diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f36fee..21bb931 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ Please mark backwards incompatible changes with an exclamation mark at the start
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- `QueryBuilder#sort` can now receive either the direction of the sorting (`asc`
+  or `desc`) or a `Hash` with advanced sorting options. These are relayed
+  directly to Elasticsearch. 
+
 ## [29.0.0] - 2025-08-28
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/documentation/source/user_guidelines/elasticsearch/query_builder.rst b/documentation/source/user_guidelines/elasticsearch/query_builder.rst
index 2bdd0b8..5cbee84 100644
--- a/documentation/source/user_guidelines/elasticsearch/query_builder.rst
+++ b/documentation/source/user_guidelines/elasticsearch/query_builder.rst
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ aggregated into a single ``sort`` clause, for example:
   query_builder.sort(name: 'asc')
   query_builder.sort(age: 'desc')
 
+For special cases or sorting needs it is also possible to pass a ``Hash`` with
+advanced sorting options, for example:
+
+.. code-block:: ruby
+
+   query_builder.sort(price: { order: :desc, missing: :_last })
+
+For more information about what options can be passed in this ``Hash``, their
+possible values and meanings, please see `Sort search results`_ from
+Elasticsearch's documentation.
+
 #collapse
 ---------
 
@@ -497,3 +508,4 @@ Example:
 .. _`Range Query`: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-range-query.html
 .. _`Terms Query`: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-terms-query.html
 .. _`Regexp Query`: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-regexp-query.html
+.. _`Sort search results`: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/rest-apis/sort-search-results
diff --git a/lib/jay_api/elasticsearch/query_builder.rb b/lib/jay_api/elasticsearch/query_builder.rb
index a3b821b..7fc822d 100644
--- a/lib/jay_api/elasticsearch/query_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/jay_api/elasticsearch/query_builder.rb
@@ -64,13 +64,22 @@ def size(size)
       #   query_builder.sort(age: 'desc')
       #
       # Both will produce the same +sort+ clause.
+      #
+      # It is also possible to pass a Hash with advanced sorting options, for
+      # example:
+      #
+      #   query_builder.sort(price: { order: :desc, missing: :_last })
+      #
       # @param [Hash] sort A Hash whose keys are the name of the fields
-      #   and the keys are the direction of the sorting, either +asc+ or
-      #   +desc+.
+      #   and whose values are either the direction of the sorting (+:asc+ or
+      #   +:desc+) or a Hash with advanced sort options.
+      # @see https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/rest-apis/sort-search-results
       # @return [QueryBuilder] itself so that other methods can be chained.
       def sort(sort)
         check_argument(sort, 'sort', Hash)
-        @sort.merge!(sort)
+        @sort.merge!(
+          sort.transform_values { |value| value.is_a?(Hash) ? value : { order: value } }
+        )
         self
       end
 
@@ -184,11 +193,7 @@ def build_query
         query_hash[:_source] = @source unless @source.nil?
         query_hash[:query] = query.to_h
 
-        if @sort.any?
-          query_hash[:sort] = @sort.map do |field, direction|
-            { field => { order: direction } }
-          end
-        end
+        query_hash[:sort] = @sort.map { |field, ordering| { field => ordering } } if @sort.any?
 
         if @collapse
           query_hash[:collapse] = {
diff --git a/spec/jay_api/elasticsearch/query_builder_spec.rb b/spec/jay_api/elasticsearch/query_builder_spec.rb
index 5a7493d..7fe02a6 100644
--- a/spec/jay_api/elasticsearch/query_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jay_api/elasticsearch/query_builder_spec.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,34 @@
         it_behaves_like '#to_query with multiple sort fields'
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when sorting options have been given' do
+      before { query_builder.sort(price: { order: :desc, missing: '_last' }) }
+
+      it 'adds the :sort key with the expected content' do
+        expect(method_call).to include(sort: [{ price: { order: :desc, missing: '_last' } }])
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when multiple fields with sort options have been given' do
+      before do
+        query_builder.sort(price: { order: :desc, missing: '_last' })
+        query_builder.sort(updated_at: { order: :desc, unmapped_type: 'date' })
+      end
+
+      let(:expected_sort_clause) do
+        {
+          sort: [
+            { price: { order: :desc, missing: '_last' } },
+            { updated_at: { order: :desc, unmapped_type: 'date' } }
+          ]
+        }
+      end
+
+      it 'adds the :sort key with the expected content' do
+        expect(method_call).to include(expected_sort_clause)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   context 'when no collapse clause has been given' do