diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 3c153ca..3173bf0 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ Here's the list of available paramers:
 - `sourceFields` - Limits returned set to the selected fields only
 - `limit` - Number of records to return
 - `offset` - Sets the record offset (use for paging results)
+- `sort` - Your sort query
 
 ### Search Collections
 
diff --git a/src/ElasticquentTrait.php b/src/ElasticquentTrait.php
index fdfe3e9..539cb96 100644
--- a/src/ElasticquentTrait.php
+++ b/src/ElasticquentTrait.php
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public static function reindex()
      * @param   int $offset
      * @return  ResultCollection
      */
-    public static function searchByQuery($query = null, $aggregations = null, $sourceFields = null, $limit = null, $offset = null)
+    public static function searchByQuery($query = null, $aggregations = null, $sourceFields = null, $limit = null, $offset = null, $sort = null)
     {
         $instance = new static;
 
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ public static function searchByQuery($query = null, $aggregations = null, $sourc
         if ($aggregations) {
             $params['body']['aggs'] = $aggregations;
         }
+        
+        if ($sort) {
+            $params['body']['sort'] = $sort;
+        }
 
         $result = $instance->getElasticSearchClient()->search($params);