diff --git a/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/ColumnMap.php b/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/ColumnMap.php
index b1e94460..7b5e9549 100644
--- a/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/ColumnMap.php
+++ b/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/ColumnMap.php
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ class ColumnMap
      */
     private $childTableName;
 
+    /**
+     * todo: Check if this property should support null. If not, set default value.
+     * The name of the field the results from the child's table are sorted by default
+     *
+     * @see https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-tca/main/en-us/ColumnsConfig/Type/Inline/Properties/ForeignDefaultSortby.html
+     * @var string|null
+     */
+    private $childDefaultSortByFieldName;
+
     /**
      * todo: Check if this property should support null. If not, set default value.
      * The name of the field the results from the child's table are sorted by
@@ -242,6 +251,22 @@ class ColumnMap
         return $this->childTableName;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string|null $childDefaultSortByFieldName
+     */
+    public function setChildDefaultSortByFieldName(?string $childDefaultSortByFieldName): void
+    {
+        $this->childDefaultSortByFieldName = $childDefaultSortByFieldName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function getChildDefaultSortByFieldName(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->childDefaultSortByFieldName;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param string|null $childSortByFieldName
      */
diff --git a/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/DataMapFactory.php b/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/DataMapFactory.php
index 08a9473b..95aaa0ef 100644
--- a/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/DataMapFactory.php
+++ b/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/DataMapFactory.php
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ class DataMapFactory implements SingletonInterface
         }
         // todo: don't update column map if value(s) isn't/aren't set.
         $columnMap->setChildSortByFieldName($columnConfiguration['foreign_sortby'] ?? null);
+        $columnMap->setChildDefaultSortByFieldName($columnConfiguration['foreign_default_sortby'] ?? null);
         $columnMap->setParentKeyFieldName($columnConfiguration['foreign_field'] ?? null);
         $columnMap->setParentTableFieldName($columnConfiguration['foreign_table_field'] ?? null);
         if (isset($columnConfiguration['foreign_match_fields']) && is_array($columnConfiguration['foreign_match_fields'])) {
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ class DataMapFactory implements SingletonInterface
         }
         // todo: don't update column map if value(s) isn't/aren't set.
         $columnMap->setChildSortByFieldName($columnConfiguration['foreign_sortby'] ?? null);
+        $columnMap->setChildDefaultSortByFieldName($columnConfiguration['foreign_default_sortby'] ?? null);
         $columnMap->setParentKeyFieldName($columnConfiguration['foreign_field'] ?? null);
         $columnMap->setParentTableFieldName($columnConfiguration['foreign_table_field'] ?? null);
         if (isset($columnConfiguration['foreign_match_fields']) && is_array($columnConfiguration['foreign_match_fields'])) {
diff --git a/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/DataMapper.php b/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/DataMapper.php
index 4efdf7bc..eb62c06e 100644
--- a/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/DataMapper.php
+++ b/Classes/Persistence/Generic/Mapper/DataMapper.php
@@ -414,19 +414,42 @@ class DataMapper
         $query->getQuerySettings()->setLanguageAspect($languageAspect);
 
         if ($columnMap->getTypeOfRelation() === ColumnMap::RELATION_HAS_MANY) {
-            if ($columnMap->getChildSortByFieldName() !== null) {
-                $query->setOrderings([$columnMap->getChildSortByFieldName() => QueryInterface::ORDER_ASCENDING]);
+            if ($columnMap->getChildSortByFieldName() !== null || $columnMap->getChildDefaultSortByFieldName() !== null) {
+                $query->setOrderings($this->getOrderingsForColumnMap($columnMap));
             }
         } elseif ($columnMap->getTypeOfRelation() === ColumnMap::RELATION_HAS_AND_BELONGS_TO_MANY) {
             $query->setSource($this->getSource($parentObject, $propertyName));
-            if ($columnMap->getChildSortByFieldName() !== null) {
-                $query->setOrderings([$columnMap->getChildSortByFieldName() => QueryInterface::ORDER_ASCENDING]);
+            if ($columnMap->getChildSortByFieldName() !== null || $columnMap->getChildDefaultSortByFieldName() !== null) {
+                $query->setOrderings($this->getOrderingsForColumnMap($columnMap));
             }
         }
         $query->matching($this->getConstraint($query, $parentObject, $propertyName, $fieldValue, (array)$columnMap->getRelationTableMatchFields()));
         return $query;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get orderings array for extbase query by columnMap
+     *
+     * @param ColumnMap $columnMap
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getOrderingsForColumnMap(ColumnMap $columnMap): array
+    {
+        $configuration = GeneralUtility::trimExplode(' ', $columnMap->getChildSortByFieldName() ?? $columnMap->getChildDefaultSortByFieldName());
+        $fields = GeneralUtility::trimExplode(',', $configuration[0]);
+        // default direction is ascending
+        $direction = QueryInterface::ORDER_ASCENDING;
+        $directionValues = [QueryInterface::ORDER_ASCENDING, QueryInterface::ORDER_DESCENDING];
+        if (array_key_exists(1, $configuration) && in_array(strtoupper($configuration[1]), $directionValues, true)) {
+            $direction = strtoupper($configuration[1]);
+        }
+        $orderings = [];
+        foreach ($fields as $field) {
+            $orderings[$field] = $direction;
+        }
+        return $orderings;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Builds and returns the constraint for multi value properties.
      *