diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
index 57a3d85e6..24c02104b 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
@@ -112,6 +112,27 @@ public class Sort implements
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a new {@link Sort} consisting of the {@link Order}s of the current {@link Sort} combined with the given
+	 * ones.
+	 * 
+	 * @param sort can be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public Sort and(Sort sort) {
+
+		if (sort == null) {
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		ArrayList<Order> these = new ArrayList<Order>(this.orders);
+
+		for (Order order : sort) {
+			these.add(order);
+		}
+
+		return new Sort(these);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the order registered for the given property.
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/parser/AbstractQueryCreator.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/parser/AbstractQueryCreator.java
index bfc34369f..96456073e 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/parser/AbstractQueryCreator.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/parser/AbstractQueryCreator.java
@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractQueryCreator<T, S> {
 	 * @param sort
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	public T createQuery(Sort sort) {
-
-		Sort sortToUse = sort != null ? sort : tree.getSort();
-		return complete(createCriteria(tree), sortToUse);
+	public T createQuery(Sort dynamicSort) {
+		
+		Sort staticSort = tree.getSort();
+		Sort sort = staticSort != null ? staticSort.and(dynamicSort) : dynamicSort;
+		
+		return complete(createCriteria(tree), sort);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -144,8 +146,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractQueryCreator<T, S> {
 	/**
 	 * Actually creates the query object applying the given criteria object and {@link Sort} definition.
 	 * 
-	 * @param criteria
-	 * @param sort
+	 * @param criteria will never be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param sort might be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	protected abstract T complete(S criteria, Sort sort);
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/SortUnitTests.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/SortUnitTests.java
index 03112d23b..c5c3a86ba 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/SortUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/SortUnitTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.data.domain;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -92,4 +93,18 @@ public class SortUnitTests {
 
 		new Sort(Direction.ASC);
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void allowsCombiningSorts() {
+		
+		Sort sort = new Sort("foo").and(new Sort("bar"));
+		assertThat(sort, hasItems(new Sort.Order("foo"), new Sort.Order("bar")));
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void handlesAdditionalNullSort() {
+		
+		Sort sort = new Sort("foo").and(null);
+		assertThat(sort, hasItem(new Sort.Order("foo")));
+	}
 }