diff --git a/syncclient/client.py b/syncclient/client.py
index c01cb84..98eb1db 100644
--- a/syncclient/client.py
+++ b/syncclient/client.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ def get_records(self, collection, full=True, ids=None, newer=None,
             sorts the output:
             "newest" - orders by last-modified time, largest first
             "index" - orders by the sortindex, highest weight first
+            "oldest" - orders by last-modified time, oldest first
         """
         params = kwargs.pop('params', {})
         if full:
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ def get_records(self, collection, full=True, ids=None, newer=None,
             params['limit'] = limit
         if offset is not None:
             params['offset'] = offset
-        if sort is not None and sort in ('newest', 'index'):
+        if sort is not None and sort in ('newest', 'index', 'oldest'):
             params['sort'] = sort
 
         return self._request('get', '/storage/%s' % collection.lower(),
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 2ee77ef..74c462d 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ def test_get_records_handles_sort_by_newest(self):
             'get', '/storage/mycollection',
             params={'sort': 'newest', 'full': True})
 
+    def test_get_records_handles_sort_by_oldest(self):
+        self.client.get_records('mycollection', sort='oldest')
+        self.client._request.assert_called_with(
+            'get', '/storage/mycollection',
+            params={'sort': 'oldest', 'full': True})
+
     def test_get_records_handles_sort_by_index(self):
         self.client.get_records('mycollection', sort='index')
         self.client._request.assert_called_with(