diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/gfunc.js b/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/gfunc.js
index 234486a3e1e..cc4cdf01bb7 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/gfunc.js
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/gfunc.js
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ function (_, $) {
 
   addFuncDef({
     name: 'sortByName',
-    category: categories.Special
+    category: categories.Special,
+    params: [{ name: "natural", type: "select", options: ["true", "false"] }],
+    defaultParams: ["false"]
   });
 
   addFuncDef({