diff --git a/yazi-actor/src/mgr/sort.rs b/yazi-actor/src/mgr/sort.rs
index 81b77676f..e487672df 100644
--- a/yazi-actor/src/mgr/sort.rs
+++ b/yazi-actor/src/mgr/sort.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use yazi_core::tab::Folder;
 use yazi_dds::spark::SparkKind;
 use yazi_fs::{FilesSorter, FolderStage};
 use yazi_macro::{act, render, render_and, succ};
-use yazi_parser::mgr::SortOpt;
+use yazi_parser::mgr::{SortBoolState, SortOpt};
 use yazi_shared::{Source, data::Data};
 
 use crate::{Actor, Ctx};
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ impl Actor for Sort {
 	fn act(cx: &mut Ctx, opt: Self::Options) -> Result<Data> {
 		let pref = &mut cx.tab_mut().pref;
 		pref.sort_by = opt.by.unwrap_or(pref.sort_by);
-		pref.sort_reverse = opt.reverse.unwrap_or(pref.sort_reverse);
-		pref.sort_dir_first = opt.dir_first.unwrap_or(pref.sort_dir_first);
+		pref.sort_reverse = opt.reverse.unwrap_or_default().bool(pref.sort_reverse);
+		pref.sort_dir_first = opt.dir_first.unwrap_or_default().bool(pref.sort_dir_first);
 		pref.sort_sensitive = opt.sensitive.unwrap_or(pref.sort_sensitive);
-		pref.sort_translit = opt.translit.unwrap_or(pref.sort_translit);
+		pref.sort_translit = opt.translit.unwrap_or_default().bool(pref.sort_translit);
 		pref.sort_fallback = opt.fallback.unwrap_or(pref.sort_fallback);
 
 		let sorter = FilesSorter::from(&*pref);
@@ -59,7 +59,15 @@ impl Actor for Sort {
 		succ!();
 	}
 
-	fn hook(cx: &Ctx, _: &Self::Options) -> Option<SparkKind> {
+	fn hook(cx: &Ctx, opt: &Self::Options) -> Option<SparkKind> {
+		let has_toggle = [opt.reverse, opt.dir_first, opt.translit]
+			.iter()
+			.any(|f| matches!(f, Some(SortBoolState::Toggle)));
+
+		if has_toggle {
+			return None;
+		}
+
 		match cx.source() {
 			Source::Ind => Some(SparkKind::IndSort),
 			Source::Key => Some(SparkKind::KeySort),
diff --git a/yazi-parser/src/mgr/sort.rs b/yazi-parser/src/mgr/sort.rs
index fc689e3ad..33ebacef7 100644
--- a/yazi-parser/src/mgr/sort.rs
+++ b/yazi-parser/src/mgr/sort.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+use anyhow::bail;
 use mlua::{FromLua, IntoLua, Lua, LuaSerdeExt, Value};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use yazi_binding::SER_OPT;
 use yazi_fs::{SortBy, SortFallback};
-use yazi_shared::event::ActionCow;
+use yazi_shared::{data::Data, event::ActionCow};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct SortOpt {
 	pub by:        Option<SortBy>,
-	pub reverse:   Option<bool>,
-	pub dir_first: Option<bool>,
+	pub reverse:   Option<SortBoolState>,
+	pub dir_first: Option<SortBoolState>,
 	pub sensitive: Option<bool>,
-	pub translit:  Option<bool>,
+	pub translit:  Option<SortBoolState>,
 	pub fallback:  Option<SortFallback>,
 }
 
@@ -36,3 +39,91 @@ impl FromLua for SortOpt {
 impl IntoLua for SortOpt {
 	fn into_lua(self, lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> { lua.to_value_with(&self, SER_OPT) }
 }
+
+// --- State
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum SortBoolState {
+	#[default]
+	None,
+	On,
+	Off,
+	Toggle,
+}
+
+impl serde::Serialize for SortBoolState {
+	fn serialize<S: serde::Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+		match self {
+			Self::On => serializer.serialize_bool(true),
+			Self::Off => serializer.serialize_bool(false),
+			Self::Toggle => serializer.serialize_str("toggle"),
+			Self::None => serializer.serialize_str("none"),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl FromStr for SortBoolState {
+	type Err = anyhow::Error;
+
+	fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+		match s {
+			"yes" => Ok(Self::On),
+			"no" => Ok(Self::Off),
+			"toggle" => Ok(Self::Toggle),
+			_ => bail!("unknown sort bool state: {s:?}"),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for SortBoolState {
+	fn deserialize<D: serde::Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+		use serde::de::{self, Visitor};
+
+		struct V;
+
+		impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for V {
+			type Value = SortBoolState;
+
+			fn expecting(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+				f.write_str(r#"a boolean or one of "yes", "no", "toggle""#)
+			}
+
+			fn visit_bool<E: de::Error>(self, v: bool) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+				Ok(if v { SortBoolState::On } else { SortBoolState::Off })
+			}
+
+			fn visit_str<E: de::Error>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+				v.parse().map_err(de::Error::custom)
+			}
+
+			fn visit_string<E: de::Error>(self, v: String) -> Result<Self::Value, E> {
+				self.visit_str(&v)
+			}
+		}
+
+		deserializer.deserialize_any(V)
+	}
+}
+
+impl SortBoolState {
+	pub fn bool(self, old: bool) -> bool {
+		match self {
+			Self::None => old,
+			Self::On => true,
+			Self::Off => false,
+			Self::Toggle => !old,
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&Data> for SortBoolState {
+	type Error = anyhow::Error;
+
+	fn try_from(value: &Data) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+		match value {
+			Data::Boolean(true) => Ok(Self::On),
+			Data::Boolean(false) => Ok(Self::Off),
+			Data::String(s) => s.parse(),
+			_ => bail!("not a valid bool state"),
+		}
+	}
+}