diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
index a6c339c95a..01a46c5b1c 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -303,7 +304,13 @@ abstract class AbstractField<T> extends AbstractTypedNamed<T> implements Field<T
 
     @Override
     public final SortField<Integer> sortAsc(Collection<T> sortList) {
-        return Tools.isEmpty(sortList) ? sortConstant() : DSL.field(this, fieldsArray(sortList.toArray(), getDataType())).asc();
+        Map<T, Integer> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+        int i = 0;
+        for (T value : sortList)
+            map.put(value, i++);
+
+        return sort(map);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -314,7 +321,13 @@ abstract class AbstractField<T> extends AbstractTypedNamed<T> implements Field<T
 
     @Override
     public final SortField<Integer> sortDesc(Collection<T> sortList) {
-        return Tools.isEmpty(sortList) ? sortConstant() : DSL.field(this, fieldsArray(sortList.toArray(), getDataType())).desc();
+        Map<T, Integer> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+        int i = 0;
+        for (T value : sortList)
+            map.put(value, i--);
+
+        return sort(map);
     }
 
     @Override