diff --git a/query/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/query/SortEngine.kt b/query/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/query/SortEngine.kt
index 749e6cbcd..0844fd43d 100644
--- a/query/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/query/SortEngine.kt
+++ b/query/src/main/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/query/SortEngine.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.EntityIterable
 import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.orientdb.OEntityIterable
 import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.orientdb.OVertexEntity
 import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.orientdb.iterate.OEntityIterableBase
+import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.orientdb.iterate.link.OMultipleEntitiesIterable
 import jetbrains.exodus.query.metadata.ModelMetaData
 
 open class SortEngine {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ open class SortEngine {
         source: Iterable<Entity>,
         asc: Boolean
     ): Iterable<Entity> {
-        if (source is OEntityIterable) {
+        if (source is OEntityIterable && source !is OMultipleEntitiesIterable) {
             val txn = queryEngine.persistentStore.andCheckCurrentTransaction
             return txn.sort(entityType, "${OVertexEntity.edgeClassName(linkName)}.$propName", source.unwrap(), asc)
         } else {
diff --git a/query/src/test/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/query/OQueryEngineTest.kt b/query/src/test/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/query/OQueryEngineTest.kt
index 0afbd65f3..b18c3f386 100644
--- a/query/src/test/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/query/OQueryEngineTest.kt
+++ b/query/src/test/kotlin/jetbrains/exodus/query/OQueryEngineTest.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.Entity
 import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.EntityIterable
 import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.orientdb.OStoreTransaction
 import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.orientdb.iterate.OEntityIterableBase
+import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.orientdb.iterate.link.OMultipleEntitiesIterable
 import jetbrains.exodus.entitystore.orientdb.testutil.*
 import jetbrains.exodus.query.metadata.EntityMetaData
 import jetbrains.exodus.query.metadata.ModelMetaData
@@ -53,7 +54,13 @@ class OQueryEngineTest(
                         it.id.typeId >= 0
                     }
                     InMemoryEntityIterable(filteringSequence.asIterable(), currentTx, engine)
-                }, "InMemory")
+                }, "InMemory"),
+                arrayOf({ engine: QueryEngine, currentTx: OStoreTransaction ->
+                    val filteringSequence = engine.instantiateGetAll(Issues.CLASS).asSequence().filter {
+                        it.id.typeId >= 0
+                    }
+                    OMultipleEntitiesIterable(currentTx, filteringSequence.toList())
+                }, "MultipleEntitiesIterable")
             )
         }
     }
@@ -644,6 +651,37 @@ class OQueryEngineTest(
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `should query by property sorted`() {
+        // Given
+        val test = givenTestCase()
+
+        val metadata = givenModelMetadata().withEntityMetaData(Issues.CLASS)
+        val engine = givenOQueryEngine(metadata)
+
+        // When
+        withStoreTx { tx ->
+            val sortByPropertyAsc = SortByProperty(
+                null, // child node
+                "name", // link property name
+                true // ascending
+            )
+            val issuesAsc = engine.query(iterableGetter(engine, tx), Issues.CLASS, sortByPropertyAsc)
+
+            val sortByLinkPropertyDesc = SortByProperty(
+                null, // child node
+                "name", // link property name
+                false // descending
+            )
+            val issuesDesc = engine.query(iterableGetter(engine, tx), Issues.CLASS, sortByLinkPropertyDesc)
+
+            // Then
+            // As sorted by project name
+            assertOrderedNamesExactly(issuesDesc, "issue3", "issue2", "issue1")
+            assertOrderedNamesExactly(issuesAsc, "issue1", "issue2", "issue3")
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun assertOrderedNamesExactly(result: Iterable<Entity>, vararg names: String) {
         assertThat(result.map { it.getProperty("name") }).containsExactly(*names).inOrder()
     }