diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts
index 2503e659f73..6868df87649 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type Args = {
   config: SanitizedConfig
   fields: Field[]
   locale: string
-  sort: string
+  sort: string | undefined
   timestamps: boolean
 }
 
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export const buildSortParam = ({
 }: Args): PaginateOptions['sort'] => {
   let sortProperty: string
   let sortDirection: SortDirection = 'desc'
+  const isSortMultipleField = sort.includes(',')
 
   if (!sort) {
     if (timestamps) {
@@ -35,6 +36,24 @@ export const buildSortParam = ({
     } else {
       sortProperty = '_id'
     }
+  } else if (isSortMultipleField) {
+    const sortFields = sort.split(',')
+    return sortFields.reduce((acc, sortField) => {
+      const isDesc = sortField.indexOf('-') === 0
+      let currentSortProperty = sortField.replace(/^-/, '')
+
+      if (currentSortProperty === 'id') {
+        currentSortProperty = '_id'
+      } else {
+        currentSortProperty = getLocalizedSortProperty({
+          config,
+          fields,
+          locale,
+          segments: currentSortProperty.split('.'),
+        })
+      }
+      return [...acc, `${isDesc ? '-' : ''}${currentSortProperty}`]
+    }, [])
   } else if (sort.indexOf('-') === 0) {
     sortProperty = sort.substring(1)
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/find/findMany.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/find/findMany.ts
index 41ce010ff8d..29c796e01f9 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/find/findMany.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/find/findMany.ts
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ export const findMany = async function find({
 
   const selectDistinctMethods: ChainedMethods = []
 
-  if (orderBy?.order && orderBy?.column) {
+  if (orderBy.length) {
     selectDistinctMethods.push({
-      args: [orderBy.order(orderBy.column)],
+      args: orderBy.map(({ column, order }) => order(column)),
       method: 'orderBy',
     })
   }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export const findMany = async function find({
     if (where) {
       findManyArgs.where = where
     }
-    findManyArgs.orderBy = orderBy.order(orderBy.column)
+    findManyArgs.orderBy = orderBy.map(({ column, order }) => order(column))
   }
 
   const findPromise = db.query[tableName].findMany(findManyArgs)
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/buildQuery.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/buildQuery.ts
index 4cc21a50b1c..a6120a3b3ff 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/buildQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/buildQuery.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type Result = {
   orderBy: {
     column: GenericColumn
     order: typeof asc | typeof desc
-  }
+  }[]
   selectFields: Record<string, GenericColumn>
   where: SQL
 }
@@ -49,54 +49,56 @@ const buildQuery = async function buildQuery({
   const joins: BuildQueryJoins = {}
   const joinAliases: BuildQueryJoinAliases = []
 
-  const orderBy: Result['orderBy'] = {
-    column: null,
-    order: null,
-  }
+  let orderBy: Result['orderBy'] = []
 
   if (sort) {
-    let sortPath
-
-    if (sort[0] === '-') {
-      sortPath = sort.substring(1)
-      orderBy.order = desc
-    } else {
-      sortPath = sort
-      orderBy.order = asc
-    }
-
-    try {
-      const { columnName: sortTableColumnName, table: sortTable } = getTableColumnFromPath({
-        adapter,
-        collectionPath: sortPath,
-        fields,
-        joinAliases,
-        joins,
-        locale,
-        pathSegments: sortPath.replace(/__/g, '.').split('.'),
-        selectFields,
-        tableName,
-        value: sortPath,
+    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
+        }
       })
-      orderBy.column = sortTable?.[sortTableColumnName]
-    } catch (err) {
-      // continue
-    }
+      .filter((sortInfo) => !!sortInfo)
   }
 
-  if (!orderBy?.column) {
-    orderBy.order = desc
+  if (!orderBy.length) {
+    const firstOrderBy = {
+      column: null,
+      order: null,
+    }
+    firstOrderBy.order = desc
     const createdAt = adapter.tables[tableName]?.createdAt
 
     if (createdAt) {
-      orderBy.column = createdAt
+      firstOrderBy.column = createdAt
     } else {
-      orderBy.column = adapter.tables[tableName].id
+      firstOrderBy.column = adapter.tables[tableName].id
     }
+
+    orderBy = [firstOrderBy]
   }
 
-  if (orderBy.column) {
-    selectFields.sort = orderBy.column
+  if (orderBy.length) {
+    selectFields.sort = orderBy[0].column
   }
 
   let where: SQL
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/drafts/getQueryDraftsSort.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/drafts/getQueryDraftsSort.ts
index 3da4ec9350e..1a7dbd19e83 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(',')
 }