diff --git a/plugin/minibufexpl.vim b/plugin/minibufexpl.vim
index e2b3348..bfd7ce5 100644
--- a/plugin/minibufexpl.vim
+++ b/plugin/minibufexpl.vim
@@ -1544,6 +1544,8 @@ function! <SID>BuildBufferList(curBufNum)
 
     if t:miniBufExplSortBy == "name"
         call sort(l:tabList, "<SID>NameCmp")
+    elseif t:miniBufExplSortBy == "number"
+        call sort(l:tabList, "<SID>NumberCmp")
     elseif t:miniBufExplSortBy == "mru"
         call sort(l:tabList, "<SID>MRUCmp")
     endif
@@ -1976,6 +1978,21 @@ function! <SID>UpdateBufferStateDict(bufNum,deleted)
     call <SID>DEBUG('Leaving UpdateBufferStateDict()',10)
 endfunction
 
+" }}}
+" NumberCmp - compares tabs based on filename {{{
+"
+function! <SID>NumberCmp(tab1, tab2)
+  let l:name1 = str2nr(matchstr(a:tab1, '[0-9]\+'))
+  let l:name2 = str2nr(matchstr(a:tab2, '[0-9]\+'))
+  if l:name1 < l:name2
+    return -1
+  elseif l:name1 > l:name2
+    return 1
+  else
+    return 0
+  endif
+endfunction
+
 " }}}
 " NameCmp - compares tabs based on filename {{{
 "