diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/Test.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/Test.java
index 1d178ece3d6a..592abdac32ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/Test.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/Test.java
@@ -95,4 +95,10 @@ private None() {
      * </p>
      */
     long timeout() default 0L;
+
+    /**
+     * Optionally specify the execution order of a test method. Methods are executed from the lowest <code>order</code>
+     * to the highest.
+     */
+    int order() default 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/MethodSorter.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/MethodSorter.java
index d8e661aa8824..e0b3d449284d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/MethodSorter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/internal/MethodSorter.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import java.util.Comparator;
 
 import org.junit.FixMethodOrder;
+import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class MethodSorter {
     /**
@@ -34,6 +35,17 @@ public int compare(Method m1, Method m2) {
         }
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Sort order using {@link Test#order()} attributes
+     */
+    public static Comparator<Method> METHOD_ORDER = new Comparator<Method>() {
+        public int compare(Method m1, Method m2) {
+            final Test t1 = m1.getAnnotation(Test.class);
+            final Test t2 = m2.getAnnotation(Test.class);
+            return (t1 != null ? t1.order() : 0) - (t2 != null ? t2.order() : 0);
+        }
+    };
+
     /**
      * Gets declared methods of a class in a predictable order, unless @FixMethodOrder(MethodSorters.JVM) is specified.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/MethodSorters.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/MethodSorters.java
index 5821892f0553..1fb9ee8fb5d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/MethodSorters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/MethodSorters.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 
+import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.internal.MethodSorter;
 
 /**
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ public enum MethodSorters {
      */
     NAME_ASCENDING(MethodSorter.NAME_ASCENDING),
 
+    /**
+     * Sorts the test methods using {@link Test#order()} attributes
+     */
+    METHOD_ORDER(MethodSorter.METHOD_ORDER),
+
     /**
      * Leaves the test methods in the order returned by the JVM.
      * Note that the order from the JVM may vary from run to run
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/internal/MethodSorterTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/internal/MethodSorterTest.java
index 1934fa2d7e27..298019d1f4a7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/internal/MethodSorterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/internal/MethodSorterTest.java
@@ -179,4 +179,40 @@ public void testAscendingMethodSorter() {
         List<String> actual = getDeclaredMethodNames(DummySortWithNameAsc.class);
         assertEquals(expected, actual);
     }
+
+    @FixMethodOrder(MethodSorters.METHOD_ORDER)
+    static class DummySortWithMethodOrder {
+        @Test(order=1)
+        Object alpha(int i, double d, Thread t) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Test(order=2)
+        void beta(int[][] x) {
+        }
+
+        @Test(order=5)
+        int gamma() {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        @Test(order=6)
+        void gamma(boolean b) {
+        }
+
+        @Test(order=3)
+        void delta() {
+        }
+
+        @Test(order=4)
+        void epsilon() {
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMethodOrderSorter() {
+        List<String> expected = Arrays.asList(ALPHA, BETA, DELTA, EPSILON, GAMMA_VOID, GAMMA_BOOLEAN);
+        List<String> actual = getDeclaredMethodNames(DummySortWithMethodOrder.class);
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
 }