diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverSupport.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverSupport.java
index 422bb297e..3c5ecb237 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverSupport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverSupport.java
@@ -187,8 +187,10 @@ public abstract class SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverSupport {
 
 	/**
 	 * Parses the given sort expressions into a {@link Sort} instance. The implementation expects the sources to be a
-	 * concatenation of Strings using the given delimiter. If the last element can be parsed into a {@link Direction} it's
-	 * considered a {@link Direction} and a simple property otherwise.
+	 * concatenation of Strings using the given delimiter. If the last element is equal to "ignorecase" (when using a
+	 * case-insensitive comparison), the sort order will be performed without respect to case. If the last element (or the
+	 * penultimate element if the last is "ignorecase") can be parsed into a {@link Direction} it's considered a
+	 * {@link Direction} and a simple property otherwise.
 	 *
 	 * @param source will never be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param delimiter the delimiter to be used to split up the source elements, will never be {@literal null}.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
index dc29316ce..1bd12455a 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.web;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
 import static org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction.*;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
@@ -74,6 +75,28 @@ public class SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests extends SortDefaultUnitT
 		assertThat(sort.isSorted()).isFalse();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void sortParamHandlesSortOrderAndIgnoreCase() throws Exception {
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("sort", "property,DESC,IgnoreCase");
+		request.addParameter("sort", "");
+
+		assertThat(resolveSort(request, PARAMETER))
+				.isEqualTo(Sort.by(Arrays.asList(new Order(DESC, "property").ignoreCase())));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void sortParamHandlesIgnoreCase() throws Exception {
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("sort", "property,IgnoreCase");
+		request.addParameter("sort", "");
+
+		assertThat(resolveSort(request, PARAMETER))
+				.isEqualTo(Sort.by(Arrays.asList(new Order(ASC, "property").ignoreCase())));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void discoversSimpleSortFromRequest() {