diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/basic_expression_operators.h b/include/sqlpp11/basic_expression_operators.h
index 98e9bae2..ffa56525 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/basic_expression_operators.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/basic_expression_operators.h
@@ -187,14 +187,19 @@ namespace sqlpp
       return {*static_cast<const Expr*>(this)};
     }
 
-    auto asc() const -> sort_order_t<Expr, sort_type::asc>
+    auto asc() const -> sort_order_t<Expr>
     {
-      return {*static_cast<const Expr*>(this)};
+      return {*static_cast<const Expr*>(this), sort_type::asc};
     }
 
-    auto desc() const -> sort_order_t<Expr, sort_type::desc>
+    auto desc() const -> sort_order_t<Expr>
     {
-      return {*static_cast<const Expr*>(this)};
+      return {*static_cast<const Expr*>(this), sort_type::desc};
+    }
+
+    auto order(sort_type s) const -> sort_order_t<Expr>
+    {
+      return {*static_cast<const Expr*>(this), s};
     }
 
     template <typename... T>
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/sort_order.h b/include/sqlpp11/sort_order.h
index 391898dd..4ef59e5e 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/sort_order.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/sort_order.h
@@ -39,25 +39,26 @@ namespace sqlpp
     desc
   };
 
-  template <typename Expression, sort_type SortType>
+  template <typename Expression>
   struct sort_order_t
   {
     using _traits = make_traits<no_value_t, tag::is_sort_order>;
     using _nodes = detail::type_vector<Expression>;
 
     Expression _expression;
+    sort_type _sort_type;
   };
 
-  template <typename Context, typename Expression, sort_type SortType>
-  struct serializer_t<Context, sort_order_t<Expression, SortType>>
+  template <typename Context, typename Expression>
+  struct serializer_t<Context, sort_order_t<Expression>>
   {
     using _serialize_check = serialize_check_of<Context, Expression>;
-    using T = sort_order_t<Expression, SortType>;
+    using T = sort_order_t<Expression>;
 
     static Context& _(const T& t, Context& context)
     {
       serialize_operand(t._expression, context);
-      switch (SortType)
+      switch (t._sort_type)
       {
         case sort_type::asc:
           context << " ASC";
diff --git a/test_serializer/CustomQuery.cpp b/test_serializer/CustomQuery.cpp
index e4afaeb2..4c00aec5 100644
--- a/test_serializer/CustomQuery.cpp
+++ b/test_serializer/CustomQuery.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ int CustomQuery(int, char* [])
       custom_query(sqlpp::select(), dynamic_select_flags(db, sqlpp::distinct), dynamic_select_columns(db, foo.omega),
                    dynamic_from(db, foo.join(bar).on(foo.omega == bar.alpha)), dynamic_where(db, bar.alpha > 17),
                    dynamic_group_by(db, foo.omega), dynamic_having(db, avg(bar.alpha) > 19),
-                   dynamic_order_by(db, foo.omega.asc()), sqlpp::dynamic_limit(db), sqlpp::dynamic_offset(db)),
+                   dynamic_order_by(db, foo.omega.asc(), foo.psi.order(sqlpp::sort_type::desc)),
+                   sqlpp::dynamic_limit(db), sqlpp::dynamic_offset(db)),
       "SELECT  DISTINCT  tab_foo.omega  FROM tab_foo INNER JOIN tab_bar ON (tab_foo.omega=tab_bar.alpha)  WHERE "
-      "(tab_bar.alpha>17)  GROUP BY tab_foo.omega  HAVING (AVG(tab_bar.alpha)>19)  ORDER BY tab_foo.omega ASC  ");
+      "(tab_bar.alpha>17)  GROUP BY tab_foo.omega  HAVING (AVG(tab_bar.alpha)>19)  ORDER BY tab_foo.omega "
+      "ASC,tab_foo.psi DESC  ");
 
   // A pragma query for sqlite
   compare(__LINE__,
diff --git a/tests/Select.cpp b/tests/Select.cpp
index 4b99b3a7..268488f2 100644
--- a/tests/Select.cpp
+++ b/tests/Select.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ int Select(int, char* [])
   s.offset.set(3u);
   s.group_by.add(t.beta);
   s.order_by.add(t.beta.asc());
+  s.order_by.add(t.delta.order(sqlpp::sort_type::desc));
   for (const auto& row : db(s))
   {
     int64_t a = row.alpha;