diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/shell.go b/pkg/integration/components/shell.go
index 33b82fc58..5a3bbaa29 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/shell.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/shell.go
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ func NewShell(dir string, fail func(string)) *Shell {
 }
 
 func (self *Shell) RunCommand(args []string) *Shell {
-	output, err := self.runCommandWithOutput(args)
+	return self.RunCommandWithEnv(args, []string{})
+}
+
+func (self *Shell) RunCommandWithEnv(args []string, env []string) *Shell {
+	output, err := self.runCommandWithOutputAndEnv(args, env)
 	if err != nil {
 		self.fail(fmt.Sprintf("error running command: %v\n%s", args, output))
 	}
@@ -49,8 +53,12 @@ func (self *Shell) RunCommandExpectError(args []string) *Shell {
 }
 
 func (self *Shell) runCommandWithOutput(args []string) (string, error) {
+	return self.runCommandWithOutputAndEnv(args, []string{})
+}
+
+func (self *Shell) runCommandWithOutputAndEnv(args []string, env []string) (string, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
-	cmd.Env = os.Environ()
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), env...)
 	cmd.Dir = self.dir
 
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -164,6 +172,14 @@ func (self *Shell) EmptyCommitDaysAgo(message string, daysAgo int) *Shell {
 	return self.RunCommand([]string{"git", "commit", "--allow-empty", "--date", fmt.Sprintf("%d days ago", daysAgo), "-m", message})
 }
 
+func (self *Shell) EmptyCommitWithDate(message string, date string) *Shell {
+	env := []string{
+		"GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=" + date,
+		"GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=" + date,
+	}
+	return self.RunCommandWithEnv([]string{"git", "commit", "--allow-empty", "-m", message}, env)
+}
+
 func (self *Shell) Revert(ref string) *Shell {
 	return self.RunCommand([]string{"git", "revert", ref})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_remote_branches.go b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_remote_branches.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35e2f700a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/sort_remote_branches.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package branch
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+var SortRemoteBranches = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Sort remote branches alphabetically or by date",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
+	Skip:         false,
+	SetupConfig:  func(config *config.AppConfig) {},
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		shell.NewBranch("first")
+		shell.EmptyCommitWithDate("commit", "2023-04-07 10:00:00")
+		shell.NewBranch("second")
+		shell.EmptyCommitWithDate("commit", "2023-04-07 12:00:00")
+		shell.NewBranch("third")
+		shell.EmptyCommitWithDate("commit", "2023-04-07 11:00:00")
+		shell.CloneIntoRemote("origin")
+	},
+	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
+		t.Views().Remotes().
+			Focus().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("origin").IsSelected(),
+			).
+			PressEnter()
+
+		// sorted alphabetically by default
+		t.Views().RemoteBranches().
+			IsFocused().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("first").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("second"),
+				Contains("third"),
+			).
+			SelectNextItem() // to test that the selection jumps back to the first when sorting
+
+		t.Views().RemoteBranches().
+			Press(keys.Branches.SortOrder)
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().Menu().Title(Equals("Sort order")).
+			Select(Contains("-committerdate")).
+			Confirm()
+
+		t.Views().RemoteBranches().
+			IsFocused().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("second").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("third"),
+				Contains("first"),
+			)
+	},
+})
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
index 0aa61b463..9246aa82a 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	branch.ResetToUpstream,
 	branch.SetUpstream,
 	branch.ShowDivergenceFromUpstream,
+	branch.SortRemoteBranches,
 	branch.Suggestions,
 	branch.UnsetUpstream,
 	cherry_pick.CherryPick,