diff --git a/client-app/src/desktop/AppModel.ts b/client-app/src/desktop/AppModel.ts
index c6f3add49..50beb22d8 100755
--- a/client-app/src/desktop/AppModel.ts
+++ b/client-app/src/desktop/AppModel.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ export class AppModel extends BaseAppModel {
                             {name: 'rest', path: '/rest'},
                             {name: 'inlineEditing', path: '/inlineEditing'},
                             {name: 'columnFiltering', path: '/columnFiltering'},
+                            {name: 'externalSort', path: '/externalSort'},
                             {name: 'zoneGrid', path: '/zoneGrid'},
                             {name: 'dataview', path: '/dataview'},
                             {name: 'agGrid', path: '/agGrid'}
diff --git a/client-app/src/desktop/tabs/grids/ExternalSortGridPanel.tsx b/client-app/src/desktop/tabs/grids/ExternalSortGridPanel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e9e626d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client-app/src/desktop/tabs/grids/ExternalSortGridPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import {creates, hoistCmp} from '@xh/hoist/core';
+import {hframe, filler, span} from '@xh/hoist/cmp/layout';
+import {grid, gridCountLabel} from '@xh/hoist/cmp/grid';
+import {storeFilterField} from '@xh/hoist/cmp/store';
+import {colChooserButton, exportButton, refreshButton} from '@xh/hoist/desktop/cmp/button';
+import {select} from '@xh/hoist/desktop/cmp/input';
+import {panel} from '@xh/hoist/desktop/cmp/panel';
+import {toolbar, toolbarSep} from '@xh/hoist/desktop/cmp/toolbar';
+import {Icon} from '@xh/hoist/icon';
+import {ExternalSortGridPanelModel} from './ExternalSortGridPanelModel';
+import {wrapper} from '../../common';
+import {gridOptionsPanel} from '../../common/grid/options/GridOptionsPanel';
+
+export const externalSortGridPanel = hoistCmp.factory({
+    model: creates(ExternalSortGridPanelModel),
+    render() {
+        return wrapper({
+            description: [
+                <p>
+                    Grids can optionally manage their sort externally. In the below example, we
+                    react to
+                    <code>GridModel.sortBy</code> to offload sorting to external logic. Sorted rows
+                    can be limited after sorting, facilitating showing a subset of large datasets.
+                </p>,
+                <p>This pattern could be used to similarly offload sorting to the server.</p>
+            ],
+            item: panel({
+                title: 'Grids › External Sort',
+                icon: Icon.gridPanel(),
+                className: 'tb-grid-wrapper-panel tb-external-sort-panel',
+                mask: 'onLoad',
+                tbar: tbar(),
+                item: hframe(grid(), gridOptionsPanel())
+            })
+        });
+    }
+});
+
+const tbar = hoistCmp.factory<ExternalSortGridPanelModel>(() => {
+    return toolbar(
+        refreshButton(),
+        toolbarSep(),
+        span('Max rows:'),
+        select({
+            bind: 'maxRows',
+            options: [
+                {value: null, label: 'None'},
+                {value: 50, label: '50'},
+                {value: 100, label: '100'},
+                {value: 500, label: '500'}
+            ],
+            width: 100,
+            enableFilter: false
+        }),
+        filler(),
+        gridCountLabel({unit: 'companies'}),
+        storeFilterField(),
+        colChooserButton(),
+        exportButton()
+    );
+});
diff --git a/client-app/src/desktop/tabs/grids/ExternalSortGridPanelModel.ts b/client-app/src/desktop/tabs/grids/ExternalSortGridPanelModel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e955bd220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client-app/src/desktop/tabs/grids/ExternalSortGridPanelModel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import {XH, HoistModel, managed, LoadSpec, PlainObject} from '@xh/hoist/core';
+import {bindable, makeObservable} from '@xh/hoist/mobx';
+import {GridModel, localDateCol, ExcelFormat} from '@xh/hoist/cmp/grid';
+import {fmtNumberTooltip, millionsRenderer, numberRenderer} from '@xh/hoist/format';
+
+export class ExternalSortGridPanelModel extends HoistModel {
+    @managed gridModel: GridModel;
+    @bindable.ref trades: PlainObject[];
+    @bindable maxRows: number = null;
+
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        makeObservable(this);
+
+        this.gridModel = this.createGridModel();
+
+        this.addReaction({
+            track: () => [this.trades, this.maxRows, this.gridModel.sortBy],
+            run: () => this.sortAndLoadGridAsync()
+        });
+    }
+
+    override async doLoadAsync(loadSpec: LoadSpec) {
+        const {trades} = await XH.fetchJson({url: 'trade'});
+        this.trades = trades;
+    }
+
+    //------------------------
+    // Implementation
+    //------------------------
+    createGridModel(): GridModel {
+        return new GridModel({
+            externalSort: true,
+            sortBy: 'profit_loss|desc|abs',
+            emptyText: 'No records found...',
+            colChooserModel: true,
+            enableExport: true,
+            exportOptions: {
+                columns: ['id', 'company', 'VISIBLE'],
+                filename: 'hoist-sample-export'
+            },
+            columns: [
+                {
+                    field: 'id',
+                    hidden: true
+                },
+                {
+                    field: 'company',
+                    flex: 1,
+                    minWidth: 200,
+                    headerName: ({gridModel}) => {
+                        let ret = 'Company';
+                        if (gridModel.selectedRecord) {
+                            ret += ` (${gridModel.selectedRecord.data.company})`;
+                        }
+
+                        return ret;
+                    },
+                    exportName: 'Company',
+                    headerTooltip: 'Select a company & continue'
+                },
+                {
+                    field: 'city',
+                    minWidth: 150,
+                    maxWidth: 200,
+                    tooltip: (val, {record}) => `${record.data.company} is located in ${val}`,
+                    cellClass: val => {
+                        return val === 'New York' ? 'xh-text-color-accent' : '';
+                    }
+                },
+                {
+                    field: 'trade_volume',
+                    width: 150,
+                    tooltip: val => fmtNumberTooltip(val),
+                    renderer: millionsRenderer({
+                        precision: 1,
+                        label: true
+                    }),
+                    excelFormat: ExcelFormat.NUM_DELIMITED,
+                    chooserDescription: 'Daily Volume of Shares (Estimated, avg. YTD)'
+                },
+                {
+                    field: 'profit_loss',
+                    width: 150,
+                    absSort: true,
+                    tooltip: val => fmtNumberTooltip(val, {ledger: true}),
+                    renderer: numberRenderer({
+                        precision: 0,
+                        ledger: true,
+                        colorSpec: true
+                    }),
+                    excelFormat: ExcelFormat.LEDGER_COLOR,
+                    chooserDescription: 'Annual Profit & Loss YTD (EBITDA)'
+                },
+                {
+                    field: 'trade_date',
+                    ...localDateCol,
+                    width: 150,
+                    chooserDescription: 'Date of last trade (including related derivatives)'
+                }
+            ]
+        });
+    }
+
+    async sortAndLoadGridAsync(): Promise<void> {
+        const {trades, maxRows, gridModel} = this,
+            {sortBy} = gridModel;
+
+        let data = [...trades];
+
+        // Sort according to GridModel.sortBy[]
+        sortBy.forEach(it => {
+            const compFn = it.comparator.bind(it),
+                direction = it.sort === 'desc' ? -1 : 1;
+
+            data.sort((a, b) => compFn(a[it.colId], b[it.colId]) * direction);
+        });
+
+        // Limit sorted rows by maxRows
+        if (maxRows) {
+            data = data.slice(0, maxRows);
+        }
+
+        gridModel.loadData(data);
+        await gridModel.preSelectFirstAsync();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client-app/src/desktop/tabs/grids/GridsTab.ts b/client-app/src/desktop/tabs/grids/GridsTab.ts
index 13060a769..68c1e9e82 100644
--- a/client-app/src/desktop/tabs/grids/GridsTab.ts
+++ b/client-app/src/desktop/tabs/grids/GridsTab.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {hoistCmp} from '@xh/hoist/core';
 import {tabContainer} from '@xh/hoist/cmp/tab';
 import {standardGridPanel} from './StandardGridPanel';
+import {externalSortGridPanel} from './ExternalSortGridPanel';
 import {columnGroupsGridPanel} from './ColumnGroupsGridPanel';
 import {restGridPanel} from './RestGridPanel';
 import {dataViewPanel} from './DataViewPanel';
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export const gridsTab = hoistCmp.factory(() =>
                     content: treeGridWithCheckboxPanel
                 },
                 {id: 'groupedCols', title: 'Grouped Columns', content: columnGroupsGridPanel},
+                {id: 'externalSort', content: externalSortGridPanel},
                 {id: 'rest', title: 'REST Editor', content: restGridPanel},
                 {id: 'agGrid', title: 'ag-Grid Wrapper', content: agGridView}
             ],