diff --git a/docs/extension-settings.md b/docs/extension-settings.md
index 8d7e1623..d28dcc60 100644
--- a/docs/extension-settings.md
+++ b/docs/extension-settings.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ If true, a space is inserted to the left of an opening function declaration pare
 ### `brightscript.format.insertSpaceBetweenEmptyCurlyBraces`
 
 if true, empty curly braces will contain exactly 1 whitespace char (i.e. `{ }`). If false, there will be zero whitespace chars between empty curly braces (i.e. `{}`)
+### `brightscript.format.sortImports`
+if true, import statements will be sorted alphabetically.
 ### `brightscript.output.includeStackTraces`
 If set to true, will print stack trace or breakpoint info in the log output. Set to false to avoid noisy logs - you'll still get the traces in the debug console, in any case
 ### `brightscript.output.focusOnLaunch`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cec5dd78..001200bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1787,6 +1787,12 @@
                             "original"
                         ],
                         "scope": "resource"
+                    },
+                    "brightscript.format.sortImports": {
+                        "type": "boolean",
+                        "default": false,
+                        "description": "Sort import statements alphabetically",
+                        "scope": "resource"
                     }
                 }
             },