diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4094f189d..ae92ab227b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ ReDoc makes use of the following [vendor extensions](http://swagger.io/specifica
 * `lazy-rendering` - if set, enables lazy rendering mode in ReDoc. This mode is useful for APIs with big number of operations (e.g. > 50). In this mode ReDoc shows initial screen ASAP and then renders the rest operations asynchronously while showing progress bar on the top. Check out the [demo](\\rebilly.github.io/ReDoc) for the example.
 * `hide-hostname` - if set, the protocol and hostname is not shown in the method definition.
 * `expand-responses` - specify which responses to expand by default by response codes. Values should be passed as comma-separated list without spaces e.g. `expand-responses="200,201"`. Special value `"all"` expands all responses by default. Be careful: this option can slow-down documentation rendering time.
+* `required-props-first` - show required properties first ordered in the same order as in `required` array.
 
 ## Advanced usage
 Instead of adding `spec-url` attribute to the `<redoc>` element you can initialize ReDoc via globally exposed `Redoc` object:
diff --git a/lib/components/JsonSchema/json-schema.ts b/lib/components/JsonSchema/json-schema.ts
index e4e15ad312..bea5967580 100644
--- a/lib/components/JsonSchema/json-schema.ts
+++ b/lib/components/JsonSchema/json-schema.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Component,
 } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { BaseSearchableComponent, SpecManager } from '../base';
-import { SchemaNormalizer, SchemaHelper, AppStateService } from '../../services/';
+import { SchemaNormalizer, SchemaHelper, AppStateService, OptionsService } from '../../services/';
 import { JsonPointer, DescendantInfo } from '../../utils/';
 import { Zippy } from '../../shared/components';
 import { JsonSchemaLazy } from './json-schema-lazy';
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ export class JsonSchema extends BaseSearchableComponent implements OnInit {
   descendants: DescendantInfo[];
 
   constructor(
-    specMgr:SpecManager,
+    specMgr: SpecManager,
     app: AppStateService,
     private _renderer: Renderer,
     private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef,
-    private _elementRef: ElementRef) {
+    private _elementRef: ElementRef,
+    private optionsService: OptionsService) {
     super(specMgr, app);
     this.normalizer = new SchemaNormalizer(specMgr);
   }
@@ -126,7 +127,11 @@ export class JsonSchema extends BaseSearchableComponent implements OnInit {
 
     this.properties = this.schema._properties || [];
     if (this.isRequestSchema) {
-      this.properties = this.properties && this.properties.filter(prop => !prop.readOnly);
+      this.properties = this.properties.filter(prop => !prop.readOnly);
+    }
+
+    if (this.optionsService.options.requiredPropsFirst) {
+      SchemaHelper.moveRequiredPropsFirst(this.properties, this.schema.required);
     }
 
     this._hasSubSchemas = this.properties && this.properties.some(
diff --git a/lib/services/options.service.ts b/lib/services/options.service.ts
index 4da11b425a..268a43f538 100644
--- a/lib/services/options.service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/options.service.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ const OPTION_NAMES = new Set([
   'suppressWarnings',
   'hideHostname',
   'lazyRendering',
-  'expandResponses'
+  'expandResponses',
+  'requiredPropsFirst'
 ]);
 
 interface Options {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ interface Options {
   lazyRendering?: boolean;
   expandResponses?: Set<string> | 'all';
   $scrollParent?: HTMLElement | Window;
+  requiredPropsFirst?: boolean;
 }
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ export class OptionsService {
     if (isString(this._options.suppressWarnings)) this._options.suppressWarnings = true;
     if (isString(this._options.hideHostname)) this._options.hideHostname = true;
     if (isString(this._options.lazyRendering)) this._options.lazyRendering = true;
+    if (isString(this._options.requiredPropsFirst)) this._options.requiredPropsFirst = true;
     if (isString(this._options.expandResponses)) {
       let str = this._options.expandResponses as string;
       if (str === 'all') return;
diff --git a/lib/services/schema-helper.service.spec.ts b/lib/services/schema-helper.service.spec.ts
index 7364b26008..29554065c1 100644
--- a/lib/services/schema-helper.service.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/services/schema-helper.service.spec.ts
@@ -86,4 +86,49 @@ describe('Spec Helper', () => {
       (() => SchemaHelper.preprocessProperties(schema, '#/', {})).should.not.throw();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('moveRequiredPropsFirst', () => {
+    it('should move required props to the top', () => {
+      let props = [{
+        name: 'prop2',
+        type: 'string'
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'prop1',
+        type: 'number',
+        _required: true
+      }];
+
+      let required = ['prop1'];
+
+      SchemaHelper.moveRequiredPropsFirst(props, required);
+      props[0].name.should.be.equal('prop1');
+      props[1].name.should.be.equal('prop2');
+    });
+
+    it('should sort required props by the order or required', () => {
+      var props = [{
+        name: 'prop2',
+        type: 'string'
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'prop1',
+        type: 'number',
+        _required: true
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'prop3',
+        type: 'number',
+        _required: true
+      }
+    ];
+
+      let required = ['prop3', 'prop1'];
+
+      SchemaHelper.moveRequiredPropsFirst(props, required);
+      props[0].name.should.be.equal('prop3');
+      props[1].name.should.be.equal('prop1');
+      props[2].name.should.be.equal('prop2');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/services/schema-helper.service.ts b/lib/services/schema-helper.service.ts
index 4e1192d2cf..9f07b546c3 100644
--- a/lib/services/schema-helper.service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/schema-helper.service.ts
@@ -327,4 +327,19 @@ export class SchemaHelper {
 
     return tags;
   }
+
+  static moveRequiredPropsFirst(properties: any[], _required: string[]|null) {
+    let required = _required || [];
+    properties.sort((a, b) => {
+      if ((!a._required && b._required)) {
+        return 1;
+      } else if (a._required && !b._required) {
+        return -1;
+      } else if (a._required && b._required) {
+        return required.indexOf(a.name) > required.indexOf(b.name) ? 1 : -1;
+      } else {
+        return 0;
+      }
+    });
+  }
 }