diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/buildQuery.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/buildQuery.ts
index 139dfe7cf4e..a6120a3b3ff 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/buildQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/buildQuery.ts
@@ -52,29 +52,32 @@ const buildQuery = async function buildQuery({
   let orderBy: Result['orderBy'] = []
 
   if (sort) {
-    orderBy = sort.split(',').map((sortString) => {
-      const sortPath = sortString.replace(/^-/, '')
-      try {
-        const { columnName: sortTableColumnName, table: sortTable } = getTableColumnFromPath({
-          adapter,
-          collectionPath: sortPath,
-          fields,
-          joinAliases,
-          joins,
-          locale,
-          pathSegments: sortPath.replace(/__/g, '.').split('.'),
-          selectFields,
-          tableName,
-          value: sortPath,
-        })
-        return {
-          column: sortTable?.[sortTableColumnName] ?? null,
-          order: sortString[0] === '-' ? desc : asc,
+    orderBy = sort
+      .split(',')
+      .map((sortString) => {
+        const sortPath = sortString.replace(/^-/, '')
+        try {
+          const { columnName: sortTableColumnName, table: sortTable } = getTableColumnFromPath({
+            adapter,
+            collectionPath: sortPath,
+            fields,
+            joinAliases,
+            joins,
+            locale,
+            pathSegments: sortPath.replace(/__/g, '.').split('.'),
+            selectFields,
+            tableName,
+            value: sortPath,
+          })
+          return {
+            column: sortTable?.[sortTableColumnName] ?? null,
+            order: sortString[0] === '-' ? desc : asc,
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          // continue
         }
-      } catch (err) {
-        // continue
-      }
-    })
+      })
+      .filter((sortInfo) => !!sortInfo)
   }
 
   if (!orderBy.length) {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/drafts/getQueryDraftsSort.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/drafts/getQueryDraftsSort.ts
index 3da4ec9350e..64b07fda971 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/versions/drafts/getQueryDraftsSort.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/versions/drafts/getQueryDraftsSort.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@
 export const getQueryDraftsSort = (sort: string): string => {
   if (!sort) return sort
 
-  let direction = ''
-  let orderBy = sort
-
-  if (sort[0] === '-') {
-    direction = '-'
-    orderBy = sort.substring(1)
-  }
-
-  return `${direction}version.${orderBy}`
+  return sort
+    .split(' ')
+    .map((sortString) => {
+      let direction = ''
+      let orderBy = sortString
+      if (sortString[0] === '-') {
+        direction = '-'
+        orderBy = sortString.substring(1)
+      }
+      return `${direction}version.${orderBy}`
+    })
+    .join(' ')
 }