diff --git a/aggs_bucket.go b/aggs_bucket.go
index 8058ef4..c21eaad 100644
--- a/aggs_bucket.go
+++ b/aggs_bucket.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (agg *TermsAggregation) Aggs(aggs ...Aggregation) *TermsAggregation {
 	return agg
 }
 
-// Order sets the sort for terms agg
+// Order sets the sorts for terms agg
 func (agg *TermsAggregation) Order(order map[string]string) *TermsAggregation {
 	agg.order = order
 	return agg
diff --git a/aggs_metric.go b/aggs_metric.go
index 0bfed92..8505a40 100644
--- a/aggs_metric.go
+++ b/aggs_metric.go
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ type TopHitsAgg struct {
 	name   string
 	from   uint64
 	size   uint64
-	sort   []map[string]interface{}
+	sorts  Sorts
 	source Source
 }
 
@@ -445,15 +445,10 @@ func (agg *TopHitsAgg) Size(size uint64) *TopHitsAgg {
 	return agg
 }
 
-// Sort sets how the top matching hits should be sorted. By default the hits are
+// Sorts sets how the top matching hits should be sorted. By default the hits are
 // sorted by the score of the main query.
-func (agg *TopHitsAgg) Sort(name string, order Order) *TopHitsAgg {
-	agg.sort = append(agg.sort, map[string]interface{}{
-		name: map[string]interface{}{
-			"order": order,
-		},
-	})
-
+func (agg *TopHitsAgg) Sorts(sorts ...map[string]Sort) *TopHitsAgg {
+	agg.sorts = sorts
 	return agg
 }
 
@@ -474,8 +469,8 @@ func (agg *TopHitsAgg) Map() map[string]interface{} {
 	if agg.size > 0 {
 		innerMap["size"] = agg.size
 	}
-	if len(agg.sort) > 0 {
-		innerMap["sort"] = agg.sort
+	if len(agg.sorts) > 0 {
+		innerMap["sort"] = agg.sorts
 	}
 	if len(agg.source.includes) > 0 {
 		innerMap["_source"] = agg.source.Map()
diff --git a/aggs_metric_test.go b/aggs_metric_test.go
index b742527..e61050d 100644
--- a/aggs_metric_test.go
+++ b/aggs_metric_test.go
@@ -154,5 +154,38 @@ func TestMetricAggs(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			"top_hits agg",
+			TopHits("top_hits").Sorts(
+				Sorts{
+					{
+						"field_1": {
+							Order: OrderDesc,
+						},
+					},
+					{
+						"field_2": {
+							Order: OrderAsc,
+						},
+					},
+				}...,
+			),
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"top_hits": map[string]interface{}{
+					"sort": []map[string]interface{}{
+						{
+							"field_1": map[string]interface{}{
+								"order": OrderDesc,
+							},
+						},
+						{
+							"field_2": map[string]interface{}{
+								"order": OrderAsc,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 7bf8cbb..b18c73f 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ func (source Source) Map() map[string]interface{} {
 	return m
 }
 
-// Sort represents a list of keys to sort by.
-type Sort []map[string]interface{}
+// Sorts represents a list of keys to sort by.
+type Sorts []map[string]Sort
+
+type Sort struct {
+	Order Order `json:"order"`
+}
 
 // Order is the ordering for a sort key (ascending, descending).
 type Order string
diff --git a/search.go b/search.go
index 81037f4..af685ca 100644
--- a/search.go
+++ b/search.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type SearchRequest struct {
 	postFilter  Mappable
 	query       Mappable
 	size        *uint64
-	sort        Sort
+	sorts       Sorts
 	source      Source
 	timeout     *time.Duration
 }
@@ -64,14 +64,9 @@ func (req *SearchRequest) Size(size uint64) *SearchRequest {
 	return req
 }
 
-// Sort sets how the results should be sorted.
-func (req *SearchRequest) Sort(name string, order Order) *SearchRequest {
-	req.sort = append(req.sort, map[string]interface{}{
-		name: map[string]interface{}{
-			"order": order,
-		},
-	})
-
+// Sorts sets how the results should be sorted.
+func (req *SearchRequest) Sorts(sorts ...map[string]Sort) *SearchRequest {
+	req.sorts = sorts
 	return req
 }
 
@@ -133,8 +128,8 @@ func (req *SearchRequest) Map() map[string]interface{} {
 	if req.size != nil {
 		m["size"] = *req.size
 	}
-	if len(req.sort) > 0 {
-		m["sort"] = req.sort
+	if len(req.sorts) > 0 {
+		m["sort"] = req.sorts
 	}
 	if req.from != nil {
 		m["from"] = *req.from
diff --git a/search_test.go b/search_test.go
index be37d6b..c748648 100644
--- a/search_test.go
+++ b/search_test.go
@@ -53,8 +53,20 @@ func TestSearchMaps(t *testing.T) {
 				Size(30).
 				From(5).
 				Explain(true).
-				Sort("field_1", OrderDesc).
-				Sort("field_2", OrderAsc).
+				Sorts(
+					Sorts{
+						{
+							"field_1": {
+								Order: OrderDesc,
+							},
+						},
+						{
+							"field_2": {
+								Order: OrderAsc,
+							},
+						},
+					}...,
+				).
 				SourceIncludes("field_1", "field_2").
 				SourceExcludes("field_3").
 				Timeout(time.Duration(20000000000)),