diff --git a/samples/react-accordion/README.md b/samples/react-accordion/README.md
index f6b228569..0e053a83c 100644
--- a/samples/react-accordion/README.md
+++ b/samples/react-accordion/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Version|Date|Comments
 2.0|January 19, 2020|Upgrade to SPFx 1.10
 2.1|June 22, 2020|Added pagination (Abhishek Garg)
 2.2|October 1, 2020 | Added new Pagination Configuration (@beau__cameron)
+2.3|September 30, 2021 | Added sorting (@fthorild)
 
 ## Disclaimer
 **THIS CODE IS PROVIDED *AS IS* WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.**
diff --git a/samples/react-accordion/config/package-solution.json b/samples/react-accordion/config/package-solution.json
index ddd6bd5d2..0a7d77f56 100644
--- a/samples/react-accordion/config/package-solution.json
+++ b/samples/react-accordion/config/package-solution.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "solution": {
     "name": "react-accordion-client-side-solution",
     "id": "6d6cf05b-cfe5-4d12-af19-19ec3aedcaf9",
-    "version": "2.2.0.0",
+    "version": "2.3.0.0",
     "includeClientSideAssets": true,
     "isDomainIsolated": false
   },
diff --git a/samples/react-accordion/package.json b/samples/react-accordion/package.json
index 76516d2ab..0e83987dc 100644
--- a/samples/react-accordion/package.json
+++ b/samples/react-accordion/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-accordion",
-  "version": "2.2.0",
+  "version": "2.3.0",
   "private": true,
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/ReactAccordionWebPart.manifest.json b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/ReactAccordionWebPart.manifest.json
index 6b4ff4c31..1b5b6271d 100644
--- a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/ReactAccordionWebPart.manifest.json
+++ b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/ReactAccordionWebPart.manifest.json
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@
       "properties": {
         "description": "SPFx webpart which shows SharePoint list data in Accordion format",
         "listName": "FAQ",
-        "totalItems":20,
+        "totalItems": 20,
         "maxItemsPerPage": 5,
-        "allowPaging":true
+        "allowPaging": true,
+        "customSortField": "",
+        "sortById": false,
+        "sortByModified": false
       }
     }
   ]
-}
+}
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diff --git a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/ReactAccordionWebPart.ts b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/ReactAccordionWebPart.ts
index d09b9db31..5ae8a70bf 100644
--- a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/ReactAccordionWebPart.ts
+++ b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/ReactAccordionWebPart.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import * as ReactDom from 'react-dom';
 import { Version, DisplayMode } from '@microsoft/sp-core-library';
 import { BaseClientSideWebPart } from "@microsoft/sp-webpart-base";
-import { IPropertyPaneConfiguration, PropertyPaneSlider, PropertyPaneTextField,PropertyPaneToggle } from "@microsoft/sp-property-pane";
+import { IPropertyPaneConfiguration, PropertyPaneSlider, PropertyPaneTextField, PropertyPaneToggle } from "@microsoft/sp-property-pane";
 
 import * as strings from 'ReactAccordionWebPartStrings';
 import ReactAccordion from './components/ReactAccordion';
@@ -13,16 +13,19 @@ export interface IReactAccordionWebPartProps {
   choice: string;
   title: string;
   displayMode: DisplayMode;
-  totalItems:number;
+  totalItems: number;
   maxItemsPerPage: number;
-  enablePaging:boolean;
+  enablePaging: boolean;
+  customSortField: string;
+  sortById: boolean;
+  sortByModified: boolean;
   updateProperty: (value: string) => void;
 }
 
 export default class ReactAccordionWebPart extends BaseClientSideWebPart<IReactAccordionWebPartProps> {
 
   public render(): void {
-    
+
     const element: React.ReactElement<IReactAccordionProps> = React.createElement(
       ReactAccordion,
       {
@@ -31,9 +34,12 @@ export default class ReactAccordionWebPart extends BaseClientSideWebPart<IReactA
         siteUrl: this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl,
         title: this.properties.title,
         displayMode: this.displayMode,
-        totalItems:this.properties.totalItems,
+        totalItems: this.properties.totalItems,
         maxItemsPerPage: this.properties.maxItemsPerPage,
-        enablePaging:this.properties.enablePaging,
+        enablePaging: this.properties.enablePaging,
+        customSortField: this.properties.customSortField,
+        sortById: this.properties.sortById,
+        sortByModified: this.properties.sortByModified,
         updateProperty: (value: string) => {
           this.properties.title = value;
         }
@@ -53,10 +59,10 @@ export default class ReactAccordionWebPart extends BaseClientSideWebPart<IReactA
 
   protected getPropertyPaneConfiguration(): IPropertyPaneConfiguration {
     //set maxitems to top
-    if(!this.properties.enablePaging){
+    if (!this.properties.enablePaging) {
       this.properties.maxItemsPerPage = this.properties.totalItems;
     }
-    
+
     return {
       pages: [
         {
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ export default class ReactAccordionWebPart extends BaseClientSideWebPart<IReactA
                   label: strings.EnablePagingLabel
                 }),
                 PropertyPaneSlider('maxItemsPerPage', {
-                  disabled:!this.properties.enablePaging,
+                  disabled: !this.properties.enablePaging,
                   label: strings.MaxItemsPerPageLabel,
                   ariaLabel: strings.MaxItemsPerPageLabel,
                   min: 3,
@@ -91,6 +97,14 @@ export default class ReactAccordionWebPart extends BaseClientSideWebPart<IReactA
                   value: 5,
                   showValue: true,
                   step: 1
+                }),
+                PropertyPaneTextField('customSortField', {
+                  label: strings.CustomSortOrder
+                }),
+                PropertyPaneToggle('sortById', {
+                  label: strings.SortById
+                }),PropertyPaneToggle('sortByModified', {
+                  label: strings.SortByModified
                 })
               ]
             }
diff --git a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/IReactAccordionProps.ts b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/IReactAccordionProps.ts
index 1f7a1c1c7..8834ea457 100644
--- a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/IReactAccordionProps.ts
+++ b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/IReactAccordionProps.ts
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ export interface IReactAccordionProps {
   maxItemsPerPage: number;
   enablePaging:boolean;
   totalItems:number;
+  customSortField:string;
+  sortById:boolean;
+  sortByModified:boolean;
   updateProperty: (value: string) => void;
-}
+}
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diff --git a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/IReactAccordionState.ts b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/IReactAccordionState.ts
index be770bfa3..7984ba67b 100644
--- a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/IReactAccordionState.ts
+++ b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/IReactAccordionState.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ export interface IReactAccordionState {
   listItems: IAccordionListItem[];
   isLoading: boolean;
   loaderMessage: string;
-}
+  error: string;
+}
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diff --git a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/ReactAccordion.tsx b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/ReactAccordion.tsx
index 8e0dd64f8..4f4baa5aa 100644
--- a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/ReactAccordion.tsx
+++ b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/components/ReactAccordion.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ export default class ReactAccordion extends React.Component<IReactAccordionProps
       items: [],
       listItems: [],
       isLoading: false,
-      loaderMessage: ''
+      loaderMessage: '',
+      error: ''
     };
 
     if (!this.listNotConfigured(this.props)) {
@@ -73,8 +74,24 @@ export default class ReactAccordion extends React.Component<IReactAccordionProps
   }
 
   private readItems(): void {
-    
-    let restAPI = this.props.siteUrl + `/_api/web/Lists/GetByTitle('${this.props.listName}')/items?$select=Title,Description&$top=${this.props.totalItems}`;
+
+    const orders = [];
+    if (this.props.customSortField) {
+      orders.push(this.props.customSortField);
+    }
+    if (this.props.sortById) {
+      orders.push('ID');
+    }
+    if (this.props.sortByModified) {
+      orders.push('Modified');
+    }
+
+    const selects = `select=Title,Description${this.props.customSortField ? `,${this.props.customSortField}` : ''}`;
+
+    const restAPI = this.props.siteUrl + `/_api/web/Lists/GetByTitle('${this.props.listName}')/items?` +
+      `$${selects}` +
+      `${orders.length > 0 ? '&$orderby=' + orders.join(',') : ''}` +
+      `&$top=${this.props.totalItems}`;
 
     this.props.spHttpClient.get(restAPI, SPHttpClient.configurations.v1, {
       headers: {
@@ -86,6 +103,11 @@ export default class ReactAccordion extends React.Component<IReactAccordionProps
         return response.json();
       })
       .then((response: { value: IAccordionListItem[] }): void => {
+        if (!response.value) {
+          this.setState({
+            error: `No items were found, check the list Title and/or custom sort order field internal name`
+          });
+        }
 
         let listItemsCollection = [...response.value];
 
@@ -95,14 +117,16 @@ export default class ReactAccordion extends React.Component<IReactAccordionProps
           items: response.value,
           listItems: response.value,
           isLoading: false,
-          loaderMessage: ""
+          loaderMessage: '',
+          error: ''
         });
       }, (error: any): void => {
         this.setState({
           status: 'Loading all items failed with error: ' + error,
           pagedItems: [],
           isLoading: false,
-          loaderMessage: ""
+          loaderMessage: "",
+          error: `Loading failed. Validate that you have entered a valid List Title and/or internal field name for the custom sort order ${error}`
         });
       });
 
@@ -110,6 +134,7 @@ export default class ReactAccordion extends React.Component<IReactAccordionProps
 
   public render(): React.ReactElement<IReactAccordionProps> {
     let displayLoader;
+    let errorMessage;
     let faqTitle;
     let { items } = this.state;
     let pageCountDivisor: number = this.props.maxItemsPerPage;
@@ -149,7 +174,7 @@ export default class ReactAccordion extends React.Component<IReactAccordionProps
       displayLoader = (null);
     }
 
-    if(this.props.enablePaging){
+    if (this.props.enablePaging) {
       if (items.length > 0) {
         pageCount = Math.ceil(items.length / pageCountDivisor);
       }
@@ -157,6 +182,11 @@ export default class ReactAccordion extends React.Component<IReactAccordionProps
         pageButtons.push(<PrimaryButton onClick={() => { _pagedButtonClick(i + 1, items); }}> {i + 1} </PrimaryButton>);
       }
     }
+
+    if (this.state.error) {
+      errorMessage = <div>{this.state.error}</div>;
+    }
+
     return (
       <div className={styles.reactAccordion}>
         <div className={styles.container}>
@@ -175,7 +205,7 @@ export default class ReactAccordion extends React.Component<IReactAccordionProps
           <div className={`ms-Grid-row`}>
             <div className='ms-Grid-col ms-u-lg12'>
               {this.state.status}
-              <Accordion accordion={false}>
+              <Accordion>
                 {pagedItems}
               </Accordion>
             </div>
@@ -186,7 +216,8 @@ export default class ReactAccordion extends React.Component<IReactAccordionProps
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
+        {errorMessage}
       </div>
     );
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/loc/en-us.js b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/loc/en-us.js
index 4cbfbd5d0..891042685 100644
--- a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/loc/en-us.js
+++ b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/loc/en-us.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ define([], function () {
     "ListNameLabel": "List Name",
     "MaxItemsPerPageLabel": "Max number of items per page",
     "EnablePagingLabel":"Enable Paging",
-    "TotalItemsLabel":"Maximum items to retrieve"
+    "TotalItemsLabel":"Maximum items to retrieve",
+    "CustomSortOrder":"Custom sort order",
+    "SortById":"Sort by ID",
+    "SortByModified":"Sort by modified date"
   }
 });
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diff --git a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/loc/mystrings.d.ts b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/loc/mystrings.d.ts
index 80a9c5496..a583d6818 100644
--- a/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/loc/mystrings.d.ts
+++ b/samples/react-accordion/src/webparts/reactAccordion/loc/mystrings.d.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ declare interface IReactAccordionWebPartStrings {
   MaxItemsPerPageLabel: string;
   EnablePagingLabel: string;
   TotalItemsLabel:string;
+  CustomSortOrder:string;
+  SortById:string;
+  SortByModified:string;
 }
 
 declare module 'ReactAccordionWebPartStrings' {