diff --git a/includes/classes/class-settings-panel.php b/includes/classes/class-settings-panel.php
index 31c9affa4f..3bda30bfbd 100644
--- a/includes/classes/class-settings-panel.php
+++ b/includes/classes/class-settings-panel.php
@@ -1687,7 +1687,8 @@ public function prepare_settings()
                         'popular',
                         'price_low_high',
                         'price_high_low',
-                        'random'
+                        'random',
+                        'distance',
                         ],
                     'options' => [
                         [
@@ -1722,6 +1723,10 @@ public function prepare_settings()
                             'value' => 'random',
                             'label' => __('Random listings', 'directorist'),
                         ],
+                        [
+                            'value' => 'distance',
+                            'label' => __('Distance', 'directorist'),
+                        ],
                     ],
                 ],
                 'display_view_as' => [
@@ -3129,7 +3134,8 @@ public function prepare_settings()
                         'popular',
                         'price_low_high',
                         'price_high_low',
-                        'random'
+                        'random',
+                        'distance',
                     ],
                     'options' => [
                         [
@@ -3163,6 +3169,10 @@ public function prepare_settings()
                         [
                             'value' => 'random',
                             'label' => __('Random listings', 'directorist'),
+                        ],
+						[
+                            'value' => 'distance',
+                            'label' => __('Distance', 'directorist'),
                         ],
                     ],
                 ],
diff --git a/includes/helper-functions.php b/includes/helper-functions.php
index 5bb72acf83..622c8e893c 100644
--- a/includes/helper-functions.php
+++ b/includes/helper-functions.php
@@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@ function atbdp_get_listings_orderby_options($sort_by_items)
         'price-asc' => __("Price (low to high)", 'directorist'),
         'price-desc' => __("Price (high to low)", 'directorist'),
         'rand' => __("Random listings", 'directorist'),
+        'distance' => __("Distance", 'directorist'),
     );
     $sort_by_items 	= is_array( $sort_by_items ) ? $sort_by_items : [];
     if (!in_array('a_z', $sort_by_items)) {
@@ -1565,6 +1566,9 @@ function atbdp_get_listings_orderby_options($sort_by_items)
     if (!in_array('random', $sort_by_items)) {
         unset($options['rand']);
     }
+    if (!in_array('distance', $sort_by_items)) {
+        unset($options['distance']);
+    }
     $args = array(
         'post_type'   => ATBDP_POST_TYPE,
         'post_status' => 'publish',
diff --git a/includes/model/Listings.php b/includes/model/Listings.php
index 1f4ed459ac..92d46f5647 100644
--- a/includes/model/Listings.php
+++ b/includes/model/Listings.php
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public function set_options() {
 		$this->options['listings_display_filter']         = get_directorist_option( 'home_display_filter', 'sliding' );
 		$this->options['listing_filters_fields']          = get_directorist_option( 'listing_filters_fields', array( 'search_text', 'search_category', 'search_location', 'search_price', 'search_price_range', 'search_rating', 'search_tag', 'search_custom_fields', 'radius_search' ) );
 		$this->options['listing_filters_icon']            = get_directorist_option( 'listing_filters_icon', 1 ) ? true : false;
-		$this->options['listings_sort_by_items']          = get_directorist_option( 'listings_sort_by_items', array( 'a_z', 'z_a', 'latest', 'oldest', 'popular', 'price_low_high', 'price_high_low', 'random' ) );
+		$this->options['listings_sort_by_items']          = get_directorist_option( 'listings_sort_by_items', array( 'a_z', 'z_a', 'latest', 'oldest', 'popular', 'price_low_high', 'price_high_low', 'random', 'distance' ) );
 		$this->options['disable_list_price']              = get_directorist_option( 'disable_list_price' );
 		$this->options['listings_view_as_items']          = get_directorist_option( 'listings_view_as_items', array( 'listings_grid', 'listings_list', 'listings_map' ) );
 		$this->options['display_sort_by']                 = get_directorist_option( 'display_sort_by', 1 ) ? true : false;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public function update_search_options() {
 		$this->options['view_as_text']                    = get_directorist_option( 'search_viewas_text', __( 'View As', 'directorist' ) );
 		$this->options['listings_view_as_items']          = get_directorist_option( 'search_view_as_items', array( 'listings_grid', 'listings_list', 'listings_map' ) );
 		$this->options['sort_by_text']                    = get_directorist_option( 'search_sortby_text', __( 'Sort By', 'directorist' ) );
-		$this->options['listings_sort_by_items']          = get_directorist_option( 'search_sort_by_items', array( 'a_z', 'z_a', 'latest', 'oldest', 'popular', 'price_low_high', 'price_high_low', 'random' ) );
+		$this->options['listings_sort_by_items']          = get_directorist_option( 'search_sort_by_items', array( 'a_z', 'z_a', 'latest', 'oldest', 'popular', 'price_low_high', 'price_high_low', 'random', 'distance' ) );
 		$this->options['order_listing_by']                = apply_filters( 'atbdp_default_listing_orderby', get_directorist_option( 'search_order_listing_by', 'date' ) );
 		$this->options['sort_listing_by']                 = get_directorist_option( 'search_sort_listing_by', 'asc' );
 		$this->options['listing_columns']                 = get_directorist_option( 'search_listing_columns', 3 );
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ public function get_review_data() {
 	}
 
 	private function execute_meta_query_args(&$args, &$meta_queries) {
-		if ( 'rand' === $this->orderby ) {
+		if ( in_array( $this->orderby, [ 'rand', 'distance' ] ) ) {
 			$current_order = atbdp_get_listings_current_order( $this->orderby );
 		} else {
 			$current_order = atbdp_get_listings_current_order( $this->orderby . '-' . $this->order );
@@ -656,6 +656,14 @@ private function execute_meta_query_args(&$args, &$meta_queries) {
 					$args['orderby'] = 'rand';
 				}
 				break;
+			case 'distance':
+				if ( $this->has_featured ) {
+					$args['meta_key'] = '_featured';
+					$args['orderby']  = 'meta_value_num distance';
+				} else {
+					$args['orderby'] = 'distance';
+				}
+				break;
 		}
 	}