diff --git a/homeassistant/components/python_script.py b/homeassistant/components/python_script.py
index 75b2a1fed71..85f12a18afd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/python_script.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/python_script.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ def execute(hass, filename, source, data=None):
     builtins = safe_builtins.copy()
     builtins.update(utility_builtins)
     builtins['datetime'] = datetime
+    builtins['sorted'] = sorted
     builtins['time'] = TimeWrapper()
     builtins['dt_util'] = dt_util
     restricted_globals = {
diff --git a/tests/components/test_python_script.py b/tests/components/test_python_script.py
index e5d6b0c4aad..8a7f94d7dcd 100644
--- a/tests/components/test_python_script.py
+++ b/tests/components/test_python_script.py
@@ -209,6 +209,27 @@ hass.states.set('hello.ab_list', '{}'.format(ab_list))
     assert caplog.text == ''
 
 
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def test_execute_sorted(hass, caplog):
+    """Test sorted() function."""
+    caplog.set_level(logging.ERROR)
+    source = """
+a  = sorted([3,1,2])
+assert(a == [1,2,3])
+hass.states.set('hello.a', a[0])
+hass.states.set('hello.b', a[1])
+hass.states.set('hello.c', a[2])
+"""
+    hass.async_add_job(execute, hass, 'test.py', source, {})
+    yield from hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert hass.states.is_state('hello.a', '1')
+    assert hass.states.is_state('hello.b', '2')
+    assert hass.states.is_state('hello.c', '3')
+    # No errors logged = good
+    assert caplog.text == ''
+
+
 @asyncio.coroutine
 def test_exposed_modules(hass, caplog):
     """Test datetime and time modules exposed."""