diff --git a/dbt/contracts/graph/parsed.py b/dbt/contracts/graph/parsed.py
index 2c6af294312..aca9a43e5c9 100644
--- a/dbt/contracts/graph/parsed.py
+++ b/dbt/contracts/graph/parsed.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     # adapter optional fields
     Optional('sort'): Any(basestring, list),
     Optional('dist'): basestring,
+
+    Optional('sort_type'): Any('compound', 'interleaved'),
 }
 
 parsed_node_contract = unparsed_node_contract.extend({
diff --git a/test/integration/001_simple_copy_test/models/compound_sort.sql b/test/integration/001_simple_copy_test/models/compound_sort.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..236de4a08b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/001_simple_copy_test/models/compound_sort.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{{
+  config(
+    materialized = "table",
+    sort = 'first_name',
+    sort_type = 'compound'
+  )
+}}
+
+select * from "{{ target.schema }}"."seed"
diff --git a/test/integration/001_simple_copy_test/models/interleaved_sort.sql b/test/integration/001_simple_copy_test/models/interleaved_sort.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff4eba3c19b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/001_simple_copy_test/models/interleaved_sort.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{{
+  config(
+    materialized = "table",
+    sort = ['first_name', 'last_name'],
+    sort_type = 'interleaved'
+  )
+}}
+
+select * from "{{ target.schema }}"."seed"