diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/Querydsl.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/Querydsl.java
index b7638cdee..aef50817b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/Querydsl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/Querydsl.java
@@ -170,14 +170,41 @@ public class Querydsl {
 	/**
 	 * Transforms a plain {@link Order} into a QueryDsl specific {@link OrderSpecifier}.
 	 * 
-	 * @param order
+	 * @param order must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
 	private OrderSpecifier<?> toOrderSpecifier(Order order, JPQLQuery query) {
 
 		return new OrderSpecifier(order.isAscending() ? com.mysema.query.types.Order.ASC
-				: com.mysema.query.types.Order.DESC, buildOrderPropertyPathFrom(order), NullHandling.NullsLast);
+				: com.mysema.query.types.Order.DESC, buildOrderPropertyPathFrom(order),
+				toQueryDslNullHandling(order.getNullHandling()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts the given {@link org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.NullHandling} to the appropriate Querydsl
+	 * {@link NullHandling}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param nullHandling must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	private NullHandling toQueryDslNullHandling(org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.NullHandling nullHandling) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(nullHandling, "NullHandling must not be null!");
+
+		switch (nullHandling) {
+
+			case NULLS_FIRST:
+				return NullHandling.NullsFirst;
+
+			case NULLS_LAST:
+				return NullHandling.NullsLast;
+
+			case NATIVE:
+			default:
+				return NullHandling.Default;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslIntegrationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3f0d12ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/QuerydslIntegrationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 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.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.support;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
+import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.User;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+
+import com.mysema.query.jpa.JPQLQuery;
+import com.mysema.query.types.path.PathBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * Integration tests for {@link Querydsl}.
+ * 
+ * @author Thomas Darimont
+ */
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration({ "classpath:infrastructure.xml" })
+@Transactional
+public class QuerydslIntegrationTests {
+
+	@PersistenceContext EntityManager em;
+
+	Querydsl querydsl;
+	PathBuilder<User> userPath;
+	JPQLQuery userQuery;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setup() {
+
+		userPath = new PathBuilder<User>(User.class, "user");
+		querydsl = new Querydsl(em, userPath);
+		userQuery = querydsl.createQuery().from(userPath);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAJPA-499
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void defaultOrderingShouldNotGenerateAnNullOrderingHint() {
+
+		JPQLQuery result = querydsl.applySorting(new Sort(new Sort.Order("firstname")), userQuery);
+
+		assertThat(result, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(result.toString(), is(not(anyOf(containsString("nulls first"), containsString("nulls last")))));
+	}
+}