Index: src/main/src/org/compass/core/CompassQuery.java
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--- src/main/src/org/compass/core/CompassQuery.java	(revision 3239)
+++ src/main/src/org/compass/core/CompassQuery.java	(working copy)
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.compass.core;
 
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 import org.compass.core.util.Parameter;
 
 /**
@@ -228,6 +230,28 @@
     CompassQuery addSort(SortImplicitType implicitType, SortDirection direction);
 
     /**
+     * Adds sorting on the given property name, and using the given locale.
+     *
+     * Note, that the sort option will only work on the outer most query (i.e.
+     * the one that the <code>hits</code> is called on).
+     *
+     * @param propertyName The property name that will be sorted.
+     * @param locale       The locale.
+     * @param direction    The direction of the sorting.
+     * @return the query
+     */
+    CompassQuery addSort(String propertyName, Locale locale, SortDirection direction);
+
+    /**
+     * Adds sorting on the given property name, and using the given locale.
+     *
+     * @param propertyName The property name that will be sorted.
+     * @param locale       The locale.
+     * @return the query
+     */
+    CompassQuery addSort(String propertyName, Locale locale);
+
+    /**
      * Narrows down the query to be executed only against the given sub indexes.
      * If set to <code>null</code>, will use all sub indexes.
      *
Index: src/main/src/org/compass/core/impl/DefaultCompassQuery.java
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--- src/main/src/org/compass/core/impl/DefaultCompassQuery.java	(revision 3239)
+++ src/main/src/org/compass/core/impl/DefaultCompassQuery.java	(working copy)
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.compass.core.impl;
 
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 import org.compass.core.CompassException;
 import org.compass.core.CompassHits;
 import org.compass.core.CompassQuery;
@@ -96,6 +98,16 @@
         return this;
     }
 
+    public CompassQuery addSort(String propertyName, Locale locale, SortDirection direction) {
+        searchEngineQuery.addSort(propertyName, locale, direction);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public CompassQuery addSort(String propertyName, Locale locale) {
+        searchEngineQuery.addSort(propertyName, locale);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public CompassQuery setSubIndexes(String... subIndexes) {
         searchEngineQuery.setSubIndexes(subIndexes);
         return this;
Index: src/main/src/org/compass/core/engine/SearchEngineQuery.java
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--- src/main/src/org/compass/core/engine/SearchEngineQuery.java	(revision 3239)
+++ src/main/src/org/compass/core/engine/SearchEngineQuery.java	(working copy)
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.compass.core.engine;
 
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 import org.compass.core.CompassQuery.SortDirection;
 import org.compass.core.CompassQuery.SortImplicitType;
 import org.compass.core.CompassQuery.SortPropertyType;
@@ -45,6 +47,10 @@
 
     SearchEngineQuery addSort(SortImplicitType implicitType, SortDirection direction);
 
+    SearchEngineQuery addSort(String propertyName, Locale locale, SortDirection direction);
+
+    SearchEngineQuery addSort(String propertyName, Locale locale);
+
     SearchEngineQuery setSubIndexes(String[] subindexes);
 
     SearchEngineQuery setAliases(String[] aliases);
Index: src/main/src/org/compass/core/lucene/engine/LuceneSearchEngineQuery.java
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--- src/main/src/org/compass/core/lucene/engine/LuceneSearchEngineQuery.java	(revision 3239)
+++ src/main/src/org/compass/core/lucene/engine/LuceneSearchEngineQuery.java	(working copy)
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import org.apache.lucene.index.Term;
 import org.apache.lucene.search.BooleanClause;
@@ -118,11 +119,16 @@
         return this;
     }
 
-    public SearchEngineQuery addSort(SortImplicitType implicitType, SortDirection direction) {
-        sortFields.add(new SortField(null, getImplicitSortField(implicitType), getSortReverse(direction)));
+    public SearchEngineQuery addSort(String propertyName, Locale locale, SortDirection direction) {
+        sortFields.add(new SortField(propertyName, locale, getSortReverse(direction)));
         return this;
     }
 
+    public SearchEngineQuery addSort(String propertyName, Locale locale) {
+        sortFields.add(new SortField(propertyName, locale));
+        return this;
+    }
+    
     public SearchEngineQuery addSort(SortField sortField) {
         sortFields.add(sortField);
         return this;