diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
index 668cf7287..b83dbe188 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
@@ -234,13 +234,16 @@ public class Sort implements Iterable<org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order
 	 * {@link Sort}
 	 * 
 	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 * @author Kevin Raymond
 	 */
 	public static class Order implements Serializable {
 
 		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1522511010900108987L;
+		private static final boolean DEFAULT_IGNORE_CASE = false;
 
 		private final Direction direction;
 		private final String property;
+		private final boolean ignoreCase;
 
 		/**
 		 * Creates a new {@link Order} instance. if order is {@literal null} then order defaults to
@@ -251,12 +254,7 @@ public class Sort implements Iterable<org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order
 		 */
 		public Order(Direction direction, String property) {
 
-			if (!StringUtils.hasText(property)) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Property must not null or empty!");
-			}
-
-			this.direction = direction == null ? DEFAULT_DIRECTION : direction;
-			this.property = property;
+			this(direction, property, DEFAULT_IGNORE_CASE);
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -269,6 +267,25 @@ public class Sort implements Iterable<org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order
 			this(DEFAULT_DIRECTION, property);
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Creates a new {@link Order} instance. if order is {@literal null} then order defaults to
+		 * {@link Sort#DEFAULT_DIRECTION}
+		 * 
+		 * @param direction can be {@literal null}, will default to {@link Sort#DEFAULT_DIRECTION}
+		 * @param property must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+		 * @param ignoreCase true if sorting should be case insensitive. false if sorting should be case sensitive.
+		 */
+		private Order(Direction direction, String property, boolean ignoreCase) {
+
+			if (!StringUtils.hasText(property)) {
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Property must not null or empty!");
+			}
+
+			this.direction = direction == null ? DEFAULT_DIRECTION : direction;
+			this.property = property;
+			this.ignoreCase = ignoreCase;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * @deprecated use {@link Sort#Sort(Direction, List)} instead.
 		 */
@@ -309,6 +326,15 @@ public class Sort implements Iterable<org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order
 			return this.direction.equals(Direction.ASC);
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Returns whether or not the sort will be case sensitive.
+		 * 
+		 * @return
+		 */
+		public boolean isIgnoreCase() {
+			return ignoreCase;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Returns a new {@link Order} with the given {@link Order}.
 		 * 
@@ -329,6 +355,15 @@ public class Sort implements Iterable<org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order
 			return new Sort(this.direction, properties);
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Returns a new {@link Order} with case insensitive sorting enabled.
+		 * 
+		 * @return
+		 */
+		public Order ignoreCase() {
+			return new Order(direction, property, true);
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * (non-Javadoc)
 		 * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/SortUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/SortUnitTests.java
index 0e4406557..03fc879ae 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/SortUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/SortUnitTests.java
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2008-2010 the original author or authors.
- * 
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
- * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
- * the License at
- * 
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ * Copyright 2008-2013 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
- * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
- * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
- * the License.
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
  */
-
 package org.springframework.data.domain;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
@@ -21,11 +20,13 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order;
 
 /**
  * Unit test for {@link Sort}.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Kevin Raymond
  */
 public class SortUnitTests {
 
@@ -98,4 +99,22 @@ public class SortUnitTests {
 		Sort sort = new Sort("foo").and(null);
 		assertThat(sort, hasItem(new Sort.Order("foo")));
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-281
+	 * @author Kevin Raymond
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void configuresIgnoreCaseForOrder() {
+		assertThat(new Order(Direction.ASC, "foo").ignoreCase().isIgnoreCase(), is(true));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-281
+	 * @author Kevin Raymond
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void orderDoesNotIgnoreCaseByDefault() {
+		assertThat(new Order(Direction.ASC, "foo").isIgnoreCase(), is(false));
+	}
 }