diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2832659..6142ca9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct Tree<T> {
 /// Node ID.
 ///
 /// Index into a `Tree`-internal `Vec`.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
 pub struct NodeId(NonZeroUsize);
 
 impl NodeId {
@@ -935,3 +935,5 @@ impl<T: Display> Display for Tree<T> {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+mod sort;
diff --git a/src/sort.rs b/src/sort.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca96e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sort.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+//! Sorting functionality for tree nodes.
+//!
+//! This module provides methods for sorting children of a node in a tree.
+//! The sorting can be done based on the node values or their indices.
+
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+
+use crate::{NodeMut, NodeRef};
+
+impl<'a, T: 'a> NodeMut<'a, T> {
+    /// Sort children by value in ascending order.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use ego_tree::tree;
+    ///
+    /// let mut tree = tree!('a' => { 'd', 'c', 'b' });
+    /// tree.root_mut().sort();
+    /// assert_eq!(
+    ///     vec![&'b', &'c', &'d'],
+    ///     tree.root()
+    ///         .children()
+    ///         .map(|n| n.value())
+    ///         .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    /// );
+    /// ```
+    pub fn sort(&mut self)
+    where
+        T: Ord,
+    {
+        self.sort_by(|a, b| a.value().cmp(b.value()));
+    }
+
+    /// Sort children by `NodeRef` in ascending order using a comparison function.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use ego_tree::tree;
+    ///
+    /// let mut tree = tree!('a' => { 'c', 'd', 'b' });
+    /// tree.root_mut().sort_by(|a, b| b.value().cmp(a.value()));
+    /// assert_eq!(
+    ///     vec![&'d', &'c', &'b'],
+    ///     tree.root()
+    ///         .children()
+    ///         .map(|n| n.value())
+    ///         .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    /// );
+    ///
+    /// // Example for sort_by_id.
+    /// tree.root_mut().sort_by(|a, b| a.id().cmp(&b.id()));
+    /// assert_eq!(
+    ///     vec![&'c', &'d', &'b'],
+    ///     tree.root()
+    ///         .children()
+    ///         .map(|n| n.value())
+    ///         .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    /// );
+    /// ```
+    pub fn sort_by<F>(&mut self, mut compare: F)
+    where
+        F: FnMut(NodeRef<T>, NodeRef<T>) -> Ordering,
+    {
+        if !self.has_children() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let mut children = {
+            let this = unsafe { self.tree.get_unchecked(self.id) };
+            this.children().map(|child| child.id).collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        };
+
+        children.sort_by(|a, b| {
+            let a = unsafe { self.tree.get_unchecked(*a) };
+            let b = unsafe { self.tree.get_unchecked(*b) };
+            compare(a, b)
+        });
+
+        for id in children {
+            self.append_id(id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Sort children by `NodeRef`'s key in ascending order using a key extraction function.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use ego_tree::tree;
+    ///
+    /// let mut tree = tree!("1a" => { "2b", "4c", "3d" });
+    /// tree.root_mut().sort_by_key(|a| a.value().split_at(1).0.parse::<i32>().unwrap());
+    /// assert_eq!(
+    ///     vec!["2b", "3d", "4c"],
+    ///     tree.root()
+    ///         .children()
+    ///         .map(|n| *n.value())
+    ///         .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    /// );
+    ///
+    /// // Example for sort_by_id.
+    /// tree.root_mut().sort_by_key(|n| n.id());
+    /// assert_eq!(
+    ///     vec![&"2b", &"4c", &"3d"],
+    ///     tree.root()
+    ///         .children()
+    ///         .map(|n| n.value())
+    ///         .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    /// );
+    /// ```
+    pub fn sort_by_key<K, F>(&mut self, mut f: F)
+    where
+        F: FnMut(NodeRef<T>) -> K,
+        K: Ord,
+    {
+        self.sort_by(|a, b| f(a).cmp(&f(b)));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/sort.rs b/tests/sort.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e94e07f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sort.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use std::assert_eq;
+
+use ego_tree::tree;
+
+#[test]
+fn sort() {
+    let mut tree = tree!('a' => { 'd' => { 'e', 'f' }, 'c',  'b' });
+    tree.root_mut().sort();
+    assert_eq!(
+        vec![&'b', &'c', &'d'],
+        tree.root()
+            .children()
+            .map(|n| n.value())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        tree.to_string(),
+        tree!('a' => { 'b', 'c',  'd' => { 'e', 'f' } }).to_string()
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn sort_by() {
+    let mut tree = tree!('a' => { 'c', 'd', 'b' });
+    tree.root_mut().sort_by(|a, b| b.value().cmp(a.value()));
+    assert_eq!(
+        vec![&'d', &'c', &'b'],
+        tree.root()
+            .children()
+            .map(|n| n.value())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    );
+
+    let mut tree = tree!('a' => { 'c','d', 'e', 'b' });
+    tree.root_mut().sort_by(|a, b| b.value().cmp(a.value()));
+    assert_eq!(
+        vec![&'e', &'d', &'c', &'b'],
+        tree.root()
+            .children()
+            .map(|n| n.value())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn sort_by_key() {
+    let mut tree = tree!("1a" => { "2b", "4c", "3d" });
+    tree.root_mut()
+        .sort_by_key(|a| a.value().split_at(1).0.parse::<i32>().unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(
+        vec!["2b", "3d", "4c"],
+        tree.root()
+            .children()
+            .map(|n| *n.value())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn sort_id() {
+    let mut tree = tree!('a' => { 'd', 'c', 'b' });
+    tree.root_mut().sort();
+    assert_ne!(
+        vec![&'d', &'c', &'b'],
+        tree.root()
+            .children()
+            .map(|n| n.value())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    );
+    tree.root_mut().sort_by_key(|n| n.id());
+    assert_eq!(
+        vec![&'d', &'c', &'b'],
+        tree.root()
+            .children()
+            .map(|n| n.value())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn sort_by_id() {
+    let mut tree = tree!('a' => { 'd', 'b', 'c' });
+    tree.root_mut().sort_by(|a, b| b.id().cmp(&a.id()));
+    assert_eq!(
+        vec![&'c', &'b', &'d'],
+        tree.root()
+            .children()
+            .map(|n| n.value())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+    );
+}