diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 419ac41b2..ff092a577 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ declare namespace algoliasearchHelper {
     getFacetValues(
       attribute: string,
       opts: {
-        sortBy: string[],
+        sortBy: any;
         facetOrdering: boolean;
       }
     ): SearchResults.FacetValue[] | SearchResults.HierarchicalFacet | undefined;
diff --git a/src/SearchResults/index.js b/src/SearchResults/index.js
index 186338b5d..b41ddf334 100644
--- a/src/SearchResults/index.js
+++ b/src/SearchResults/index.js
@@ -719,8 +719,10 @@ function sortViaFacetOrdering(facetValues, facetOrdering) {
   }, {});
 
   facetValues.forEach(function(item) {
-    if (reverseOrder[item.name] !== undefined) {
-      orderedFacets[reverseOrder[item.name]] = item;
+    // hierarchical facets get sorted using their raw name
+    var name = item.path || item.name;
+    if (reverseOrder[name] !== undefined) {
+      orderedFacets[reverseOrder[name]] = item;
     } else {
       remainingFacets.push(item);
     }
@@ -731,7 +733,7 @@ function sortViaFacetOrdering(facetValues, facetOrdering) {
   if (sortRemainingBy === 'hidden') {
     return orderedFacets;
   } else if (sortRemainingBy === 'alpha') {
-    ordering = [['name'], ['asc']];
+    ordering = [['path', 'name'], ['asc', 'asc']];
   } else {
     ordering = [['count'], ['desc']];
   }
diff --git a/test/spec/SearchResults/getFacetValues-facetOrdering.js b/test/spec/SearchResults/getFacetValues-facetOrdering.js
index 665c61f22..d32c3807d 100644
--- a/test/spec/SearchResults/getFacetValues-facetOrdering.js
+++ b/test/spec/SearchResults/getFacetValues-facetOrdering.js
@@ -275,6 +275,14 @@ describe('hierarchical facet', function() {
               isRefined: false,
               exhaustive: true,
               data: null
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'Useless Gift Cards',
+              path: 'Best Buy Gift Cards > Useless Gift Cards',
+              count: 12,
+              isRefined: false,
+              exhaustive: true,
+              data: null
             }
           ]
         },
@@ -374,6 +382,14 @@ describe('hierarchical facet', function() {
               isRefined: false,
               exhaustive: true,
               data: null
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'Useless Gift Cards',
+              path: 'Best Buy Gift Cards > Useless Gift Cards',
+              count: 12,
+              isRefined: false,
+              exhaustive: true,
+              data: null
             }
           ]
         },
@@ -466,6 +482,14 @@ describe('hierarchical facet', function() {
               isRefined: false,
               exhaustive: true,
               data: null
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'Useless Gift Cards',
+              path: 'Best Buy Gift Cards > Useless Gift Cards',
+              count: 12,
+              isRefined: false,
+              exhaustive: true,
+              data: null
             }
           ]
         },
@@ -558,6 +582,14 @@ describe('hierarchical facet', function() {
               isRefined: false,
               exhaustive: true,
               data: null
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'Useless Gift Cards',
+              path: 'Best Buy Gift Cards > Useless Gift Cards',
+              count: 12,
+              isRefined: false,
+              exhaustive: true,
+              data: null
             }
           ]
         },
@@ -658,6 +690,14 @@ describe('hierarchical facet', function() {
               isRefined: false,
               exhaustive: true,
               data: null
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'Useless Gift Cards',
+              path: 'Best Buy Gift Cards > Useless Gift Cards',
+              count: 12,
+              isRefined: false,
+              exhaustive: true,
+              data: null
             }
           ]
         }
@@ -678,7 +718,7 @@ describe('hierarchical facet', function() {
               sortRemainingBy: 'hidden'
             },
             'hierarchicalCategories.lvl1': {
-              order: ['Swag Gift Cards'],
+              order: ['Best Buy Gift Cards > Entertainment Gift Cards'],
               sortRemainingBy: 'count'
             }
           }
@@ -707,6 +747,14 @@ describe('hierarchical facet', function() {
           isRefined: true,
           exhaustive: true,
           data: [
+            {
+              name: 'Entertainment Gift Cards',
+              path: 'Best Buy Gift Cards > Entertainment Gift Cards',
+              count: 17,
+              isRefined: true,
+              exhaustive: true,
+              data: null
+            },
             {
               name: 'Swag Gift Cards',
               path: 'Best Buy Gift Cards > Swag Gift Cards',
@@ -716,10 +764,10 @@ describe('hierarchical facet', function() {
               data: null
             },
             {
-              name: 'Entertainment Gift Cards',
-              path: 'Best Buy Gift Cards > Entertainment Gift Cards',
-              count: 17,
-              isRefined: true,
+              name: 'Useless Gift Cards',
+              path: 'Best Buy Gift Cards > Useless Gift Cards',
+              count: 12,
+              isRefined: false,
               exhaustive: true,
               data: null
             }
diff --git a/test/spec/SearchResults/getFacetValues/hierarchical.json b/test/spec/SearchResults/getFacetValues/hierarchical.json
index 805a97bfe..c632f0a66 100644
--- a/test/spec/SearchResults/getFacetValues/hierarchical.json
+++ b/test/spec/SearchResults/getFacetValues/hierarchical.json
@@ -937,8 +937,9 @@
             "Best Buy Gift Cards": 80
           },
           "hierarchicalCategories.lvl1": {
+            "Best Buy Gift Cards > Swag Gift Cards": 20,
             "Best Buy Gift Cards > Entertainment Gift Cards": 17,
-            "Best Buy Gift Cards > Swag Gift Cards": 20
+            "Best Buy Gift Cards > Useless Gift Cards": 12
           }
         },
         "exhaustiveFacetsCount": true,