diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 84c651c5f..f4e4c145c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 * 2.12.0 (2019-XX-XX)
 
+ * added the spaceship operator ("<=>"), useful when using an arrow function in the "sort" filter
+ * added support for an "arrow" function on the "sort" filter
  * added the CssInliner extension in the "extra" repositories: "inline_css"
    filter
  * added the Inky extension  in the "extra" repositories: "inky" filter
diff --git a/doc/filters/sort.rst b/doc/filters/sort.rst
index f7c0329fe..bf3aab09f 100644
--- a/doc/filters/sort.rst
+++ b/doc/filters/sort.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ``sort``
 ========
 
+.. versionadded:: 2.12
+    The ``arrow`` argument was added in Twig 2.12.
+
 The ``sort`` filter sorts an array:
 
 .. code-block:: twig
@@ -15,4 +18,28 @@ The ``sort`` filter sorts an array:
     association. It supports Traversable objects by transforming
     those to arrays.
 
+You can pass an arrow function to sort the array:
+
+.. code-block:: twig
+
+    {% set list = [
+        { name: 'Apples', quantity: 5 },
+        { name: 'Oranges', quantity: 2 },
+        { name: 'Grapes', quantity: 4 },
+    ] %}
+
+    {% for fruit in fruits|sort((a, b) => a.quantity <=> b.quantity)|column('name') %}
+        {{ fruit }}
+    {% endfor %}
+
+    {# output in this order: Oranges, Grapes, Apples #}
+
+Note the usage of the `spaceship`_ operator to simplify the comparison.
+
+Arguments
+---------
+
+* ``arrow``: An arrow function
+
 .. _`asort`: https://secure.php.net/asort
+.. _`spaceship`: https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.comparison.php
diff --git a/doc/templates.rst b/doc/templates.rst
index 28125bdee..d9243f6b8 100644
--- a/doc/templates.rst
+++ b/doc/templates.rst
@@ -504,9 +504,9 @@ Twig allows expressions everywhere.
 
     The operator precedence is as follows, with the lowest-precedence operators
     listed first: ``?:`` (ternary operator), ``b-and``, ``b-xor``, ``b-or``,
-    ``or``, ``and``, ``==``, ``!=``, ``<``, ``>``, ``>=``, ``<=``, ``in``,
-    ``matches``, ``starts with``, ``ends with``, ``..``, ``+``, ``-``, ``~``,
-    ``*``, ``/``, ``//``, ``%``, ``is`` (tests), ``**``, ``??``, ``|``
+    ``or``, ``and``, ``==``, ``!=``, ``<=>``, ``<``, ``>``, ``>=``, ``<=``,
+    ``in``, ``matches``, ``starts with``, ``ends with``, ``..``, ``+``, ``-``,
+    ``~``, ``*``, ``/``, ``//``, ``%``, ``is`` (tests), ``**``, ``??``, ``|``
     (filters), ``[]``, and ``.``:
 
     .. code-block:: twig
diff --git a/src/Extension/CoreExtension.php b/src/Extension/CoreExtension.php
index 823371de3..3c5d8d474 100644
--- a/src/Extension/CoreExtension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/CoreExtension.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use Twig\Node\Expression\Binary\NotInBinary;
 use Twig\Node\Expression\Binary\OrBinary;
 use Twig\Node\Expression\Binary\PowerBinary;
 use Twig\Node\Expression\Binary\RangeBinary;
+use Twig\Node\Expression\Binary\SpaceshipBinary;
 use Twig\Node\Expression\Binary\StartsWithBinary;
 use Twig\Node\Expression\Binary\SubBinary;
 use Twig\Node\Expression\Filter\DefaultFilter;
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ final class CoreExtension extends AbstractExtension
                 'b-and' => ['precedence' => 18, 'class' => BitwiseAndBinary::class, 'associativity' => ExpressionParser::OPERATOR_LEFT],
                 '==' => ['precedence' => 20, 'class' => EqualBinary::class, 'associativity' => ExpressionParser::OPERATOR_LEFT],
                 '!=' => ['precedence' => 20, 'class' => NotEqualBinary::class, 'associativity' => ExpressionParser::OPERATOR_LEFT],
+                '<=>' => ['precedence' => 20, 'class' => SpaceshipBinary::class, 'associativity' => ExpressionParser::OPERATOR_LEFT],
                 '<' => ['precedence' => 20, 'class' => LessBinary::class, 'associativity' => ExpressionParser::OPERATOR_LEFT],
                 '>' => ['precedence' => 20, 'class' => GreaterBinary::class, 'associativity' => ExpressionParser::OPERATOR_LEFT],
                 '>=' => ['precedence' => 20, 'class' => GreaterEqualBinary::class, 'associativity' => ExpressionParser::OPERATOR_LEFT],
@@ -866,7 +868,7 @@ function twig_reverse_filter(Environment $env, $item, $preserveKeys = false)
  *
  * @return array
  */
-function twig_sort_filter($array)
+function twig_sort_filter($array, $arrow = null)
 {
     if ($array instanceof \Traversable) {
         $array = iterator_to_array($array);
@@ -874,7 +876,11 @@ function twig_sort_filter($array)
         throw new RuntimeError(sprintf('The sort filter only works with arrays or "Traversable", got "%s".', \gettype($array)));
     }
 
-    asort($array);
+    if (null !== $arrow) {
+        uasort($array, $arrow);
+    } else {
+        asort($array);
+    }
 
     return $array;
 }
diff --git a/src/Node/Expression/Binary/SpaceshipBinary.php b/src/Node/Expression/Binary/SpaceshipBinary.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5245e4051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Node/Expression/Binary/SpaceshipBinary.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Twig.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Twig\Node\Expression\Binary;
+
+use Twig\Compiler;
+
+class SpaceshipBinary extends AbstractBinary
+{
+    public function operator(Compiler $compiler)
+    {
+        return $compiler->raw('<=>');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/filters/sort_with_arrow.test b/tests/Fixtures/filters/sort_with_arrow.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8f977d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/filters/sort_with_arrow.test
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--TEST--
+"sort" filter
+--TEMPLATE--
+{{ fruits|sort((a, b) => a.quantity == b.quantity ? 0 : (a.quantity > b.quantity ? 1 : -1))|column('name')|join(', ') }}
+{{ fruits|sort((a, b) => a.quantity <=> b.quantity)|column('name')|join(', ') }}
+--DATA--
+return [
+    'fruits' => [
+        [ 'name' => 'Apples', 'quantity' => 5 ],
+        [ 'name' => 'Oranges', 'quantity' => 2 ],
+        [ 'name' => 'Grapes', 'quantity' => 4 ],
+    ],
+]
+--EXPECT--
+Oranges, Grapes, Apples
+Oranges, Grapes, Apples