diff --git a/config/columns.go b/config/columns.go
index fb539d8..6f564fa 100644
--- a/config/columns.go
+++ b/config/columns.go
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ var defaultColumns = []Column{
 		Label:   "Container PID Count",
 		Enabled: true,
 	},
+	Column{
+		Name:    "uptime",
+		Label:   "Running uptime duration",
+		Enabled: true,
+	},
 }
 
 type Column struct {
diff --git a/config/param.go b/config/param.go
index 281cc6c..f936b22 100644
--- a/config/param.go
+++ b/config/param.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var defaultParams = []*Param{
 	},
 	&Param{
 		Key:   "columns",
-		Val:   "status,name,id,cpu,mem,net,io,pids",
+		Val:   "status,name,id,cpu,mem,net,io,pids,uptime",
 		Label: "Enabled Columns",
 	},
 }
diff --git a/connector/docker.go b/connector/docker.go
index 1b76424..06ec699 100644
--- a/connector/docker.go
+++ b/connector/docker.go
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package connector
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/op/go-logging"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/op/go-logging"
 
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/connector/collector"
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/connector/manager"
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ func (cm *Docker) refresh(c *container.Container) {
 	c.SetMeta("IPs", ipsFormat(insp.NetworkSettings.Networks))
 	c.SetMeta("ports", portsFormat(insp.NetworkSettings.Ports))
 	c.SetMeta("created", insp.Created.Format("Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006"))
+	c.SetMeta("uptime", calcUptime(insp))
 	c.SetMeta("health", insp.State.Health.Status)
 	c.SetMeta("[ENV-VAR]", strings.Join(insp.Config.Env, ";"))
 	c.SetState(insp.State.Status)
@@ -192,6 +195,15 @@ func (cm *Docker) inspect(id string) (insp *api.Container, found bool, failed bo
 	return c, true, false
 }
 
+func calcUptime(insp *api.Container) string {
+	endTime := insp.State.FinishedAt
+	if endTime.IsZero() {
+		endTime = time.Now()
+	}
+	uptime := endTime.Sub(insp.State.StartedAt)
+	return uptime.Truncate(time.Second).String()
+}
+
 // Mark all container IDs for refresh
 func (cm *Docker) refreshAll() {
 	opts := api.ListContainersOptions{All: true}
diff --git a/container/sort.go b/container/sort.go
index 65b6c2b..2d91910 100644
--- a/container/sort.go
+++ b/container/sort.go
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ var Sorters = map[string]sortMethod{
 		}
 		return stateMap[c1state] > stateMap[c2state]
 	},
+	"uptime": func(c1, c2 *Container) bool {
+		// Use secondary sort method if equal values
+		c1Uptime := c1.GetMeta("uptime")
+		c2Uptime := c2.GetMeta("uptime")
+		if c1Uptime == c2Uptime {
+			return nameSorter(c1, c2)
+		}
+		return c1Uptime > c2Uptime
+	},
 }
 
 func SortFields() (fields []string) {
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/column.go b/cwidgets/compact/column.go
index 7558dd9..eeb16af 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/column.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/column.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var (
 		"net":     NewNetCol,
 		"io":      NewIOCol,
 		"pids":    NewPIDCol,
+		"uptime":  NewUptimeCol,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/text.go b/cwidgets/compact/text.go
index 5b3432b..1346d01 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/text.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/text.go
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ func (w *PIDCol) SetMetrics(m models.Metrics) {
 	w.setText(fmt.Sprintf("%d", m.Pids))
 }
 
+type UptimeCol struct {
+	*TextCol
+}
+
+func NewUptimeCol() CompactCol {
+	return &UptimeCol{NewTextCol("UPTIME")}
+}
+
+func (w *UptimeCol) SetMeta(m models.Meta) {
+	w.Text = m.Get("uptime")
+}
+
 type TextCol struct {
 	*ui.Par
 	header string
diff --git a/cwidgets/single/info.go b/cwidgets/single/info.go
index 98e51ab..559f823 100644
--- a/cwidgets/single/info.go
+++ b/cwidgets/single/info.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
 
-var displayInfo = []string{"id", "name", "image", "ports", "IPs", "state", "created", "health"}
+var displayInfo = []string{"id", "name", "image", "ports", "IPs", "state", "created", "uptime", "health"}
 
 type Info struct {
 	*ui.Table