" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (and (= (:location fact) "ORD")
+                                                   (> (:temperature fact) 85))]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]
+                      ["TPA" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (and (= (:location fact) "TPA")
+                                                   (> (:temperature fact) 90))]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]]}]
+               (for [result (query retracted-session sorted-grouping)]
+                 (update result :?t vec)))))
+      (testing "retracted all facts"
+        (is (= [{:?t {}}]
+               (query retracted-all-session sorted-grouping)))))
+
+    (testing "sorted grouping-accum desc"
+      (testing "all facts"
+        (is (= [{:?t [["TPA" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (= (:location fact) "TPA")]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature >))]
+                      ["ORD" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (= (:location fact) "ORD")]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature >))]
+                      ["MCI" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (= (:location fact) "MCI")]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature >))]]}]
+               (for [result (query session sorted-grouping-desc)]
+                 (update result :?t vec)))))
+      (testing "retracted some facts"
+        (is (= [{:?t [["TPA" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (and (= (:location fact) "TPA")
+                                                   (> (:temperature fact) 90))]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature >))]
+                      ["ORD" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (and (= (:location fact) "ORD")
+                                                   (> (:temperature fact) 85))]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature >))]
+                      ["MCI" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (and (= (:location fact) "MCI")
+                                                   (> (:temperature fact) 80))]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature >))]]}]
+               (for [result (query retracted-session sorted-grouping-desc)]
+                 (update result :?t vec)))))
+      (testing "retracted all facts"
+        (is (= [{:?t {}}]
+               (query retracted-all-session sorted-grouping-desc)))))
+
+    (testing "sorted grouping-accum with custom return-convert-fn (vec)"
+      (testing "all facts"
+        (is (= [{:?t [["MCI" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (= (:location fact) "MCI")]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]
+                      ["ORD" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (= (:location fact) "ORD")]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]
+                      ["TPA" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (= (:location fact) "TPA")]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]]}]
+               (query session sorted-grouping-conv))))
+      (testing "retracted some facts"
+        (is (= [{:?t [["MCI" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (and (= (:location fact) "MCI")
+                                                   (> (:temperature fact) 80))]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]
+                      ["ORD" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (and (= (:location fact) "ORD")
+                                                   (> (:temperature fact) 85))]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]
+                      ["TPA" (->> (for [fact shuffled-facts
+                                        :when (and (= (:location fact) "TPA")
+                                                   (> (:temperature fact) 90))]
+                                    fact)
+                                  (sort-by :temperature))]]}]
+               (query retracted-session sorted-grouping-conv))))
+      (testing "retracted all facts"
+        (is (= [{:?t []}]
+               (query retracted-all-session sorted-grouping-conv)))))))