diff --git a/docs/user_guide.rst b/docs/user_guide.rst
index 6d14b3a0..c60ed9e7 100644
--- a/docs/user_guide.rst
+++ b/docs/user_guide.rst
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ By setting the query parameter to empty string :code:`?collapsed=""` **none** of
 
 Note that the query parameter is case insensitive, so passing :code:`PASSED` and :code:`passed` has the same effect.
 
-You can also set the collapsed behaviour by setting the :code:`render_collapsed` in a configuration file (pytest.ini, setup.cfg, etc).
+You can also set the collapsed behaviour by setting :code:`render_collapsed` in a configuration file (pytest.ini, setup.cfg, etc).
 Note that the query parameter takes precedence.
 
 .. code-block:: ini
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ Note that the query parameter takes precedence.
   [pytest]
   render_collapsed = failed,error
 
-Controlling Test Result Visibility Via Query Params
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Controlling Test Result Visibility
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 By default, all tests are visible, regardless of their results. It is possible to control which tests are visible on
 page load by passing the :code:`visible` query parameter. To use this parameter, please pass a comma separated list
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ tests in the report that have outcome :code:`passed` or :code:`skipped`.
 
 Note that this match is case insensitive, so passing :code:`PASSED` and :code:`passed` has the same effect.
 
-The following query parameters may be passed:
+The following values may be passed:
 
 * :code:`passed`
 * :code:`skipped`
@@ -282,9 +282,29 @@ The following query parameters may be passed:
 * :code:`xpassed`
 * :code:`rerun`
 
+Results Table Sorting
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+You can change the sort order of the results table on page load by passing the :code:`sort` query parameter.
+
+The following values may be passed:
+
+* :code:`result`
+* :code:`testId`
+* :code:`duration`
+* :code:`original`
+
+Note that the values are case *sensitive*.
+
+``original`` means that a best effort is made to sort the table in the order of execution.
+If tests are run in parallel (with `pytest-xdist`_ for example), then the order may not be
+in the correct order.
+
+
 .. _@pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True): https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/writing_plugins.html#hook-function-ordering-call-example
 .. _ansi2html: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ansi2html/
 .. _Content Security Policy (CSP): https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Security/CSP/
 .. _JSON: https://json.org/
 .. _pytest-metadata: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-metadata/
+.. _pytest-xdist: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-xdist/
 .. _time.strftime: https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html#time.strftime
diff --git a/src/pytest_html/scripts/sort.js b/src/pytest_html/scripts/sort.js
index aee74719..b3c63ed7 100644
--- a/src/pytest_html/scripts/sort.js
+++ b/src/pytest_html/scripts/sort.js
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 const { manager } = require('./datamanager.js')
 const storageModule = require('./storage.js')
 
-const genericSort = (list, key, ascending) => {
-    const sorted = list.sort((a, b) => a[key] === b[key] ? 0 : a[key] > b[key] ? 1 : -1)
+const genericSort = (list, key, ascending, customOrder) => {
+    let sorted
+    if (customOrder) {
+        sorted = list.sort((a, b) => {
+            const aValue = a.result.toLowerCase()
+            const bValue = b.result.toLowerCase()
+
+            const aIndex = customOrder.findIndex(item => item.toLowerCase() === aValue)
+            const bIndex = customOrder.findIndex(item => item.toLowerCase() === bValue)
+
+            // Compare the indices to determine the sort order
+            return aIndex - bIndex
+        })
+    } else {
+        sorted = list.sort((a, b) => a[key] === b[key] ? 0 : a[key] > b[key] ? 1 : -1)
+    }
 
     if (ascending) {
         sorted.reverse()
@@ -14,8 +28,14 @@ const doInitSort = () => {
     const type = storageModule.getSort()
     const ascending = storageModule.getSortDirection()
     const list = manager.testSubset
-    const sortedList = genericSort(list, type, ascending)
-    manager.setRender(sortedList)
+    const initialOrder = ['Error', 'Failed', 'Rerun', 'XFailed', 'XPassed', 'Skipped', 'Passed']
+    console.log(list)
+    if (type?.toLowerCase() === 'original') {
+        manager.setRender(list)
+    } else {
+        const sortedList = genericSort(list, type, ascending, initialOrder)
+        manager.setRender(sortedList)
+    }
 }
 
 const doSort = (type) => {
diff --git a/src/pytest_html/scripts/storage.js b/src/pytest_html/scripts/storage.js
index 5af8171a..c634aa43 100644
--- a/src/pytest_html/scripts/storage.js
+++ b/src/pytest_html/scripts/storage.js
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ const getCollapsedCategory = (config) => {
         const collapsedItems = new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('collapsed')
         switch (true) {
             case !config && collapsedItems === null:
-                categories = ['passed'];
-                break;
+                categories = ['passed']
+                break
             case collapsedItems?.length === 0 || /^["']{2}$/.test(collapsedItems):
-                categories = [];
-                break;
+                categories = []
+                break
             case /^all$/.test(collapsedItems) || (collapsedItems === null && /^all$/.test(config)):
-                categories = [...possibleFilters];
-                break;
+                categories = [...possibleFilters]
+                break
             default:
-                categories = collapsedItems?.split(',').map(item => item.toLowerCase()) || config;
-                break;
+                categories = collapsedItems?.split(',').map(item => item.toLowerCase()) || config
+                break
         }
     } else {
         categories = []
diff --git a/testing/unittest.js b/testing/unittest.js
index 17d6543d..5df90c03 100644
--- a/testing/unittest.js
+++ b/testing/unittest.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe('Sort tests', () => {
             doInitSort()
             expect(managerSpy.callCount).to.eql(1)
             expect(dataModule.manager.testSubset.map(({ result }) => result)).to.eql([
-                'passed', 'failed', 'passed', 'passed', 'passed', 'passed',
+                'failed', 'passed', 'passed', 'passed', 'passed', 'passed',
             ])
         })
         it('has stored sort preference', () => {
@@ -116,6 +116,17 @@ describe('Sort tests', () => {
                 'failed', 'passed', 'passed', 'passed', 'passed', 'passed',
             ])
         })
+        it('keeps original test execution order', () => {
+            sortMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'getSort').returns('original')
+            sortDirectionMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'getSortDirection').returns(false)
+            managerSpy = sinon.spy(dataModule.manager, 'setRender')
+
+            doInitSort()
+            expect(managerSpy.callCount).to.eql(1)
+            expect(dataModule.manager.testSubset.map(({ result }) => result)).to.eql([
+                'passed', 'failed', 'passed', 'passed', 'passed', 'passed',
+            ])
+        })
     })
     describe('doSort', () => {
         let getSortMock