diff --git a/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView.java b/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView.java
index 12e065443..4f059cfbe 100644
--- a/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView.java
+++ b/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView.java
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ public String currentbuildFailureAnalyzerDisplayedField() {
         return currentConfig().getBuildFailureAnalyzerDisplayedField().getValue();
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused") // used in the configure-entries.jelly form
+    public String explicitOrder() {
+        return currentConfig().getExplicitOrder();
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unused") // used in the configure-entries.jelly form
     public boolean isDisplayCommitters() {
         return currentConfig().shouldDisplayCommitters();
@@ -116,8 +121,11 @@ protected void submit(StaplerRequest req) throws ServletException, IOException,
 
         synchronized (this) {
 
-            String requestedOrdering = req.getParameter("order");
-            title                    = req.getParameter("title");
+            String requestedOrdering = req.getParameter("orderSelect");
+            if ("explicit".equals(req.getParameter("order"))) {
+                requestedOrdering = "ExplicitOrder";
+            }
+            title = req.getParameter("title");
 
             currentConfig().setDisplayCommitters(json.optBoolean("displayCommitters", true));
             currentConfig().setBuildFailureAnalyzerDisplayedField(req.getParameter("buildFailureAnalyzerDisplayedField"));
@@ -127,6 +135,7 @@ protected void submit(StaplerRequest req) throws ServletException, IOException,
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 throw new FormException("Can't order projects by " + requestedOrdering, "order");
             }
+            currentConfig().setExplicitOrder(req.getParameter("explicitOrder"));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/Config.java b/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/Config.java
index c10b3296f..739e30f13 100644
--- a/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/Config.java
+++ b/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/Config.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
 import com.smartcodeltd.jenkinsci.plugins.buildmonitor.order.ByName;
+import com.smartcodeltd.jenkinsci.plugins.buildmonitor.order.ExplicitOrder;
+
 import hudson.model.Job;
 
 import java.util.Comparator;
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@
 public class Config {
 
     private boolean displayCommitters;
+    private Comparator<Job<?, ?>> order;
+    private String explicitOrder;
     private BuildFailureAnalyzerDisplayedField buildFailureAnalyzerDisplayedField;
     
     public static Config defaultConfig() {
@@ -31,6 +35,16 @@ public static Config defaultConfig() {
 
     public void setOrder(Comparator<Job<?, ?>> order) {
         this.order = order;
+        setupForExplicit();
+    }
+
+    public String getExplicitOrder() {
+        return explicitOrder;
+    }
+
+    public void setExplicitOrder(String explicitOrder) {
+        this.explicitOrder = explicitOrder;
+        setupForExplicit();
     }
     
     public BuildFailureAnalyzerDisplayedField getBuildFailureAnalyzerDisplayedField() {
@@ -56,6 +70,13 @@ public String toString() {
                 .toString();
     }
 
+    private void setupForExplicit() {
+        if (order != null && explicitOrder != null && order instanceof ExplicitOrder) {
+            ExplicitOrder explicit = (ExplicitOrder)order;
+            explicit.setExplicitOrder(explicitOrder);
+        }
+    }
+
     // --
 
     public enum BuildFailureAnalyzerDisplayedField {
@@ -73,6 +94,5 @@ public enum BuildFailureAnalyzerDisplayedField {
         @Override
         public String toString() { return value; }
     }
-    
-    private Comparator<Job<?, ?>> order;
+
 }
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diff --git a/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/order/ExplicitOrder.java b/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/order/ExplicitOrder.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f778b047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/order/ExplicitOrder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package com.smartcodeltd.jenkinsci.plugins.buildmonitor.order;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import hudson.model.Job;
+
+public class ExplicitOrder implements Comparator<Job<?, ?>> {
+    private Map<String, Integer> order;
+
+    @Override
+    public int compare(Job<?, ?> first, Job<?, ?> second) {
+        int firstOrder = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        int secondOrder = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        if (order.containsKey(first.getFullName())) {
+            firstOrder = order.get(first.getFullName());
+        }
+        if (order.containsKey(second.getFullName())) {
+            secondOrder = order.get(second.getFullName());
+        }
+        return firstOrder - secondOrder;
+    }
+
+    public void setExplicitOrder(String explicitOrder) {
+        order = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
+        String[] builds = explicitOrder.split("[ ,]+");
+        for (int i = 0; i < builds.length; i++) {
+            order.put(builds[i], i);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/resources/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView/configure-entries.jelly b/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/resources/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView/configure-entries.jelly
index 3c39f5625..9c57c5df3 100644
--- a/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/resources/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView/configure-entries.jelly
+++ b/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/resources/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView/configure-entries.jelly
@@ -56,16 +56,24 @@
     <f:textbox name="title" value="${it.title}"/>
   </f:entry>
 
-  <f:entry title="${%Ordered by}">
-    <select name="order" class="setting-input">
-      <f:option value="ByName" selected='${it.currentOrder()=="ByName"}'>${%Name}</f:option>
-      <f:option value="ByDisplayName" selected="${it.currentOrder()=='ByDisplayName'}">${%Display name}</f:option>
-      <f:option value="ByFullName" selected="${it.currentOrder()=='ByFullName'}">${%Full name}</f:option>
-      <f:option value="ByStatus" selected="${it.currentOrder()=='ByStatus'}">${%Status}</f:option>
-      <f:option value="ByLastBuildTime" selected="${it.currentOrder()=='ByLastBuildTime'}">${%Last build time}</f:option>
-      <f:option value="ByEstimatedDuration" selected="${it.currentOrder()=='ByEstimatedDuration'}">${%Estimated duration}</f:option>
-    </select>
-  </f:entry>
+  <f:radioBlock title="${%Sort jobs}" name="order" checked="${it.currentOrder()!='ExplicitOrder'}" value="sorted">
+    <f:entry title="${%Ordered by}">
+      <select name="orderSelect" class="setting-input">
+        <f:option value="ByName" selected='${it.currentOrder()=="ByName"}'>${%Name}</f:option>
+        <f:option value="ByDisplayName" selected="${it.currentOrder()=='ByDisplayName'}">${%Display name}</f:option>
+        <f:option value="ByFullName" selected="${it.currentOrder()=='ByFullName'}">${%Full name}</f:option>
+        <f:option value="ByStatus" selected="${it.currentOrder()=='ByStatus'}">${%Status}</f:option>
+        <f:option value="ByLastBuildTime" selected="${it.currentOrder()=='ByLastBuildTime'}">${%Last build time}</f:option>
+        <f:option value="ByEstimatedDuration" selected="${it.currentOrder()=='ByEstimatedDuration'}">${%Estimated duration}</f:option>
+      </select>
+    </f:entry>
+  </f:radioBlock>
+
+  <f:radioBlock title="${%Specify order}" name="order" checked="${it.currentOrder()=='ExplicitOrder'}" value="explicit">
+    <f:entry title="${%Order of jobs:}" help="${descriptor.getHelpFile('explicitOrder')}">
+      <f:textbox name="explicitOrder" field="explicitOrder" value="${it.explicitOrder()}" />
+    </f:entry>
+  </f:radioBlock>
 
   </f:section>
 
@@ -98,4 +106,4 @@
     }());
   </script>
 
-</j:jelly>
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+</j:jelly>
diff --git a/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/resources/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView/help-explicitOrder.html b/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/resources/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView/help-explicitOrder.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2abf085cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-monitor-plugin/src/main/resources/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/BuildMonitorView/help-explicitOrder.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<div>
+    <p>
+        You can provide a list of full job names, separated by commas and/or spaces, which will
+        be displayed in the order that their names are given. In this mode, any job which is
+        not specified, but is shown in the view, will be placed at the end.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+        Example:<br/>
+        <code>my-build, your-build, his-folder/another-build</code>
+    </p>
+</div>
diff --git a/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/order/ExplicitOrderTest.java b/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/order/ExplicitOrderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..861021bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/order/ExplicitOrderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package com.smartcodeltd.jenkinsci.plugins.buildmonitor.order;
+
+import org.acegisecurity.AccessDeniedException;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import hudson.model.AbstractBuild;
+import hudson.model.AbstractProject;
+import hudson.model.Descriptor;
+import hudson.model.Item;
+import hudson.model.ItemGroup;
+import hudson.model.Job;
+import hudson.tasks.Publisher;
+import hudson.util.DescribableList;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+public class ExplicitOrderTest {
+    @Test
+    public void separatesBySpaceOrComma() {
+        ExplicitOrder explicitOrder = new ExplicitOrder();
+        explicitOrder.setExplicitOrder("alpha,beta, gamma delta");
+        assertTrue(explicitOrder.compare(mockJob("alpha"), mockJob("beta")) < 0);
+        assertTrue(explicitOrder.compare(mockJob("alpha"), mockJob("gamma")) < 0);
+        assertTrue(explicitOrder.compare(mockJob("alpha"), mockJob("delta")) < 0);
+        assertTrue(explicitOrder.compare(mockJob("beta"), mockJob("gamma")) < 0);
+        assertTrue(explicitOrder.compare(mockJob("beta"), mockJob("delta")) < 0);
+        assertTrue(explicitOrder.compare(mockJob("gamma"), mockJob("delta")) < 0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void unlistedBuildsLast() {
+        ExplicitOrder explicitOrder = new ExplicitOrder();
+        explicitOrder.setExplicitOrder("alpha beta gamma delta");
+        assertTrue(explicitOrder.compare(mockJob("alpha"), mockJob("omega")) < 0);
+        assertTrue(explicitOrder.compare(mockJob("delta"), mockJob("omega")) < 0);
+    }
+
+    private class EmptyItemGroup implements ItemGroup<Item> {
+
+        @Override
+        public String getFullName() {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getFullDisplayName() {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Collection<Item> getItems() {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getUrl() {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getUrlChildPrefix() {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Item getItem(String name) throws AccessDeniedException {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public File getRootDirFor(Item child) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onRenamed(Item item, String oldName, String newName) throws IOException {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onDeleted(Item item) throws IOException {
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getDisplayName() {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public File getRootDir() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void save() throws IOException {
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class MockProject extends AbstractProject<MockProject, MockBuild> {
+
+        protected MockProject(String name) {
+            super(new EmptyItemGroup(), name);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public DescribableList<Publisher, Descriptor<Publisher>> getPublishersList() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Class<MockBuild> getBuildClass() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isFingerprintConfigured() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+
+    }
+
+    private class MockBuild extends AbstractBuild<MockProject, MockBuild> {
+
+        protected MockBuild(MockProject job) throws IOException {
+            super(job);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private Job<?, ?> mockJob(String fullName) {
+        Job<?, ?> mock = new MockProject(fullName);
+        return mock;
+    }
+}
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