1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/rooms.py b/synapse/rest/admin/rooms.py
index 659b8a10ee..d1bdb64111 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/rooms.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/rooms.py
@@ -183,10 +183,23 @@ class ListRoomRestServlet(RestServlet):
         # Extract query parameters
         start = parse_integer(request, "from", default=0)
         limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=100)
-        order_by = parse_string(request, "order_by", default="alphabetical")
+        order_by = parse_string(request, "order_by", default=RoomSortOrder.NAME.value)
         if order_by not in (
             RoomSortOrder.ALPHABETICAL.value,
             RoomSortOrder.SIZE.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.NAME.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.CANONICAL_ALIAS.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.JOINED_MEMBERS.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.JOINED_LOCAL_MEMBERS.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.VERSION.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.CREATOR.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.ENCRYPTION.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.FEDERATABLE.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.PUBLIC.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.JOIN_RULES.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.GUEST_ACCESS.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.HISTORY_VISIBILITY.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.STATE_EVENTS.value,
         ):
             raise SynapseError(
                 400,