diff -u b/core/modules/field/modules/field_sql_storage/lib/Drupal/field_sql_storage/Entity/Query.php b/core/modules/field/modules/field_sql_storage/lib/Drupal/field_sql_storage/Entity/Query.php
--- b/core/modules/field/modules/field_sql_storage/lib/Drupal/field_sql_storage/Entity/Query.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/modules/field_sql_storage/lib/Drupal/field_sql_storage/Entity/Query.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
           $function = $direction == 'ASC' ? 'min' : 'max';
           $expression = "$function($sql_alias)";
           $sqlQuery->addExpression($expression, "order_by_{$property}_$direction");
-          $sqlQuery->orderBy($expression);
+          $sqlQuery->orderBy($expression, $direction);
         }
       }
     }
diff -u b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php
--- b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php
@@ -201,7 +201,14 @@
     // 13 red  tr
     // 15 red  tr
     $this->assertResult(8, 12, 4, 2, 3, 10, 11, 14, 15, 6, 7, 1, 9, 13, 5);
-
+    $query = $factory->get('test_entity')
+      ->sort("$figures.color", 'DESC')
+      ->sort("$greetings.langcode", 'DESC')
+      ->sort('ftid', 'DESC');
+    $count_query = clone $query;
+    $this->assertEqual(15, $count_query->count()->execute());
+    $this->queryResults = $query->execute();
+    $this->assertResult(15, 13, 7, 5, 11, 9, 3, 1, 14, 6, 10, 2, 12, 4, 8);
     // Now update the 'merhaba' string to xsiemax which is not a meaningful
     // word but allows us to test revisions and string operations.
     $ids = $factory->get('test_entity')