diff --git a/spring-data-r2dbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/R2dbcQueryCreator.java b/spring-data-r2dbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/R2dbcQueryCreator.java
index b3ac4da4ec..d2399cad62 100644
--- a/spring-data-r2dbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/R2dbcQueryCreator.java
+++ b/spring-data-r2dbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/R2dbcQueryCreator.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ private PreparedOperation<?> select(@Nullable Criteria criteria, Sort sort, Stat
 		}
 
 		if (sort.isSorted()) {
-			selectSpec = selectSpec.withSort(getSort(sort));
+			selectSpec = selectSpec.withSort(sort);
 		}
 
 		if (tree.isDistinct()) {
@@ -186,15 +186,4 @@ private Expression[] getSelectProjection() {
 		return expressions.toArray(new Expression[0]);
 	}
 
-	private Sort getSort(Sort sort) {
-
-		RelationalPersistentEntity<?> tableEntity = entityMetadata.getTableEntity();
-
-		List<Sort.Order> orders = sort.get().map(order -> {
-			RelationalPersistentProperty property = tableEntity.getRequiredPersistentProperty(order.getProperty());
-			return order.isAscending() ? Sort.Order.asc(property.getName()) : Sort.Order.desc(property.getName());
-		}).collect(Collectors.toList());
-
-		return Sort.by(orders);
-	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-r2dbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/PartTreeR2dbcQueryUnitTests.java b/spring-data-r2dbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/PartTreeR2dbcQueryUnitTests.java
index 8f48868391..a92180a20e 100644
--- a/spring-data-r2dbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/PartTreeR2dbcQueryUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-r2dbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/repository/query/PartTreeR2dbcQueryUnitTests.java
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoSettings;
 import org.mockito.quality.Strictness;
-
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction;
 import org.springframework.data.projection.SpelAwareProxyProjectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.r2dbc.convert.R2dbcConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.r2dbc.core.DefaultReactiveDataAccessStrategy;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 import org.springframework.data.relational.core.mapping.RelationalMappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.relational.core.mapping.Table;
 import org.springframework.data.relational.core.sql.LockMode;
+import org.springframework.data.relational.domain.SqlSort;
 import org.springframework.data.relational.repository.Lock;
 import org.springframework.data.relational.repository.query.RelationalParametersParameterAccessor;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.Repository;
@@ -599,6 +601,21 @@ void throwsExceptionWhenConditionKeywordIsUnsupported() throws Exception {
 				.isThrownBy(() -> createQuery(r2dbcQuery, getAccessor(queryMethod, new Object[0])));
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-1548
+	void allowsSortingByNonDomainProperties() throws Exception {
+
+		R2dbcQueryMethod queryMethod = getQueryMethod("findAllByFirstName", String.class, Sort.class);
+		PartTreeR2dbcQuery r2dbcQuery = new PartTreeR2dbcQuery(queryMethod, operations, r2dbcConverter, dataAccessStrategy);
+
+		PreparedOperation<?> preparedOperation = createQuery(queryMethod, r2dbcQuery, "foo", Sort.by("foobar"));
+		PreparedOperationAssert.assertThat(preparedOperation) //
+				.orderBy("users.foobar ASC");
+
+		preparedOperation = createQuery(queryMethod, r2dbcQuery, "foo", SqlSort.unsafe(Direction.ASC, "sum(foobar)"));
+		PreparedOperationAssert.assertThat(preparedOperation) //
+				.orderBy("sum(foobar) ASC");
+	}
+
 	@Test // GH-282
 	void throwsExceptionWhenInvalidNumberOfParameterIsGiven() throws Exception {
 
@@ -960,6 +977,8 @@ interface UserRepository extends Repository<User, Long> {
 
 		Flux<User> findAllByIdIsEmpty();
 
+		Flux<User> findAllByFirstName(String firstName, Sort sort);
+
 		Flux<User> findTop3ByFirstName(String firstName);
 
 		Mono<User> findFirstByFirstName(String firstName);