README.md |   6 ++++--
 nnn.1     |   3 +++
 src/nnn.c | 102 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97be09d52de5549e8f1e183497afac00e28d517b..5c8012ea21c968da62febcf6f7707934c3cdcd39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@   - Pin and visit a directory
 - Sorting
   - Directories always listed on top
   - Sort by file name, modification time, size
-  - Numeric order for numeric names (visit _/proc_)
+  - Numeric order for pure numeric names (visit _/proc_)
+  - Version sort
 - Search
   - Instant filtering with *search-as-you-type*
   - Regex and substring match
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@
 #### Cmdline options
 
 ```
-usage: nnn [-b key] [-C] [-e] [-i] [-l]
+usage: nnn [-b key] [-C] [-e] [-i] [-l] [-n]
            [-p file] [-S] [-v] [-h] [PATH]
 
 The missing terminal file manager for X.
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@  -C      disable directory color
  -e      use exiftool for media info
  -i      nav-as-you-type mode
  -l      light mode
+ -n      use version compare to sort
  -p file selection file (stdout if '-')
  -S      disk usage mode
  -v      show version
diff --git a/nnn.1 b/nnn.1
index da07f72f60222c7dbb41bdc409fc85d0f9c1841b..b81aa066719642f9b5f2da03dc766d062a23238b 100644
--- a/nnn.1
+++ b/nnn.1
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ .Pp
 .Fl l
         start in light mode (fewer details)
 .Pp
+.Fl n
+        use version compare to sort files
+.Pp
 .Fl "p file"
         copy (or \fIpick\fR) selection to file, or stdout if file='-'
 .Pp
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index c4b6e2848b8b3956b124036790dff40bac5c0984..60de801554282dbf35a15f0f219ec5cf4f9b533f 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -202,6 +202,18 @@ #define TOPBIT (1 << (WIDTH - 1))
 #define POLYNOMIAL 0xD8  /* 11011 followed by 0's */
 #define CRC8_TABLE_LEN 256
 
+/* Version compare macros */
+/* states: S_N: normal, S_I: comparing integral part, S_F: comparing
+           fractionnal parts, S_Z: idem but with leading Zeroes only */
+#define  S_N    0x0
+#define  S_I    0x3
+#define  S_F    0x6
+#define  S_Z    0x9
+
+/* result_type: VCMP: return diff; VLEN: compare using len_diff/diff */
+#define  VCMP    2
+#define  VLEN    3
+
 /* Volume info */
 #define FREE 0
 #define CAPACITY 1
@@ -1176,6 +1188,86 @@
 	return strcoll(s1, s2);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Version comparison
+ *
+ * The code for version compare is a modified version of the GLIBC
+ * and uClibc implementation of strverscmp(). The source is here:
+ * https://elixir.bootlin.com/uclibc-ng/latest/source/libc/string/strverscmp.c
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Compare S1 and S2 as strings holding indices/version numbers,
+ * returning less than, equal to or greater than zero if S1 is less than,
+ * equal to or greater than S2 (for more info, see the texinfo doc).
+ */
+static int xstrverscmp(const char * const s1, const char * const s2)
+{
+	static const uchar *p1;
+	static const uchar *p2;
+	static uchar c1, c2;
+	static int state, diff;
+
+	p1 = (const uchar *)s1;
+	p2 = (const uchar *)s2;
+
+	/* Symbol(s)    0       [1-9]   others
+	   Transition   (10) 0  (01) d  (00) x   */
+	static const uint8_t next_state[] =
+	{
+		/* state    x    d    0  */
+		/* S_N */  S_N, S_I, S_Z,
+		/* S_I */  S_N, S_I, S_I,
+		/* S_F */  S_N, S_F, S_F,
+		/* S_Z */  S_N, S_F, S_Z
+	};
+
+	static const int8_t result_type[] =
+	{
+		/* state   x/x  x/d  x/0  d/x  d/d  d/0  0/x  0/d  0/0  */
+
+		/* S_N */  VCMP, VCMP, VCMP, VCMP, VLEN, VCMP, VCMP, VCMP, VCMP,
+		/* S_I */  VCMP,   -1,   -1,   +1, VLEN, VLEN,   +1, VLEN, VLEN,
+		/* S_F */  VCMP, VCMP, VCMP, VCMP, VCMP, VCMP, VCMP, VCMP, VCMP,
+		/* S_Z */  VCMP,   +1,   +1,   -1, VCMP, VCMP,   -1, VCMP, VCMP
+	};
+
+	if (p1 == p2)
+		return 0;
+
+	c1 = *p1++;
+	c2 = *p2++;
+
+	/* Hint: '0' is a digit too.  */
+	state = S_N + ((c1 == '0') + (xisdigit(c1) != 0));
+
+	while ((diff = c1 - c2) == 0) {
+		if (c1 == '\0')
+			return diff;
+
+		state = next_state[state];
+		c1 = *p1++;
+		c2 = *p2++;
+		state += (c1 == '0') + (xisdigit(c1) != 0);
+	}
+
+	state = result_type[state * 3 + (((c2 == '0') + (xisdigit(c2) != 0)))];
+
+	switch (state) {
+	case VCMP:
+		return diff;
+	case VLEN:
+		while (xisdigit (*p1++))
+			if (!xisdigit (*p2++))
+				return 1;
+		return xisdigit (*p2) ? -1 : diff;
+	default:
+		return state;
+	}
+}
+
+static int (*cmpfn)(const char * const s1, const char * const s2) = &xstricmp;
+
 /* Return the integer value of a char representing HEX */
 static char xchartohex(char c)
 {
@@ -1251,7 +1343,7 @@ 		if (pb->blocks < pa->blocks)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
-	return xstricmp(pa->name, pb->name);
+	return cmpfn(pa->name, pb->name);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3863,7 +3955,7 @@
 static void usage(void)
 {
 	fprintf(stdout,
-		"usage: nnn [-b key] [-C] [-e] [-i] [-l]\n"
+		"usage: nnn [-b key] [-C] [-e] [-i] [-l] [-n]\n"
 		"           [-p file] [-S] [-v] [-h] [PATH]\n\n"
 		"The missing terminal file manager for X.\n\n"
 		"positional args:\n"
@@ -3874,6 +3966,7 @@ 		" -C      disable directory color\n"
 		" -e      use exiftool for media info\n"
 		" -i      nav-as-you-type mode\n"
 		" -l      light mode\n"
+		" -n      use version compare to sort\n"
 		" -p file selection file (stdout if '-')\n"
 		" -S      disk usage mode\n"
 		" -v      show version\n"
@@ -3887,7 +3980,7 @@ 	char cwd[PATH_MAX] __attribute__ ((aligned));
 	char *ipath = NULL;
 	int opt;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "Slib:Cep:vh")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "Slib:Cenp:vh")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'S':
 			cfg.blkorder = 1;
@@ -3909,6 +4002,9 @@ 			cfg.showcolor = 0;
 			break;
 		case 'e':
 			cfg.metaviewer = EXIFTOOL;
+			break;
+		case 'n':
+			cmpfn = &xstrverscmp;
 			break;
 		case 'p':
 			cfg.picker = 1;