diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
index 630c561ba4..300895d69b 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
  * @author Pranav HS
  * @author Eduard Dudar
  * @author Yanming Zhou
+ * @author Alim Naizabek
  */
 public abstract class QueryUtils {
 
@@ -428,7 +429,13 @@ static Set<String> getFunctionAliases(String query) {
 	}
 
 	private static String toJpaDirection(Order order) {
-		return order.getDirection().name().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
+		String direction = order.getDirection().name().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
+		if (order.getNullHandling() == Sort.NullHandling.NULLS_FIRST) {
+			direction += " nulls first";
+		} else if (order.getNullHandling() == Sort.NullHandling.NULLS_LAST) {
+			direction += " nulls last";
+		}
+		return direction;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/DefaultQueryEnhancerUnitTests.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/DefaultQueryEnhancerUnitTests.java
index 43a87c8282..8bcfe8e06a 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/DefaultQueryEnhancerUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/DefaultQueryEnhancerUnitTests.java
@@ -48,4 +48,14 @@ void shouldApplySorting() {
 
 		assertThat(sql).isEqualTo("SELECT e FROM Employee e order by e.foo asc, e.bar asc");
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	void shouldApplySortingWithNullHandling() {
+
+		QueryEnhancer enhancer = createQueryEnhancer(DeclaredQuery.of("SELECT e FROM Employee e", true));
+
+		String sql = enhancer.applySorting(Sort.by(Sort.Order.asc("foo").nullsFirst(), Sort.Order.asc("bar").nullsLast()));
+
+		assertThat(sql).isEqualTo("SELECT e FROM Employee e order by e.foo asc nulls first, e.bar asc nulls last");
+	}
 }