diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 1aaf6bf45..24e3b9a0f 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ class Settings(object):
     self.gerrit_skip_ensure_authenticated = None
     self.git_editor = None
     self.format_full_by_default = None
+    self.is_status_commit_order_by_date = None
 
   def _LazyUpdateIfNeeded(self):
     """Updates the settings from a codereview.settings file, if available."""
@@ -831,6 +832,13 @@ class Settings(object):
       self.format_full_by_default = (result == 'true')
     return self.format_full_by_default
 
+  def IsStatusCommitOrderByDate(self):
+    if self.is_status_commit_order_by_date is None:
+      result = (RunGit(['config', '--bool', 'cl.date-order'],
+                       error_ok=True).strip())
+      self.is_status_commit_order_by_date = (result == 'true')
+    return self.is_status_commit_order_by_date
+
   def _GetConfig(self, key, default=''):
     self._LazyUpdateIfNeeded()
     return scm.GIT.GetConfig(self.GetRoot(), key, default)
@@ -3697,7 +3705,8 @@ def CMDstatus(parser, args):
   branch_statuses = {}
 
   alignment = max(5, max(len(FormatBranchName(c.GetBranch())) for c in changes))
-  if options.date_order:
+
+  if options.date_order or settings.IsStatusCommitOrderByDate():
     sorted_changes = sorted(changes,
                             key=lambda c: c.GetCommitDate(),
                             reverse=True)
diff --git a/tests/git_cl_test.py b/tests/git_cl_test.py
index 0c972c995..7741591bd 100755
--- a/tests/git_cl_test.py
+++ b/tests/git_cl_test.py
@@ -4201,6 +4201,7 @@ class CMDStatusTestCase(CMDTestCaseBase):
   @mock.patch('git_cl.RunGit', _mock_run_git)
   @mock.patch('git_cl.get_cl_statuses', _mock_get_cl_statuses)
   @mock.patch('git_cl.Settings.GetRoot', return_value='')
+  @mock.patch('git_cl.Settings.IsStatusCommitOrderByDate', return_value=False)
   @mock.patch('scm.GIT.GetBranch', return_value='a')
   def testStatus(self, *_mocks):
     self.assertEqual(0, git_cl.main(['status', '--no-branch-color']))
@@ -4224,6 +4225,7 @@ class CMDStatusTestCase(CMDTestCaseBase):
   @mock.patch('git_cl.RunGit', _mock_run_git)
   @mock.patch('git_cl.get_cl_statuses', _mock_get_cl_statuses)
   @mock.patch('git_cl.Settings.GetRoot', return_value='')
+  @mock.patch('git_cl.Settings.IsStatusCommitOrderByDate', return_value=False)
   @mock.patch('scm.GIT.GetBranch', return_value='a')
   def testStatusByDate(self, *_mocks):
     self.assertEqual(
@@ -4242,6 +4244,30 @@ class CMDStatusTestCase(CMDTestCaseBase):
         'Issue description:\n'
         'x\n')
 
+  @mock.patch('git_cl.Changelist.EnsureAuthenticated')
+  @mock.patch('git_cl.Changelist.FetchDescription', lambda cl, pretty: 'x')
+  @mock.patch('git_cl.Changelist.GetIssue', lambda cl: cl.issue)
+  @mock.patch('git_cl.RunGit', _mock_run_git)
+  @mock.patch('git_cl.get_cl_statuses', _mock_get_cl_statuses)
+  @mock.patch('git_cl.Settings.GetRoot', return_value='')
+  @mock.patch('git_cl.Settings.IsStatusCommitOrderByDate', return_value=True)
+  @mock.patch('scm.GIT.GetBranch', return_value='a')
+  def testStatusByDate(self, *_mocks):
+    self.assertEqual(
+        0, git_cl.main(['status', '--no-branch-color']))
+    self.maxDiff = None
+    self.assertEqual(
+        sys.stdout.getvalue(), 'Branches associated with reviews:\n'
+        '      f : https://crrev.com/c/106 (open)\n'
+        '      e : https://crrev.com/c/105 (open)\n'
+        '      d : https://crrev.com/c/104 (open)\n'
+        '      c : https://crrev.com/c/103 (open)\n'
+        '      b : https://crrev.com/c/102 (open)\n'
+        '    * a : https://crrev.com/c/101 (open)\n\n'
+        'Current branch: a\n'
+        'Issue number: 101 (https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/101)\n'
+        'Issue description:\n'
+        'x\n')
 
 class CMDOwnersTestCase(CMDTestCaseBase):
   def setUp(self):