diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 4140d37..1d45c9e 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 * [condensed](#condensed)
 * [cellEdit](#cellEdit)
 * [selectRow](#selectRow)
+* [defaultSorted](#defaultSorted)
 
 ### <a name='keyField'>keyField(**required**) - [String]</a>
 Tells `react-bootstrap-table2` which column is unique.
@@ -41,4 +42,14 @@ Same as bootstrap `.table-condensed` class for making a table more compact by cu
 Makes table cells editable, please see [cellEdit definition](./cell-edit.md) for more detail.
 
 ### <a name='selectRow'>selectRow - [Object]</a>
-Makes table rows selectable, please see [selectRow definition](./row-selection.md) for more detail.
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+Makes table rows selectable, please see [selectRow definition](./row-selection.md) for more detail.
+
+### <a name='defaultSorted'>defaultSorted - [Array]</a>
+`defaultSorted` accept an object array which allow you to define the default sort columns when first render.
+
+```js
+const defaultSorted = [{
+  dataField: 'name', // if dataField is not match to any column you defined, it will be ignored.
+  order: 'desc' // desc or asc
+}];
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/examples/sort/default-sort-table.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/examples/sort/default-sort-table.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f238a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/examples/sort/default-sort-table.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/* eslint react/prefer-stateless-function: 0 */
+import React from 'react';
+
+import BootstrapTable from 'react-bootstrap-table2';
+import Code from 'components/common/code-block';
+import { productsGenerator } from 'utils/common';
+
+const products = productsGenerator();
+
+const columns = [{
+  dataField: 'id',
+  text: 'Product ID',
+  sort: true
+}, {
+  dataField: 'name',
+  text: 'Product Name',
+  sort: true
+}, {
+  dataField: 'price',
+  text: 'Product Price',
+  sort: true
+}];
+
+const defaultSorted = [{
+  dataField: 'name',
+  order: 'desc'
+}];
+
+const sourceCode = `\
+const columns = [{
+  dataField: 'id',
+  text: 'Product ID',
+  sort: true
+}, {
+  dataField: 'name',
+  text: 'Product Name',
+  sort: true
+}, {
+  dataField: 'price',
+  text: 'Product Price',
+  sort: true
+}];
+
+<BootstrapTable keyField='id' data={ products } columns={ columns } />
+`;
+
+
+class DefaultSortTable extends React.PureComponent {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <BootstrapTable keyField="id" data={ products } columns={ columns } defaultSorted={ defaultSorted } />
+        <Code>{ sourceCode }</Code>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default DefaultSortTable;
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/stories/index.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/stories/index.js
index 99cee5a..98d0331 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/stories/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/stories/index.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import HeaderColumnAttrsTable from 'examples/header-columns/column-attrs-table';
 
 // table sort
 import EnableSortTable from 'examples/sort/enable-sort-table';
+import DefaultSortTable from 'examples/sort/default-sort-table';
 import CustomSortTable from 'examples/sort/custom-sort-table';
 
 // cell editing
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ storiesOf('Work on Header Columns', module)
 
 storiesOf('Sort Table', module)
   .add('Enable Sort', () => <EnableSortTable />)
+  .add('Default Sort Table', () => <DefaultSortTable />)
   .add('Custom Sort Fuction', () => <CustomSortTable />);
 
 storiesOf('Cell Editing', module)
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/bootstrap-table.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/bootstrap-table.js
index cb6734c..2c4e2fd 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/bootstrap-table.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/bootstrap-table.js
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ BootstrapTable.propTypes = {
     hideSelectColumn: PropTypes.bool
   }),
   onRowSelect: PropTypes.func,
-  onAllRowsSelect: PropTypes.func
+  onAllRowsSelect: PropTypes.func,
+  defaultSorted: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape({
+    dataField: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    order: PropTypes.oneOf([Const.SORT_DESC, Const.SORT_ASC]).isRequired
+  }))
 };
 
 BootstrapTable.defaultProps = {
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/sort/wrapper.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/sort/wrapper.js
index af16eed..78e4c03 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/sort/wrapper.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/sort/wrapper.js
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ class SortWrapper extends Component {
     this.handleSort = this.handleSort.bind(this);
   }
 
+  componentWillMount() {
+    const { columns, defaultSorted, store } = this.props;
+    // defaultSorted is an array, it's ready to use as multi / single sort
+    // when we start to support multi sort, please update following code to use array.forEach
+    if (defaultSorted && defaultSorted.length > 0) {
+      const dataField = defaultSorted[0].dataField;
+      const order = defaultSorted[0].order;
+      const column = columns.filter(col => col.dataField === dataField);
+      if (column.length > 0) {
+        store.sortBy(column[0], order);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   handleSort(column) {
     const { store } = this.props;
     store.sortBy(column);
@@ -25,7 +39,8 @@ class SortWrapper extends Component {
     return sortableElement({
       ...this.props,
       ref: node => this.table = node,
-      onSort: this.handleSort
+      onSort: this.handleSort,
+      data: this.props.store.get()
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/store/base.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/store/base.js
index 509dc63..bc0dcf4 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/store/base.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/store/base.js
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ export default class Store {
     return this.data.length === 0;
   }
 
-  sortBy({ dataField, sortFunc }) {
-    if (dataField !== this.sortField) {
+  sortBy({ dataField, sortFunc }, order) {
+    if (order) {
+      this.sortOrder = order;
+    } else if (dataField !== this.sortField) {
       this.sortOrder = Const.SORT_DESC;
     } else {
       this.sortOrder = this.sortOrder === Const.SORT_DESC ? Const.SORT_ASC : Const.SORT_DESC;
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/sort/wrapper.test.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/sort/wrapper.test.js
index f6f9613..6dafc1b 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/sort/wrapper.test.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/sort/wrapper.test.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ describe('SortWrapper', () => {
     sort: true
   }, {
     dataField: 'name',
-    text: 'Name'
+    text: 'Name',
+    sort: true
   }];
 
   const data = [{
@@ -80,4 +81,35 @@ describe('SortWrapper', () => {
       expect(store.sortField).toEqual(sortColumn.dataField);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when defaultSorted prop is defined', () => {
+    const defaultSorted = [{
+      dataField: 'name',
+      order: Const.SORT_DESC
+    }];
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = shallow(
+        <SortWrapper
+          keyField={ keyField }
+          data={ data }
+          columns={ columns }
+          store={ store }
+          defaultSorted={ defaultSorted }
+        />
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render table with correct default sorted', () => {
+      expect(wrapper.props().data).toEqual(store.get());
+    });
+
+    it('should update store.sortField correctly', () => {
+      expect(store.sortField).toEqual(defaultSorted[0].dataField);
+    });
+
+    it('should update store.sortOrder correctly', () => {
+      expect(store.sortOrder).toEqual(defaultSorted[0].order);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/store/base.test.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/store/base.test.js
index 7bfb8f6..c60260f 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/store/base.test.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/store/base.test.js
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ describe('Store Base', () => {
         expect(e[dataField]).toEqual(result[i]);
       });
     });
+
+    it('should force assign sortOrder correctly if second argument is passed', () => {
+      store.sortBy({ dataField }, Const.SORT_DESC);
+      expect(store.sortOrder).toEqual(Const.SORT_DESC);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('getRowByRowId', () => {