diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
index 09e14b09cb..8345e32e9c 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ export default async function find(options: FindOptions) {
     user,
     overrideAccess = true,
     showHiddenFields,
+    sort,
   } = options;
 
   const collection = this.collections[collectionSlug];
 
   return this.operations.collections.find({
     depth,
+    sort,
     page,
     limit,
     where,
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 9b609cf131..31ecb0d5f3 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export type FindOptions = {
   where?: { [key: string]: unknown };
   depth?: number;
   limit?: number;
+  sort?: string;
 };
 
 export type FindResponse = {