diff --git a/docs/03-Usage.md b/docs/03-Usage.md
index c4cd02b3..17c86447 100644
--- a/docs/03-Usage.md
+++ b/docs/03-Usage.md
@@ -307,8 +307,11 @@ class SearchController extends PageController
             $sort = isset($data['Order']) ? strtolower($data['Order']) : 'asc';
     
             // Set the sorting. This can be an array of multiple sorts
-            $params['sort'] = MySortableClass::class . '_Created ' . $sort;
-            $query->setSort($params);
+            $params['sort'] = [MySortableClass::class . '_Created ' => $sort];
+            $query->setSort($params['sort']);
+            // Alternative:
+            $query->addSort(MySortableClass::class . '_Created', $sort);
+
     
             // Execute the search
             $result = $index->doSearch($query);
diff --git a/src/Factories/QueryComponentFactory.php b/src/Factories/QueryComponentFactory.php
index c6e72997..0dc23e7b 100644
--- a/src/Factories/QueryComponentFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factories/QueryComponentFactory.php
@@ -226,12 +226,10 @@ public function setIndex(BaseIndex $index): self
     protected function buildTerms(): void
     {
         $terms = $this->query->getTerms();
-
         $boostTerms = $this->getBoostTerms();
 
         foreach ($terms as $search) {
-            $term = $search['text'];
-            $term = $this->escapeSearch($term);
+            $term = $this->getBuildTerm($search);
             $postfix = $this->isFuzzy($search);
             // We can add the same term multiple times with different boosts
             // Not ideal, but it might happen, so let's add the term itself only once
@@ -308,4 +306,21 @@ protected function buildSpellcheck(): void
         $spellcheck->setExtendedResults(true);
         $spellcheck->setCollateExtendedResults(true);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the escaped search string, or, if empty, a global search
+     *
+     * @param array $search
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getBuildTerm($search)
+    {
+        $term = $search['text'];
+        $term = $this->escapeSearch($term);
+        if ($term === '') {
+            $term = '*:*';
+        }
+
+        return $term;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Indexes/BaseIndex.php b/src/Indexes/BaseIndex.php
index fbffec2b..d3f26e53 100644
--- a/src/Indexes/BaseIndex.php
+++ b/src/Indexes/BaseIndex.php
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ abstract class BaseIndex
      * @var array The query terms as an array
      */
     protected $queryTerms = [];
+    /**
+     * @var Query Query that will hit the client
+     */
+    protected $clientQuery;
     /**
      * @var bool Signify if a retry should occur if nothing was found and there are suggestions to follow
      */
@@ -199,12 +203,14 @@ public function doSearch(BaseQuery $query)
     {
         SiteState::alterQuery($query);
         // Build the actual query parameters
-        $clientQuery = $this->buildSolrQuery($query);
+        $this->clientQuery = $this->buildSolrQuery($query);
+        // Set the sorting
+        $this->clientQuery->addSorts($query->getSort());
 
-        $this->extend('onBeforeSearch', $query, $clientQuery);
+        $this->extend('onBeforeSearch', $query, $this->clientQuery);
 
         try {
-            $result = $this->client->select($clientQuery);
+            $result = $this->client->select($this->clientQuery);
         } catch (Exception $error) {
             // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
             $logger = new SolrLogger();
@@ -415,4 +421,12 @@ public function getQueryFactory(): QueryComponentFactory
     {
         return $this->queryFactory;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Query
+     */
+    public function getClientQuery(): Query
+    {
+        return $this->clientQuery;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Traits/QueryTraits/BaseQueryTrait.php b/src/Traits/QueryTraits/BaseQueryTrait.php
index 1cc0070f..b795a8d9 100644
--- a/src/Traits/QueryTraits/BaseQueryTrait.php
+++ b/src/Traits/QueryTraits/BaseQueryTrait.php
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ trait BaseQueryTrait
      */
     protected $exclude = [];
 
+    /**
+     * @var array Sorting order
+     */
+    protected $sort = [];
+
     /**
      * Each boosted query needs a separate addition!
      * e.g. $this->addTerm('test', ['MyField', 'MyOtherField'], 3)
@@ -138,4 +143,18 @@ public function addFacetFilter($field, $value): self
 
         return $this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a field to sort on
+     *
+     * @param string $field
+     * @param string $direction
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function addSort($field, $direction): self
+    {
+        $this->sort[$field] = $direction;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/BaseIndexTest.php b/tests/unit/BaseIndexTest.php
index a04a7d39..0b31b05b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/BaseIndexTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/BaseIndexTest.php
@@ -308,6 +308,22 @@ public function testDoSearch()
         $this->assertInstanceOf(ArrayList::class, $result->getSpellcheck());
         $this->assertGreaterThan(0, $result->getSpellcheck()->count());
         $this->assertNotEmpty($result->getCollatedSpellcheck());
+
+        $index = new CircleCITestIndex();
+        $query = new BaseQuery();
+        $query->addTerm('');
+        $index->doSearch($query);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['*:*'], $index->getQueryTerms());
+
+        $index = new CircleCITestIndex();
+        $query = new BaseQuery();
+        $query->addTerm('test');
+        $query->addSort('SiteTree_Title', 'asc');
+        $index->doSearch($query);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['test'], $index->getQueryTerms());
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('SiteTree_Title', $index->getClientQuery()->getSorts());
     }
 
     public function testDoRetry()