diff --git a/apps/portal/prisma/migrations/20221029180052_add_ecnounter_sort_support/migration.sql b/apps/portal/prisma/migrations/20221029180052_add_ecnounter_sort_support/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6744fc0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/prisma/migrations/20221029180052_add_ecnounter_sort_support/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "QuestionsQuestion" ADD COLUMN     "numEncounters" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
+
+-- CreateIndex
+CREATE INDEX "QuestionsQuestion_numEncounters_id_idx" ON "QuestionsQuestion"("numEncounters", "id");
diff --git a/apps/portal/prisma/schema.prisma b/apps/portal/prisma/schema.prisma
index 3a9277f0..b2820c3c 100644
--- a/apps/portal/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/apps/portal/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -438,14 +438,15 @@ enum QuestionsQuestionType {
 }
 
 model QuestionsQuestion {
-  id           String                @id @default(cuid())
-  userId       String?
-  content      String                @db.Text
-  questionType QuestionsQuestionType
-  lastSeenAt   DateTime?
-  upvotes      Int                   @default(0)
-  createdAt    DateTime              @default(now())
-  updatedAt    DateTime              @updatedAt
+  id            String                @id @default(cuid())
+  userId        String?
+  content       String                @db.Text
+  questionType  QuestionsQuestionType
+  lastSeenAt    DateTime?
+  upvotes       Int                   @default(0)
+  numEncounters Int                   @default(0)
+  createdAt     DateTime              @default(now())
+  updatedAt     DateTime              @updatedAt
 
   user                         User?                        @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull)
   encounters                   QuestionsQuestionEncounter[]
@@ -455,6 +456,7 @@ model QuestionsQuestion {
   questionsListQuestionEntries QuestionsListQuestionEntry[]
 
   @@index([lastSeenAt, id])
+  @@index([numEncounters, id])
   @@index([upvotes, id])
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/server/router/questions/questions-question-encounter-user-router.ts b/apps/portal/src/server/router/questions/questions-question-encounter-user-router.ts
index 54a34cfa..6a78dc14 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/server/router/questions/questions-question-encounter-user-router.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/server/router/questions/questions-question-encounter-user-router.ts
@@ -41,19 +41,21 @@ export const questionsQuestionEncounterUserRouter = createProtectedRouter()
           });
         }
 
-        if (
-          questionToUpdate.lastSeenAt === null ||
-          questionToUpdate.lastSeenAt < input.seenAt
-        ) {
-          await tx.questionsQuestion.update({
-            data: {
-              lastSeenAt: input.seenAt,
-            },
-            where: {
-              id: input.questionId,
+
+        await tx.questionsQuestion.update({
+          data: {
+            lastSeenAt: (questionToUpdate.lastSeenAt === null ||
+                          questionToUpdate.lastSeenAt < input.seenAt)
+                            ? input.seenAt : undefined,
+            numEncounters: {
+              increment: 1,
             },
-          });
-        }
+          },
+          where: {
+            id: input.questionId,
+          },
+        });
+
         return questionEncounterCreated;
       });
     },
@@ -160,6 +162,8 @@ export const questionsQuestionEncounterUserRouter = createProtectedRouter()
           }),
         ]);
 
+        let lastSeenVal = undefined;
+
         if (questionToUpdate!.lastSeenAt === questionEncounterToDelete.seenAt) {
           const latestEncounter =
             await ctx.prisma.questionsQuestionEncounter.findFirst({
@@ -171,17 +175,20 @@ export const questionsQuestionEncounterUserRouter = createProtectedRouter()
               },
             });
 
-          const lastSeenVal = latestEncounter ? latestEncounter!.seenAt : null;
+          lastSeenVal = latestEncounter ? latestEncounter!.seenAt : null;
+        }
 
-          await tx.questionsQuestion.update({
+        await tx.questionsQuestion.update({
             data: {
               lastSeenAt: lastSeenVal,
+              numEncounters: {
+                increment: -1,
+              },
             },
             where: {
               id: questionToUpdate!.id,
             },
           });
-        }
 
         return questionEncounterDeleted;
       });
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/server/router/questions/questions-question-router.ts b/apps/portal/src/server/router/questions/questions-question-router.ts
index 0a2d58a4..a5c06f2d 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/server/router/questions/questions-question-router.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/server/router/questions/questions-question-router.ts
@@ -27,24 +27,40 @@ export const questionsQuestionRouter = createRouter()
     async resolve({ ctx, input }) {
       const { cursor } = input;
 
-      const sortCondition =
-        input.sortType === SortType.TOP
-          ? [
-              {
-                upvotes: input.sortOrder,
-              },
-              {
-                id: input.sortOrder,
-              },
-            ]
-          : [
-              {
-                lastSeenAt: input.sortOrder,
-              },
-              {
-                id: input.sortOrder,
-              },
-            ];
+      let sortCondition = undefined;
+
+      switch (input.sortType) {
+        case SortType.TOP:
+          sortCondition = [
+            {
+              upvotes: input.sortOrder,
+            },
+            {
+              id: input.sortOrder,
+            },
+          ]
+          break;
+        case SortType.NEW:
+          sortCondition = [
+            {
+              lastSeenAt: input.sortOrder,
+            },
+            {
+              id: input.sortOrder,
+            },
+          ];
+          break;
+        case SortType.ENCOUNTERS:
+          sortCondition = [
+            {
+              numEncounters: input.sortOrder,
+            },
+            {
+              id: input.sortOrder,
+            },
+          ];
+          break;
+        }
 
       const questionsData = await ctx.prisma.questionsQuestion.findMany({
         cursor: cursor ? { id: cursor } : undefined,
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/types/questions.d.ts b/apps/portal/src/types/questions.d.ts
index 8391e6e1..0a4a9339 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/types/questions.d.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/types/questions.d.ts
@@ -88,4 +88,5 @@ export enum SortOrder {
 export enum SortType {
   TOP,
   NEW,
+  ENCOUNTERS,
 }