diff --git a/compiler/builtins/src/std.rs b/compiler/builtins/src/std.rs
index 53bd661fe4..c59ddd0866 100644
--- a/compiler/builtins/src/std.rs
+++ b/compiler/builtins/src/std.rs
@@ -1302,6 +1302,13 @@ pub fn types() -> MutMap<Symbol, (SolvedType, Region)> {
         Box::new(list_type(flex(TVAR1))),
     );
 
+    // sortDesc : List (Num a) -> List (Num a)
+    add_top_level_function_type!(
+        Symbol::LIST_SORT_DESC,
+        vec![list_type(num_type(flex(TVAR1)))],
+        Box::new(list_type(num_type(flex(TVAR1))))
+    );
+
     // find : List elem, (elem -> Bool) -> Result elem [ NotFound ]*
     {
         let not_found = SolvedType::TagUnion(
diff --git a/compiler/can/src/builtins.rs b/compiler/can/src/builtins.rs
index 0f47ed431a..d61e629291 100644
--- a/compiler/can/src/builtins.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/src/builtins.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ macro_rules! macro_magic {
 pub fn builtin_dependencies(symbol: Symbol) -> &'static [Symbol] {
     match symbol {
         // Symbol::LIST_SORT_ASC => &[Symbol::LIST_SORT_WITH, Symbol::NUM_COMPARE],
+        Symbol::LIST_SORT_DESC => &[
+            Symbol::LIST_SORT_WITH,
+            Symbol::LIST_SORT_DESC_COMPARE,
+            Symbol::NUM_COMPARE,
+        ],
         Symbol::LIST_PRODUCT => &[Symbol::LIST_WALK, Symbol::NUM_MUL],
         Symbol::LIST_SUM => &[Symbol::LIST_WALK, Symbol::NUM_ADD],
         Symbol::LIST_JOIN_MAP => &[Symbol::LIST_WALK, Symbol::LIST_CONCAT],
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@ pub fn builtin_defs_map(symbol: Symbol, var_store: &mut VarStore) -> Option<Def>
         LIST_WALK_BACKWARDS => list_walk_backwards,
         LIST_WALK_UNTIL => list_walk_until,
         LIST_SORT_WITH => list_sort_with,
+        LIST_SORT_DESC => list_sort_desc,
         LIST_ANY => list_any,
         LIST_ALL => list_all,
         LIST_FIND => list_find,
@@ -3418,6 +3424,60 @@ fn list_sort_with(symbol: Symbol, var_store: &mut VarStore) -> Def {
     lowlevel_2(symbol, LowLevel::ListSortWith, var_store)
 }
 
+/// List.sortDesc : List (Num a) -> List (Num a)
+fn list_sort_desc(symbol: Symbol, var_store: &mut VarStore) -> Def {
+    let list_var = var_store.fresh();
+    let num_var = var_store.fresh();
+    let closure_var = var_store.fresh();
+    let compare_ret_var = var_store.fresh();
+    let ret_var = list_var;
+
+    let closure = Closure(ClosureData {
+        function_type: closure_var,
+        closure_type: var_store.fresh(),
+        closure_ext_var: var_store.fresh(),
+        return_type: compare_ret_var,
+        name: Symbol::LIST_SORT_DESC_COMPARE,
+        recursive: Recursive::NotRecursive,
+        captured_symbols: vec![(Symbol::ARG_2, num_var)],
+        arguments: vec![
+            (num_var, no_region(Pattern::Identifier(Symbol::ARG_2))),
+            (num_var, no_region(Pattern::Identifier(Symbol::ARG_3))),
+        ],
+        loc_body: {
+            Box::new(no_region(RunLowLevel {
+                op: LowLevel::NumCompare,
+                args: vec![(num_var, Var(Symbol::ARG_3)), (num_var, Var(Symbol::ARG_2))],
+                ret_var: compare_ret_var,
+            }))
+        },
+    });
+
+    let function = (
+        var_store.fresh(),
+        Loc::at_zero(Expr::Var(Symbol::LIST_SORT_WITH)),
+        var_store.fresh(),
+        ret_var,
+    );
+
+    let body = Expr::Call(
+        Box::new(function),
+        vec![
+            (list_var, Loc::at_zero(Var(Symbol::ARG_1))),
+            (closure_var, Loc::at_zero(closure)),
+        ],
+        CalledVia::Space,
+    );
+
+    defn(
+        symbol,
+        vec![(list_var, Symbol::ARG_1)],
+        var_store,
+        body,
+        ret_var,
+    )
+}
+
 /// List.any: List elem, (elem -> Bool) -> Bool
 fn list_any(symbol: Symbol, var_store: &mut VarStore) -> Def {
     lowlevel_2(symbol, LowLevel::ListAny, var_store)
diff --git a/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs b/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs
index 2110083ec4..190bd12e64 100644
--- a/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs
+++ b/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs
@@ -1110,6 +1110,8 @@ define_builtins! {
         52 LIST_ALL: "all"
         53 LIST_DROP_IF: "dropIf"
         54 LIST_DROP_IF_PREDICATE: "#dropIfPred"
+        55 LIST_SORT_DESC: "sortDesc"
+        56 LIST_SORT_DESC_COMPARE: "#sortDescCompare"
     }
     5 RESULT: "Result" => {
         0 RESULT_RESULT: "Result" imported // the Result.Result type alias