diff --git a/src/Filesystem/Folder.php b/src/Filesystem/Folder.php
index cdac225453a..c1e0eaf0fc2 100644
--- a/src/Filesystem/Folder.php
+++ b/src/Filesystem/Folder.php
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public function cd($path)
      * @param bool $fullPath True returns the full path
      * @return array Contents of current directory as an array, an empty array on failure
      */
-    public function read($sort = true, $exceptions = false, $fullPath = false)
+    public function read($sort = 'name', $exceptions = false, $fullPath = false)
     {
         $dirs = $files = [];
 
@@ -194,16 +194,32 @@ public function read($sort = true, $exceptions = false, $fullPath = false)
             if ($fullPath) {
                 $name = $item->getPathname();
             }
+
             if ($item->isDir()) {
-                $dirs[] = $name;
+                $dirs[$item->getCTime()][] = $name;
             } else {
-                $files[] = $name;
+                $files[$item->getCTime()][] = $name;
             }
         }
+
         if ($sort || $this->sort) {
-            sort($dirs);
-            sort($files);
+            if ($sort === 'time') {
+                ksort($dirs);
+                ksort($files);
+            } else {
+                sort($dirs);
+                sort($files);
+            }
         }
+
+        if (!empty($dirs)) {
+            $dirs = call_user_func_array('array_merge', $dirs);
+        }
+
+        if (!empty($files)) {
+            $files = call_user_func_array('array_merge', $files);
+        }
+
         return [$dirs, $files];
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Filesystem/FolderTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Filesystem/FolderTest.php
index a9d7c3cfdcb..27b386695d3 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Filesystem/FolderTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Filesystem/FolderTest.php
@@ -1247,4 +1247,28 @@ public function testMoveWithoutRecursive()
         $this->assertFalse(is_dir($folderTwo . '/folderA'));
         $this->assertFalse(file_exists($folderTwo . '/folderA/fileA.php'));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * testSortByTime method
+     *
+     * Verify that the order using modified time is correct.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testSortByTime()
+    {
+        $Folder = new Folder(TMP . 'tests', true);
+
+        $file2 = new File($Folder->pwd() . DS . 'file_2.tmp');
+        $file2->create();
+
+        sleep(1);
+
+        $file1 = new File($Folder->pwd() . DS . 'file_1.tmp');
+        $file1->create();
+
+        $results = $Folder->find('.*', 'time');
+
+        $this->assertSame(['file_2.tmp', 'file_1.tmp'], $results);
+    }
 }