diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.tsx
index 742f362f1..a44b3df0b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.tsx
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import {
   useField,
   useListQuery,
 } from '@payloadcms/ui'
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 
+import { applySortOrder, stripSortDash } from '../../utilities/sortHelpers.js'
 import { reduceFields } from '../FieldsToExport/reduceFields.js'
 import { useImportExport } from '../ImportExportProvider/index.js'
 import './index.scss'
@@ -21,12 +22,19 @@ const baseClass = 'sort-by-fields'
 
 export const SortBy: SelectFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const { id } = useDocumentInfo()
-  const { setValue, value } = useField<string>()
+
+  // The "sort" text field that stores 'title' or '-title'
+  const { setValue: setSort, value: sortRaw } = useField<string>()
+
+  // Sibling order field ('asc' | 'desc') used when writing sort on change
+  const { value: sortOrder = 'asc' } = useField<string>({ path: 'sortOrder' })
+
   const { value: collectionSlug } = useField<string>({ path: 'collectionSlug' })
   const { query } = useListQuery()
   const { getEntityConfig } = useConfig()
   const { collection } = useImportExport()
 
+  // ReactSelect's displayed option
   const [displayedValue, setDisplayedValue] = useState<{
     id: string
     label: ReactNode
@@ -34,40 +42,52 @@ export const SortBy: SelectFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   } | null>(null)
 
   const collectionConfig = getEntityConfig({ collectionSlug: collectionSlug ?? collection })
-  const fieldOptions = reduceFields({ fields: collectionConfig?.fields })
+  const fieldOptions = useMemo(
+    () => reduceFields({ fields: collectionConfig?.fields }),
+    [collectionConfig?.fields],
+  )
 
-  // Sync displayedValue with value from useField
+  // Normalize the stored value for display (strip the '-') and pick the option
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!value) {
+    const clean = stripSortDash(sortRaw)
+    if (!clean) {
       setDisplayedValue(null)
       return
     }
 
-    const option = fieldOptions.find((field) => field.value === value)
-    if (option && (!displayedValue || displayedValue.value !== value)) {
+    const option = fieldOptions.find((f) => f.value === clean)
+    if (option && (!displayedValue || displayedValue.value !== clean)) {
       setDisplayedValue(option)
     }
-  }, [displayedValue, fieldOptions, value])
+  }, [sortRaw, fieldOptions, displayedValue])
 
+  // Sync the visible select from list-view query sort,
+  // but no need to write to the "sort" field here — SortOrder owns initial combined value.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (id || !query?.sort || value) {
+    if (id || !query?.sort || sortRaw) {
       return
     }
 
-    const option = fieldOptions.find((field) => field.value === query.sort)
+    if (!query.sort) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const clean = stripSortDash(query.sort as string)
+    const option = fieldOptions.find((f) => f.value === clean)
     if (option) {
-      setValue(option.value)
       setDisplayedValue(option)
     }
-  }, [fieldOptions, id, query?.sort, value, setValue])
+  }, [id, query?.sort, sortRaw, fieldOptions])
 
+  // When user selects a different field, store it with the current order applied
   const onChange = (option: { id: string; label: ReactNode; value: string } | null) => {
     if (!option) {
-      setValue('')
+      setSort('')
       setDisplayedValue(null)
     } else {
-      setValue(option.value)
       setDisplayedValue(option)
+      const next = applySortOrder(option.value, String(sortOrder) as 'asc' | 'desc')
+      setSort(next)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortOrder/index.scss b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortOrder/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb5bad6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortOrder/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.sort-order-field {
+  --field-width: 25%;
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortOrder/index.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortOrder/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..008ba0587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortOrder/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+'use client'
+
+import type { SelectFieldClientComponent } from 'payload'
+
+import { FieldLabel, ReactSelect, useDocumentInfo, useField, useListQuery } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+
+import { applySortOrder, stripSortDash } from '../../utilities/sortHelpers.js'
+import './index.scss'
+
+const baseClass = 'sort-order-field'
+
+type Order = 'asc' | 'desc'
+type OrderOption = { label: string; value: Order }
+
+const options = [
+  { label: 'Ascending', value: 'asc' as const },
+  { label: 'Descending', value: 'desc' as const },
+] as const
+
+const defaultOption: OrderOption = options[0]
+
+// Safely coerce query.sort to a string (ignore arrays)
+const normalizeSortParam = (v: unknown): string | undefined => {
+  if (typeof v === 'string') {
+    return v
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(v) && typeof v[0] === 'string') {
+    return v[0]
+  }
+  return undefined
+}
+
+export const SortOrder: SelectFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
+  const { id } = useDocumentInfo()
+  const { query } = useListQuery()
+
+  // 'sortOrder' select field: 'asc' | 'desc'
+  const { setValue: setOrder, value: orderValueRaw } = useField<Order>()
+
+  // 'sort' text field: 'title' | '-title'
+  const { setValue: setSort, value: sortRaw } = useField<string>({ path: 'sort' })
+
+  // The current order value, defaulting to 'asc' for UI
+  const orderValue: Order = orderValueRaw || 'asc'
+
+  // Map 'asc' | 'desc' to the option object for ReactSelect
+  const currentOption = useMemo<OrderOption>(
+    () => options.find((o) => o.value === orderValue) ?? defaultOption,
+    [orderValue],
+  )
+  const [displayed, setDisplayed] = useState<null | OrderOption>(currentOption)
+
+  // Derive from list-view query.sort if present
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (id) {
+      return
+    }
+    const qs = normalizeSortParam(query?.sort)
+    if (!qs) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const isDesc = qs.startsWith('-')
+    const base = stripSortDash(qs)
+    const order: Order = isDesc ? 'desc' : 'asc'
+
+    setOrder(order)
+    setSort(applySortOrder(base, order))
+  }, [id, query?.sort, setOrder, setSort])
+
+  // Keep the select's displayed option in sync with the stored order
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setDisplayed(currentOption ?? defaultOption)
+  }, [currentOption])
+
+  // Handle manual order changes via ReactSelect:
+  //  - update the order field
+  //  - rewrite the combined "sort" string to add/remove the leading '-'
+  const onChange = (option: null | OrderOption) => {
+    const next = option?.value ?? 'asc'
+    setOrder(next)
+
+    const base = stripSortDash(sortRaw)
+    if (base) {
+      setSort(applySortOrder(base, next))
+    }
+
+    setDisplayed(option ?? defaultOption)
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className={baseClass}>
+      <FieldLabel label={props.field.label} path={props.path} />
+      <ReactSelect
+        className={baseClass}
+        disabled={props.readOnly}
+        inputId={`field-${props.path.replace(/\./g, '__')}`}
+        isClearable={false}
+        isSearchable={false}
+        // @ts-expect-error react-select option typing differs from our local type
+        onChange={onChange}
+        options={options as unknown as OrderOption[]}
+        // @ts-expect-error react-select option typing differs from our local type
+        value={displayed}
+      />
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getFields.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getFields.ts
index 9b744e88a..493dc0a03 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getFields.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getFields.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,21 @@ export const getFields = (config: Config, pluginConfig?: ImportExportPluginConfi
               // @ts-expect-error - this is not correctly typed in plugins right now
               label: ({ t }) => t('plugin-import-export:field-sort-label'),
             },
+            {
+              name: 'sortOrder',
+              type: 'select',
+              admin: {
+                components: {
+                  Field: '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export/rsc#SortOrder',
+                },
+              },
+              // @ts-expect-error - this is not correctly typed in plugins right now
+              label: ({ t }) => t('plugin-import-export:field-sort-order-label'),
+              options: [
+                { label: 'Ascending', value: 'asc' },
+                { label: 'Descending', value: 'desc' },
+              ],
+            },
             ...(localeField ? [localeField] : []),
             {
               name: 'drafts',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/rsc.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/rsc.ts
index 51a2d8802..37e1f49a8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/rsc.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/rsc.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ export { Page } from '../components/Page/index.js'
 export { Preview } from '../components/Preview/index.js'
 export { SelectionToUseField } from '../components/SelectionToUseField/index.js'
 export { SortBy } from '../components/SortBy/index.js'
+export { SortOrder } from '../components/SortOrder/index.js'
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ar.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ar.ts
index 7a06c9d47..cec015882 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ar.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ar.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const arTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'صفحة',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'اختيار للاستخدام',
     'field-sort-label': 'ترتيب حسب',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'ترتيب',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'استخدم جميع الوثائق',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'استخدم الفلاتر الحالية',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'استخدم الاختيار الحالي',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/az.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/az.ts
index 7fb36d71b..e48e31757 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/az.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/az.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const azTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Səhifə',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'İstifadə etmək üçün seçim',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sırala',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sıralama',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Bütün sənədlərdən istifadə edin',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Cari filtrlərdən istifadə edin',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Cari seçimi istifadə edin',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/bg.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/bg.ts
index 91a636f09..39276c6ba 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/bg.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/bg.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const bgTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Страница',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Избор за използване',
     'field-sort-label': 'Сортирай по',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Ред на сортиране',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Използвайте всички документи',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Използвайте текущите филтри',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Използвайте текущия избор',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ca.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ca.ts
index 63eed2481..24ce0d828 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ca.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ca.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const caTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Pàgina',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Selecció per utilitzar',
     'field-sort-label': 'Ordena per',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Ordre de classificació',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Utilitzeu tots els documents',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Utilitza els filtres actuals',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Utilitza la selecció actual',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/cs.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/cs.ts
index 9a2ea349a..f1614c22a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/cs.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/cs.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const csTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Stránka',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Výběr k použití',
     'field-sort-label': 'Seřadit podle',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Řazení',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Použijte všechny dokumenty',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Použijte aktuální filtry',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Použijte aktuální výběr',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/da.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/da.ts
index 33f4b3a56..e16deb88a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/da.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/da.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const daTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Side',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Valg til brug',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sorter efter',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sorteringsrækkefølge',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Brug alle dokumenter',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Brug nuværende filtre',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Brug nuværende valg',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/de.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/de.ts
index 5c844cb1e..9d12c6835 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/de.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/de.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const deTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Seite',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Auswahl zur Verwendung',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sortieren nach',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sortierreihenfolge',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Verwenden Sie alle Dokumente.',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Verwenden Sie aktuelle Filter',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Verwenden Sie die aktuelle Auswahl',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/en.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/en.ts
index e32d5c487..6181aa113 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/en.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/en.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const enTranslations = {
     'field-page-label': 'Page',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Selection to use',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sort by',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sort order',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Use all documents',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Use current filters',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Use current selection',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/es.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/es.ts
index 6a2ab7af9..5cb9f3e3e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/es.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/es.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const esTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Página',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Selección para usar',
     'field-sort-label': 'Ordenar por',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Orden de clasificación',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Utilice todos los documentos',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Utilice los filtros actuales',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Usar selección actual',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/et.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/et.ts
index b69573bac..238b8b250 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/et.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/et.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const etTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Leht',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Valiku kasutamine',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sorteeri järgi',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sorteerimise järjekord',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Kasutage kõiki dokumente',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Kasuta praeguseid filtreid',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Kasuta praegust valikut',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/fa.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/fa.ts
index 29c886748..bf1e2c2b3 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/fa.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/fa.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const faTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'صفحه',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'انتخاب برای استفاده',
     'field-sort-label': 'مرتب سازی بر اساس',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'ترتیب',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'از تمام مستندات استفاده کنید',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'از فیلترهای فعلی استفاده کنید',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'از انتخاب فعلی استفاده کنید',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/fr.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/fr.ts
index 2e5f11950..d2e294efd 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/fr.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/fr.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const frTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Page',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Sélection à utiliser',
     'field-sort-label': 'Trier par',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Ordre de tri',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Utilisez tous les documents',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Utilisez les filtres actuels',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Utilisez la sélection actuelle',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/he.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/he.ts
index fca29ad1d..37047f47a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/he.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/he.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const heTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'עמוד',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'בחירה לשימוש',
     'field-sort-label': 'מיין לפי',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'סדר מיון',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'השתמש בכל המסמכים',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'השתמש במסננים הנוכחיים',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'השתמש בבחירה הנוכחית',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hr.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hr.ts
index 32e67b7e0..c4f6ea4b2 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hr.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hr.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const hrTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Stranica',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Odabir za upotrebu',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sortiraj po',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Redoslijed sortiranja',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Koristite sve dokumente',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Koristite trenutne filtre',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Koristite trenutni odabir',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hu.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hu.ts
index 4749fe5e0..ea191db6b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hu.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hu.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const huTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Oldal',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Használatra kiválasztva',
     'field-sort-label': 'Rendezés szerint',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Rendezési sorrend',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Használjon minden dokumentumot',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Használja az aktuális szűrőket',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Használja a jelenlegi kiválasztást',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hy.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hy.ts
index 052fcee1a..bf95b6fd3 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hy.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/hy.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const hyTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Էջ',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Օգտագործման ընտրություն',
     'field-sort-label': 'Դասավորել ըստ',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Դասավորության կարգ',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Օգտագործեք բոլոր փաստաթղթերը',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Օգտագործեք ընթացիկ ֆիլտրերը',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Օգտագործել ընթացիկ ընտրությունը',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/it.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/it.ts
index 4f53b901e..96afb392a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/it.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/it.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const itTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Pagina',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Selezione da utilizzare',
     'field-sort-label': 'Ordina per',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Ordine di sort',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Utilizza tutti i documenti',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Utilizza i filtri correnti',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Utilizza la selezione corrente',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ja.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ja.ts
index 8c5bf2630..e56d0b9ee 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ja.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ja.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const jaTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'ページ',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': '使用する選択',
     'field-sort-label': '並び替える',
+    'field-sort-order-label': '並び替えの順序',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'すべての文書を使用してください。',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': '現在のフィルターを使用してください',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': '現在の選択を使用する',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ko.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ko.ts
index b6dd57c7e..09a1adcc5 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ko.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ko.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const koTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': '페이지',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': '사용할 선택',
     'field-sort-label': '정렬 방식',
+    'field-sort-order-label': '정렬 순서',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': '모든 문서를 사용하십시오.',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': '현재 필터를 사용하십시오.',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': '현재 선택 항목을 사용하십시오.',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/lt.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/lt.ts
index e6d872f68..b568976c7 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/lt.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/lt.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const ltTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Puslapis',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Naudojimo pasirinkimas',
     'field-sort-label': 'Rūšiuoti pagal',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Rūšiavimo tvarka',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Naudokite visus dokumentus.',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Naudoti esamus filtrus',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Naudoti dabartinį pasirinkimą',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/lv.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/lv.ts
index 1ff5263c8..9838abf8a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/lv.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/lv.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const lvTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Lapa',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Izvēles lietošana',
     'field-sort-label': 'Kārtot pēc',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Kārtot pēc secības',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Izmantojiet visus dokumentus',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Izmantot pašreizējos filtrus',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Izmantot pašreizējo izvēli',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/my.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/my.ts
index b8a60878e..f481567bd 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/my.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/my.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const myTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'စာမျက်နှာ',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Pilihan untuk digunakan',
     'field-sort-label': 'စီမံအလိုက်',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sorteringsrækkefølge',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Gunakan semua dokumen',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Gunakan penapis semasa',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Gunakan pilihan semasa',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/nb.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/nb.ts
index 512e561ee..2adcaf3f0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/nb.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/nb.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const nbTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Side',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Valg til bruk',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sorter etter',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sorteringsrekkefølge',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Bruk alle dokumentene',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Bruk gjeldende filtre',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Bruk gjeldende utvalg',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/nl.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/nl.ts
index b555e2bee..22a4125fc 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/nl.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/nl.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const nlTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Pagina',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Selectie om te gebruiken',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sorteer op',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sorteer volgorde',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Gebruik alle documenten',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Gebruik huidige filters',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Gebruik huidige selectie',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/pl.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/pl.ts
index 8d2ef5c55..4faf67bec 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/pl.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/pl.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const plTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Strona',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Wybór do użycia',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sortuj według',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sortowanie według',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Użyj wszystkich dokumentów.',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Użyj aktualnych filtrów',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Użyj aktualnego wyboru',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/pt.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/pt.ts
index efdb8046b..f0f1c6809 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/pt.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/pt.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const ptTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Página',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Seleção para usar',
     'field-sort-label': 'Ordenar por',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Ordem de classificação',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Use todos os documentos',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Use os filtros atuais',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Use a seleção atual',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ro.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ro.ts
index 1a0f34ac2..41fa893ce 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ro.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ro.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const roTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Pagina',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Selectarea pentru utilizare',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sortează după',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Ordine de sortare',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Utilizați toate documentele.',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Utilizați filtrele curente',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Utilizați selecția curentă',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/rs.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/rs.ts
index fba6205ba..1962f61f5 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/rs.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/rs.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const rsTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Strana',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Izbor za upotrebu',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sortiraj po',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Redoslijed sortiranja',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Koristite sve dokumente',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Koristite trenutne filtere',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Koristite trenutni izbor',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/rsLatin.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/rsLatin.ts
index a1dff02b9..d61e9272c 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/rsLatin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/rsLatin.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const rsLatinTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Strana',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Izbor za upotrebu',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sortiraj po',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Redoslijed sortiranja',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Koristite sve dokumente',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Koristite trenutne filtere',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Koristi trenutni izbor',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ru.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ru.ts
index 82ea80915..d18ebe33e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ru.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/ru.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const ruTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Страница',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Выбор использования',
     'field-sort-label': 'Сортировать по',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Порядок сортировки',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Используйте все документы',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Использовать текущие фильтры',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Использовать текущий выбор',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sk.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sk.ts
index 837ba8f22..7bd3a009e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sk.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sk.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const skTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Stránka',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Výber na použitie',
     'field-sort-label': 'Triediť podľa',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Poradie triedenia',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Použite všetky dokumenty',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Použiť aktuálne filtre',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Použiť aktuálny výber',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sl.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sl.ts
index 247c77041..7f862df89 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sl.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sl.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const slTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Stran',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Izbor za uporabo',
     'field-sort-label': 'Razvrsti po',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Razvrsti po vrstnem redu',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Uporabite vse dokumente',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Uporabite trenutne filtre.',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Uporabi trenutno izbiro',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sv.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sv.ts
index 1cd37d1db..95d2d5c17 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sv.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/sv.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const svTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Sida',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Val att använda',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sortera efter',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sortera i ordning',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Använd alla dokument',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Använd aktuella filter',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Använd nuvarande urval',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/th.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/th.ts
index 19bb2af59..7b5d9a41d 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/th.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/th.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const thTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'หน้า',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'การเลือกใช้',
     'field-sort-label': 'เรียงตาม',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'เรียงลำดับตาม',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'ใช้เอกสารทั้งหมด',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'ใช้ตัวกรองปัจจุบัน',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'ใช้การเลือกปัจจุบัน',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/tr.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/tr.ts
index 9b7512e56..fb8888a06 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/tr.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/tr.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const trTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Sayfa',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Kullanılacak seçim',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sırala',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sıralama düzeni',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Tüm belgeleri kullanın',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Mevcut filtreleri kullanın',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Mevcut seçimi kullanın',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/translation-schema.json b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/translation-schema.json
index 00abea91f..05e106cc1 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/translation-schema.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/translation-schema.json
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
         "field-sort-label": {
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "field-sort-order-label": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "no": {
           "type": "string"
         },
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@
         "field-name-label",
         "field-selectionToUse-label",
         "field-sort-label",
+        "field-sort-order-label",
         "no",
         "preview",
         "selectionToUse-allDocuments",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/uk.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/uk.ts
index 3d7ffec54..a822195ca 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/uk.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/uk.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const ukTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Сторінка',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Вибір для використання',
     'field-sort-label': 'Сортувати за',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Сортувати за порядком',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Використовуйте всі документи',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Використовувати поточні фільтри',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Використовуйте поточний вибір',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/vi.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/vi.ts
index 0eee6b2cb..a7727945e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/vi.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/vi.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const viTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': 'Trang',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': 'Lựa chọn để sử dụng',
     'field-sort-label': 'Sắp xếp theo',
+    'field-sort-order-label': 'Sắp xếp theo thứ tự',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': 'Sử dụng tất cả các tài liệu',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': 'Sử dụng bộ lọc hiện tại',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': 'Sử dụng lựa chọn hiện tại',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/zh.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/zh.ts
index 820a694fb..535e5ea2a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/zh.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/zh.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const zhTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': '页面',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': '选择范围',
     'field-sort-label': '排序方式',
+    'field-sort-order-label': '排序顺序',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': '使用所有文档',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': '使用当前过滤条件',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': '使用当前选择',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/zhTw.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/zhTw.ts
index f9b5503f2..ff8ece9d4 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/zhTw.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/languages/zhTw.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const zhTwTranslations: PluginDefaultTranslationsObject = {
     'field-page-label': '頁面',
     'field-selectionToUse-label': '使用的選取範圍',
     'field-sort-label': '排序方式',
+    'field-sort-order-label': '排序順序',
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': '使用所有文件',
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': '使用目前篩選條件',
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': '使用目前選取內容',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/types.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/types.ts
index 1c3126e99..c269732d5 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/types.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type PluginLanguage = Language<{
     'field-page-label': string
     'field-selectionToUse-label': string
     'field-sort-label': string
+    'field-sort-order-label': string
     'selectionToUse-allDocuments': string
     'selectionToUse-currentFilters': string
     'selectionToUse-currentSelection': string
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/utilities/sortHelpers.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/utilities/sortHelpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba60d2b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/utilities/sortHelpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/** Remove a leading '-' from a sort value (e.g. "-title" -> "title") */
+export const stripSortDash = (v?: null | string): string => (v ? v.replace(/^-/, '') : '')
+
+/** Apply order to a base field (("title","desc") -> "-title") */
+export const applySortOrder = (field: string, order: 'asc' | 'desc'): string =>
+  order === 'desc' ? `-${field}` : field
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts
index 08c159bc4..571c8bc68 100644
--- a/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts
@@ -227,6 +227,60 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-import-export', () => {
       ).rejects.toThrow(/Limit/)
     })
 
+    it('should export results sorted ASC by title when sort="title"', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          format: 'csv',
+          sort: 'title',
+          where: {
+            or: [{ title: { contains: 'Title' } }, { title: { contains: 'Array' } }],
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].id).toBeDefined()
+      expect(data[0].title).toStrictEqual('Array 0')
+    })
+
+    it('should export results sorted DESC by title when sort="-title"', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          format: 'csv',
+          sort: '-title',
+          where: {
+            or: [{ title: { contains: 'Title' } }, { title: { contains: 'Array' } }],
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].id).toBeDefined()
+      expect(data[0].title).toStrictEqual('Title 4')
+    })
+
     it('should create a file for collection csv with draft data', async () => {
       const draftPage = await payload.create({
         collection: 'pages',
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/payload-types.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/payload-types.ts
index d70fd878f..6f45ffbfc 100644
--- a/test/plugin-import-export/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/payload-types.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export interface Export {
   limit?: number | null;
   page?: number | null;
   sort?: string | null;
+  sortOrder?: ('asc' | 'desc') | null;
   locale?: ('all' | 'en' | 'es' | 'de') | null;
   drafts?: ('yes' | 'no') | null;
   selectionToUse?: ('currentSelection' | 'currentFilters' | 'all') | null;
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ export interface ExportsTask {
   limit?: number | null;
   page?: number | null;
   sort?: string | null;
+  sortOrder?: ('asc' | 'desc') | null;
   locale?: ('all' | 'en' | 'es' | 'de') | null;
   drafts?: ('yes' | 'no') | null;
   selectionToUse?: ('currentSelection' | 'currentFilters' | 'all') | null;
@@ -609,6 +611,7 @@ export interface ExportsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
   limit?: T;
   page?: T;
   sort?: T;
+  sortOrder?: T;
   locale?: T;
   drafts?: T;
   selectionToUse?: T;
@@ -637,6 +640,7 @@ export interface ExportsTasksSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
   limit?: T;
   page?: T;
   sort?: T;
+  sortOrder?: T;
   locale?: T;
   drafts?: T;
   selectionToUse?: T;
@@ -729,6 +733,7 @@ export interface TaskCreateCollectionExport {
     limit?: number | null;
     page?: number | null;
     sort?: string | null;
+    sortOrder?: ('asc' | 'desc') | null;
     locale?: ('all' | 'en' | 'es' | 'de') | null;
     drafts?: ('yes' | 'no') | null;
     selectionToUse?: ('currentSelection' | 'currentFilters' | 'all') | null;