diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c2984425..a6d97d241 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # 2.9.0-beta.x
 
 - Added `createKeyMulti` & `createKeySub` to create utility sub & multi keys
+- Added `u8aSorted` to sort `Uint8Arrays`
+- Added `sortAddresses` to sort addresses based on their internal representation
 
 # 2.8.1 Apr 9, 2020
 
diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/src/address/index.ts b/packages/util-crypto/src/address/index.ts
index eeaf7531e..b802dfb2f 100644
--- a/packages/util-crypto/src/address/index.ts
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/src/address/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import createKeySub from './keySub';
 import decodeAddress from './decode';
 import encodeAddress from './encode';
 import setSS58Format from './setSS58Format';
+import sortAddresses from './sort';
 
 export {
   checkAddress,
@@ -17,5 +18,6 @@ export {
   createKeySub,
   decodeAddress,
   encodeAddress,
-  setSS58Format
+  setSS58Format,
+  sortAddresses
 };
diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/src/address/keyMulti.spec.ts b/packages/util-crypto/src/address/keyMulti.spec.ts
index 037c04f35..cfc81ba94 100644
--- a/packages/util-crypto/src/address/keyMulti.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/src/address/keyMulti.spec.ts
@@ -2,21 +2,7 @@
 // This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
 // of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
-import createKeyMulti, { sortU8a } from './keyMulti';
-
-describe('sortU8a', (): void => {
-  it('sorts a simple set of u8a', (): void => {
-    expect(
-      sortU8a([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]), new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6]), new Uint8Array([2, 3, 4])])
-    ).toEqual([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]), new Uint8Array([2, 3, 4]), new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6])]);
-  });
-
-  it('sorts a simple set of u8a (not the same lengths)', (): void => {
-    expect(
-      sortU8a([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 4]), new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6]), new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 5])])
-    ).toEqual([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 4]), new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 5]), new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6])]);
-  });
-});
+import { createKeyMulti } from '.';
 
 describe('createKeyMulti', (): void => {
   it('creates a valid multikey (aligning with Rust, needs sorting)', (): void => {
diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/src/address/keyMulti.ts b/packages/util-crypto/src/address/keyMulti.ts
index 3cedbaa6d..0ad2e943c 100644
--- a/packages/util-crypto/src/address/keyMulti.ts
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/src/address/keyMulti.ts
@@ -3,42 +3,18 @@
 // of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
 import BN from 'bn.js';
-import { bnToU8a, compactToU8a, isUndefined, u8aConcat } from '@polkadot/util';
+import { bnToU8a, compactToU8a, u8aConcat, u8aSorted } from '@polkadot/util';
 
 import blake2AsU8a from '../blake2/asU8a';
 import decodeAddress from './decode';
 
-export function sortU8a (u8as: Uint8Array[]): Uint8Array[] {
-  return u8as.sort((a, b): number => {
-    let i = 0;
-
-    while (true) {
-      if (isUndefined(a[i]) && isUndefined(b[i])) {
-        return 0;
-      } else if (isUndefined(a[i])) {
-        return -1;
-      } else if (isUndefined(b[i])) {
-        return 1;
-      }
-
-      const cmp = a[i] - b[i];
-
-      if (cmp !== 0) {
-        return cmp;
-      }
-
-      i++;
-    }
-  });
-}
-
-export default function createKeyMulti (who: (Uint8Array | string)[], index: BigInt | BN | number): Uint8Array {
+export default function createKeyMulti (who: (Uint8Array | string)[], threshold: BigInt | BN | number): Uint8Array {
   return blake2AsU8a(
     u8aConcat(
       'modlpy/utilisuba',
       compactToU8a(who.length),
-      ...sortU8a(who.map((who) => decodeAddress(who))),
-      bnToU8a(index, { bitLength: 16, isLe: true })
+      ...u8aSorted(who.map((who) => decodeAddress(who))),
+      bnToU8a(threshold, { bitLength: 16, isLe: true })
     )
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/src/address/sort.spec.ts b/packages/util-crypto/src/address/sort.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..972e5feca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/src/address/sort.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2020 @polkadot/util-crypto authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { sortAddresses } from '.';
+
+describe('sortAddresses', (): void => {
+  it('sorts addresses by the publicKeys', (): void => {
+    expect(
+      sortAddresses([
+        '5GrwvaEF5zXb26Fz9rcQpDWS57CtERHpNehXCPcNoHGKutQY',
+        '5FHneW46xGXgs5mUiveU4sbTyGBzmstUspZC92UhjJM694ty',
+        '5FLSigC9HGRKVhB9FiEo4Y3koPsNmBmLJbpXg2mp1hXcS59Y'
+      ])
+    ).toEqual([
+      '5FHneW46xGXgs5mUiveU4sbTyGBzmstUspZC92UhjJM694ty',
+      '5FLSigC9HGRKVhB9FiEo4Y3koPsNmBmLJbpXg2mp1hXcS59Y',
+      '5GrwvaEF5zXb26Fz9rcQpDWS57CtERHpNehXCPcNoHGKutQY'
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/src/address/sort.ts b/packages/util-crypto/src/address/sort.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5a89f044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/src/address/sort.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2020 @polkadot/util authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { u8aSorted } from '@polkadot/util';
+
+import decodeAddress from './decode';
+import encodeAddress from './encode';
+
+export default function sortAddresses (addresses: (Uint8Array | string)[]): string[] {
+  return u8aSorted(
+    addresses.map((who) => decodeAddress(who))
+  ).map((u8a) => encodeAddress(u8a));
+}
diff --git a/packages/util/src/u8a/index.ts b/packages/util/src/u8a/index.ts
index 8e8b6c661..2069b178d 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/u8a/index.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/u8a/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 export { default as u8aConcat } from './concat';
 export { default as u8aFixLength } from './fixLength';
+export { default as u8aSorted } from './sorted';
 export { default as u8aToBn } from './toBn';
 export { default as u8aToBuffer } from './toBuffer';
 export { default as u8aToHex } from './toHex';
diff --git a/packages/util/src/u8a/sorted.spec.ts b/packages/util/src/u8a/sorted.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31469b4cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/util/src/u8a/sorted.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2020 @polkadot/util authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { u8aSorted } from '.';
+
+describe('u8aSorted', (): void => {
+  it('sorts a simple set of u8a', (): void => {
+    expect(
+      u8aSorted([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]), new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6]), new Uint8Array([2, 3, 4])])
+    ).toEqual([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]), new Uint8Array([2, 3, 4]), new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6])]);
+  });
+
+  it('sorts a simple set of u8a (not the same lengths)', (): void => {
+    expect(
+      u8aSorted([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 4]), new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6]), new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 5])])
+    ).toEqual([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 4]), new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 5]), new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6])]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/util/src/u8a/sorted.ts b/packages/util/src/u8a/sorted.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..368d75873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/util/src/u8a/sorted.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2020 @polkadot/util authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import isUndefined from '../is/undefined';
+
+export default function u8aSorted (u8as: Uint8Array[]): Uint8Array[] {
+  return u8as.sort((a, b): number => {
+    let i = 0;
+
+    while (true) {
+      if (isUndefined(a[i]) && isUndefined(b[i])) {
+        return 0;
+      } else if (isUndefined(a[i])) {
+        return -1;
+      } else if (isUndefined(b[i])) {
+        return 1;
+      }
+
+      const cmp = a[i] - b[i];
+
+      if (cmp !== 0) {
+        return cmp;
+      }
+
+      i++;
+    }
+  });
+}