diff --git a/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.cpp b/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.cpp
index 4ce1f26d8..1bed24f7c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.cpp
@@ -564,7 +564,8 @@ void File::readLines (StringArray& destLines) const
 int File::findChildFiles (Array<File>& results,
                           const int whatToLookFor,
                           const bool searchRecursively,
-                          const String& wildCardPattern) const
+                          const String& wildCardPattern,
+                          bool sortNatural) const
 {
     int total = 0;
 
@@ -574,6 +575,12 @@ int File::findChildFiles (Array<File>& results,
         ++total;
     }
 
+    if (sortNatural)
+    {
+        File::NaturalFileComparator sorter (false);
+        results.sort (sorter);
+    }
+
     return total;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.h b/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.h
index 0520f8de0..101411566 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/files/juce_File.h
@@ -570,7 +570,8 @@ public:
     int findChildFiles (Array<File>& results,
                         int whatToLookFor,
                         bool searchRecursively,
-                        const String& wildCardPattern = "*") const;
+                        const String& wildCardPattern = "*",
+                        bool sortNatural = false) const;
 
     /** Searches inside a directory and counts how many files match a wildcard pattern.