diff --git a/integration/spring-data/base-3.1/src/main/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/base/EntityViewSortUtil.java b/integration/spring-data/base-3.1/src/main/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/base/EntityViewSortUtil.java
index ba8211f74e..42fc68494e 100644
--- a/integration/spring-data/base-3.1/src/main/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/base/EntityViewSortUtil.java
+++ b/integration/spring-data/base-3.1/src/main/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/base/EntityViewSortUtil.java
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
 
 package com.blazebit.persistence.spring.data.base;
 
+import jakarta.persistence.metamodel.Attribute;
+import jakarta.persistence.metamodel.ManagedType;
+
 import com.blazebit.persistence.FullQueryBuilder;
+import com.blazebit.persistence.parser.expression.ExpressionFactory;
+import com.blazebit.persistence.parser.expression.PathElementExpression;
+import com.blazebit.persistence.parser.expression.PathExpression;
 import com.blazebit.persistence.view.EntityViewManager;
 import com.blazebit.persistence.view.metamodel.ManagedViewType;
 import com.blazebit.persistence.view.metamodel.MethodAttribute;
@@ -82,6 +88,24 @@ public static void applySort(EntityViewManager evm, Class<?> entityViewClass, Fu
         for (Sort.Order order : sort) {
             String entityViewAttributeAlias;
             if ((entityViewAttributeAlias = EntityViewSortUtil.resolveViewAttributeSelectAlias(viewType, order.getProperty())) == null) {
+                PathExpression pathExpression;
+                try {
+                    pathExpression = cb.getService(ExpressionFactory.class).createPathExpression(order.getProperty());
+                } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sort order [" + order.getProperty() + "] is not resolvable to a path expression.", ex);
+                }
+                jakarta.persistence.metamodel.Type<?> resultType = cb.getMetamodel().entity(viewType.getEntityClass());
+                for (PathElementExpression expression : pathExpression.getExpressions()) {
+                    if (!(resultType instanceof ManagedType<?>)) {
+                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sort order [" + order.getProperty() + "] is not resolvable to a valid path expression, because the type [" + resultType.getJavaType().getName() + "] can't be de-referenced.");
+                    }
+                    ManagedType<?> managedType = (ManagedType<?>) resultType;
+                    Attribute<?, ?> attribute = managedType.getAttribute(expression.toString());
+                    if (!(attribute instanceof jakarta.persistence.metamodel.SingularAttribute<?, ?>)) {
+                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sort order [" + order.getProperty() + "] is not resolvable to a valid path expression, because the type [" + resultType.getJavaType().getName() + "] does not contain a singular attribute named [" + expression + "].");
+                    }
+                    resultType = ( (jakarta.persistence.metamodel.SingularAttribute<?, ?>) attribute ).getType();
+                }
                 cb.orderBy(order.getProperty(), order.isAscending(), order.getNullHandling() == Sort.NullHandling.NULLS_FIRST);
             } else {
                 cb.orderBy(entityViewAttributeAlias, order.isAscending(), order.getNullHandling() == Sort.NullHandling.NULLS_FIRST);
diff --git a/integration/spring-data/base/src/main/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/base/EntityViewSortUtil.java b/integration/spring-data/base/src/main/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/base/EntityViewSortUtil.java
index 200add4d50..5c123c7b46 100644
--- a/integration/spring-data/base/src/main/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/base/EntityViewSortUtil.java
+++ b/integration/spring-data/base/src/main/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/base/EntityViewSortUtil.java
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
 
 package com.blazebit.persistence.spring.data.base;
 
+import javax.persistence.metamodel.Attribute;
+import javax.persistence.metamodel.ManagedType;
+
 import com.blazebit.persistence.FullQueryBuilder;
+import com.blazebit.persistence.parser.expression.ExpressionFactory;
+import com.blazebit.persistence.parser.expression.PathElementExpression;
+import com.blazebit.persistence.parser.expression.PathExpression;
 import com.blazebit.persistence.view.EntityViewManager;
 import com.blazebit.persistence.view.metamodel.ManagedViewType;
 import com.blazebit.persistence.view.metamodel.MethodAttribute;
@@ -81,6 +87,24 @@ public static void applySort(EntityViewManager evm, Class<?> entityViewClass, Fu
         for (Sort.Order order : sort) {
             String entityViewAttributeAlias;
             if ((entityViewAttributeAlias = EntityViewSortUtil.resolveViewAttributeSelectAlias(viewType, order.getProperty())) == null) {
+                PathExpression pathExpression;
+                try {
+                    pathExpression = cb.getService(ExpressionFactory.class).createPathExpression(order.getProperty());
+                } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sort order [" + order.getProperty() + "] is not resolvable to a path expression.", ex);
+                }
+                javax.persistence.metamodel.Type<?> resultType = cb.getMetamodel().entity(viewType.getEntityClass());
+                for (PathElementExpression expression : pathExpression.getExpressions()) {
+                    if (!(resultType instanceof ManagedType<?>)) {
+                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sort order [" + order.getProperty() + "] is not resolvable to a valid path expression, because the type [" + resultType.getJavaType().getName() + "] can't be de-referenced.");
+                    }
+                    ManagedType<?> managedType = (ManagedType<?>) resultType;
+                    Attribute<?, ?> attribute = managedType.getAttribute(expression.toString());
+                    if (!(attribute instanceof javax.persistence.metamodel.SingularAttribute<?, ?>)) {
+                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sort order [" + order.getProperty() + "] is not resolvable to a valid path expression, because the type [" + resultType.getJavaType().getName() + "] does not contain a singular attribute named [" + expression + "].");
+                    }
+                    resultType = ( (javax.persistence.metamodel.SingularAttribute<?, ?>) attribute ).getType();
+                }
                 cb.orderBy(order.getProperty(), order.isAscending(), order.getNullHandling() == Sort.NullHandling.NULLS_FIRST);
             } else {
                 cb.orderBy(entityViewAttributeAlias, order.isAscending(), order.getNullHandling() == Sort.NullHandling.NULLS_FIRST);
diff --git a/integration/spring-data/testsuite/webmvc/src/test/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/testsuite/webmvc/ReadOnlyDocumentRepositoryTest.java b/integration/spring-data/testsuite/webmvc/src/test/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/testsuite/webmvc/ReadOnlyDocumentRepositoryTest.java
index 1531d61f7c..c2234c44a8 100644
--- a/integration/spring-data/testsuite/webmvc/src/test/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/testsuite/webmvc/ReadOnlyDocumentRepositoryTest.java
+++ b/integration/spring-data/testsuite/webmvc/src/test/java/com/blazebit/persistence/spring/data/testsuite/webmvc/ReadOnlyDocumentRepositoryTest.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 import com.blazebit.persistence.view.EntityViewManager;
 import com.blazebit.persistence.view.EntityViewSetting;
 import com.blazebit.persistence.view.Sorters;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Assume;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -879,6 +881,21 @@ public void testFindByEnum() {
         assertEquals(1, elementCount);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSortByExpression() {
+        // Given
+        final Document d1 = createDocument("D1", "test", 0, null);
+
+        // When
+        try {
+            readOnlyDocumentRepository.findAll(Sort.of(new org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order(null, "1")));
+            Assert.fail("Should fail because '1' is not a valid property to sort by");
+        } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
+            // Then
+            assertTrue( ex.getMessage().contains( "Sort order [1] is not resolvable to a path expression" ) );
+        }
+    }
+
     private Pageable unpaged() {
         try {
             Method unpaged = Class.forName("org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable").getMethod("unpaged");