diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/alfresco/activiti/api/TemplatesApi.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/alfresco/activiti/api/TemplatesApi.java
index eba39ec..368716e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/alfresco/activiti/api/TemplatesApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/alfresco/activiti/api/TemplatesApi.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import javax.ws.rs.QueryParam;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import com.inteligr8.activiti.model.ResultList;
 import com.inteligr8.alfresco.activiti.model.DocumentTemplateLight;
 import com.inteligr8.alfresco.activiti.model.EmailTemplate;
@@ -38,6 +39,13 @@ import com.inteligr8.alfresco.activiti.model.EmailTemplateLight;
  */
 @Path("/app/rest")
 public interface TemplatesApi {
+    
+    public enum TemplateSort {
+        @JsonProperty("sort_by_name_asc")
+        NameAscending,
+        @JsonProperty("sort_by_name_desc")
+        NameDescending
+    }
 
     @GET
     @Path("email-templates/system")
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ public interface TemplatesApi {
     		@QueryParam("nameFilter") String nameFilter,
     		@QueryParam("start") Integer start,
     		@QueryParam("size") Integer size,
-    		@QueryParam("sort") String sort,
+    		@QueryParam("sort") TemplateSort sort,
     		@QueryParam("tenantId") Long tenantId);
 
     @GET
@@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ public interface TemplatesApi {
             @QueryParam("nameFilter") String nameFilter,
             @QueryParam("start") Integer start,
             @QueryParam("size") Integer size,
-            @QueryParam("sort") String sort,
+            @QueryParam("sort") TemplateSort sort,
             @QueryParam("tenantId") Long tenantId);
 
     default Response getDocumentTemplate(