diff --git a/backend/src/deals/deals.controller.ts b/backend/src/deals/deals.controller.ts
index d2b0a97..f20ee93 100644
--- a/backend/src/deals/deals.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/deals/deals.controller.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Controller, Get, Param, Query, HttpException } from "@nestjs/common";
-import { DealsService } from "./deals.service";
+import { DealsService, SortField, SortDirection } from "./deals.service";
 import { Deal } from "./interfaces/deal.interface";
 
 @Controller("deals")
@@ -12,14 +12,24 @@ export class DealsController {
         @Query("limit") limit = 1,
         @Query("category") category: string,
         @Query("query") query: string,
+        @Query("sort_field") sortField: SortField,
+        @Query("sort_direction") sortDirection: SortDirection,
     ): Promise<Deal[]> {
+        // Category is always needed
         if (!category) {
             throw new HttpException("Category must be defined", 500);
         }
         if (query) {
-            return this.dealService.searchItems(category, Number(start), Number(limit), query);
+            return this.dealService.searchItems(
+                category,
+                Number(start),
+                Number(limit),
+                query,
+                sortField,
+                sortDirection,
+            );
         } else {
-            return this.dealService.findAll(category, Number(start), Number(limit));
+            return this.dealService.findAll(category, Number(start), Number(limit), sortField, sortDirection);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/deals/deals.service.ts b/backend/src/deals/deals.service.ts
index abc98da..cfaf6d8 100644
--- a/backend/src/deals/deals.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/deals/deals.service.ts
@@ -7,21 +7,95 @@ import { Deal } from "./interfaces/deal.interface";
 export class DealsService {
     constructor(@InjectModel("Deal") private readonly dealModel: Model<Deal>) {}
 
-    async findAll(category: string, start: number, limit: number): Promise<Deal[]> {
+    /**
+     * Get items by category
+     * @param category
+     * @param start amount of items to skip
+     * @param limit amount of items to return
+     * @param sortField
+     * @param sortDirection
+     */
+    async findAll(
+        category: string,
+        start: number,
+        limit: number,
+        sortField: SortField,
+        sortDirection: SortDirection,
+    ): Promise<Deal[]> {
         const deals = await this.dealModel
             .find({ category })
             .skip(start)
             .limit(limit)
+            .sort(this.getSortingObject(sortField, sortDirection))
             .exec();
         return deals;
     }
 
-    async searchItems(category: string, start: number, limit: number, query: string): Promise<Deal[]> {
+    /**
+     * Uses the text index to search items by category
+     * @param category
+     * @param start amount of items to skip
+     * @param limit amount of items to return
+     * @param query search string
+     * @param sortField
+     * @param sortDirection
+     */
+    async searchItems(
+        category: string,
+        start: number,
+        limit: number,
+        query: string,
+        sortField: SortField,
+        sortDirection: SortDirection,
+    ): Promise<Deal[]> {
         const deals = await this.dealModel
             .find({ $text: { $search: query }, category })
             .skip(start)
             .limit(limit)
+            .sort(this.getSortingObject(sortField, sortDirection))
             .exec();
         return deals;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Construct the object which is passed into the sort function
+     * This is needed to easily make the default available
+     * @param sortField
+     * @param sortDirection
+     */
+    getSortingObject(sortField: SortField, sortDirection: SortDirection) {
+        switch (sortField) {
+            case SortField.date:
+                return { date: this.getSortingDirectionNumber(sortDirection) };
+            case SortField.name:
+                return { name: this.getSortingDirectionNumber(sortDirection) };
+            case SortField.percent:
+                return { percent: this.getSortingDirectionNumber(sortDirection) };
+            case SortField.price:
+                return { priceNew: this.getSortingDirectionNumber(sortDirection) };
+            default:
+                return {};
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Mongo needs a "1" for ascending sorting and "-1" for descending
+     * Since this can be mixed up easily this is abstracted to the enum
+     * @param sortDirection
+     */
+    getSortingDirectionNumber(sortDirection: SortDirection): number {
+        return sortDirection === SortDirection.asc ? 1 : -1;
+    }
+}
+
+export enum SortField {
+    price = "price",
+    percent = "percent",
+    name = "name",
+    date = "date",
+}
+
+export enum SortDirection {
+    asc = "asc",
+    desc = "desc",
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/deals/interfaces/deal.interface.ts b/backend/src/deals/interfaces/deal.interface.ts
index 168431a..f25dfcf 100644
--- a/backend/src/deals/interfaces/deal.interface.ts
+++ b/backend/src/deals/interfaces/deal.interface.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import { Document } from "mongoose";
 
 export interface Deal extends Document {
     readonly name: string;
-    readonly category: string;
-    readonly date: string;
-    readonly percent: string;
+    readonly category: number;
+    readonly date: Date;
+    readonly percent: number;
     readonly link: string;
-    readonly priceNew: string;
-    readonly priceOld: string;
+    readonly priceNew: number;
+    readonly priceOld: number;
     readonly seller: string;
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/deals/schemas/deal.schema.ts b/backend/src/deals/schemas/deal.schema.ts
index 5e1d949..c252f91 100644
--- a/backend/src/deals/schemas/deal.schema.ts
+++ b/backend/src/deals/schemas/deal.schema.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import * as mongoose from "mongoose";
 export const DealSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
     {
         name: String,
-        category: String,
-        date: String,
-        percent: String,
+        category: Number,
+        date: Date,
+        percent: Number,
         link: String,
-        priceNew: String,
-        priceOld: String,
+        priceNew: Number,
+        priceOld: Number,
         seller: String,
     },
     { collection: "items" },