diff --git a/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py b/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py
index 127ca044a..a0480a834 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class Renderer(validity.ValidityRoutines, metaclass = ABCMeta):
 
 
 class ColumnSortKey(metaclass = ABCMeta):
+    ascending = True
+
     @abstractmethod
     def key(self, values):
         """The key function passed as a sort key to the TreeGrid's visit function"""
diff --git a/volatility/framework/renderers/__init__.py b/volatility/framework/renderers/__init__.py
index de674c5fc..dc71e5d1e 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/renderers/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/renderers/__init__.py
@@ -255,13 +255,16 @@ class TreeGrid(interfaces.renderers.TreeGrid):
                 accumulator = function(n, accumulator)
                 if sort_key is not None:
                     children = sorted(children, key = lambda x: sort_key(x[0].values))
+                    if not sort_key.ascending:
+                        children = reversed(children)
                 accumulator = self._visit(children, function, accumulator, sort_key)
         return accumulator
 
 
 class ColumnSortKey(interfaces.renderers.ColumnSortKey):
-    def __init__(self, treegrid, column_name):
+    def __init__(self, treegrid, column_name, ascending = True):
         self._index = None
+        self.ascending = ascending
         for i in treegrid.columns:
             if i.name.lower() == column_name.lower():
                 self._index = i.index