diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java
index cb40c0f8f..b421b92a2 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 		} else {
 			query = new BasicQuery(queryString);
 		}
+		
+		QueryUtils.applySorting(query, accessor.getSort());
 
 		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			LOG.debug(String.format("Created query %s", query.getQueryObject()));
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
index 5890ca376..e2262fcd2 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -365,4 +365,22 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersonRepositoryIntegrationTests {
 				Metrics.KILOMETERS));
 		assertThat(results.getContent().isEmpty(), is(false));
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-323
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void considersSortForAnnotatedQuery() {
+		
+		List<Person> result = repository.findByAgeLessThan(60, new Sort("firstname"));
+		
+		assertThat(result.size(), is(7));
+		assertThat(result.get(0), is(alicia));
+		assertThat(result.get(1), is(boyd));
+		assertThat(result.get(2), is(carter));
+		assertThat(result.get(3), is(dave));
+		assertThat(result.get(4), is(leroi));
+		assertThat(result.get(5), is(oliver));
+		assertThat(result.get(6), is(stefan));
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
index 8fcd211a2..4968c649f 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/PersonRepository.java
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ public interface PersonRepository extends MongoRepository<Person, String>, Query
 	List<Person> findByFirstnameLike(String firstname);
 	
 	List<Person> findByFirstnameLikeOrderByLastnameAsc(String firstname, Sort sort);
+	
+	@Query("{'age' : { '$lt' : ?0 } }")
+	List<Person> findByAgeLessThan(int age, Sort sort);
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns a page of {@link Person}s with a lastname mathing the given one (*-wildcards supported).