diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4bbf190..3cd83a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,9 +92,12 @@ Any additional settings you want to define per index can be included in the `sta
                 ], 
             ],
         ],
+        /* 
+            Pass any of the options from https://typesense.org/docs/26.0/api/search.html#search-parameters
+        */
         'search_options' => [
             /* 
-                Specify a custom sort by order, see the Typesense documentation for more info:
+                eg Specify a custom sort by order, see the Typesense documentation for more info:
                 https://typesense.org/docs/guide/ranking-and-relevance.html#ranking-based-on-relevance-and-popularity
             */
             'sort_by' => '_text_match(buckets: 10):desc,weighted_score:desc',
diff --git a/src/Typesense/Index.php b/src/Typesense/Index.php
index 6f278aa..66cc5a2 100644
--- a/src/Typesense/Index.php
+++ b/src/Typesense/Index.php
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ public function searchUsingApi($query, array $options = []): Collection
                 ->join(',') ?: '*';
         }
 
-        if (! isset($options['sort_by'])) {
-            if ($sort = Arr::get($this->config, 'settings.search_options.sort_by', false)) {
-                $options['sort_by'] = $sort;
+        foreach (Arr::get($this->config, 'settings.search_options', []) as $handle => $value) {
+            if (! isset($options[$handle])) {
+                $options[$handle] = $value;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 9ca79d5..008e0d0 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ protected function resolveApplicationConfiguration($app)
         $app['config']->set('statamic.search.indexes.typesense_index', [
             'driver' => 'typesense',
             'searchables' => ['collection:pages'],
+            'settings' => [
+                'schema' => [
+                    'fields' => [
+                        [
+                            'type' => 'string',
+                            'name' => 'title',
+                            'sort' => true,
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/IndexTest.php b/tests/Unit/IndexTest.php
index 9c738e9..95d721f 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/IndexTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/IndexTest.php
@@ -108,4 +108,28 @@ public function it_removes_documents_from_the_index()
         $this->assertNotContains('entry::test-1', $export);
         $this->assertContains('entry::test-2', $export);
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_sorts_by_specified_order()
+    {
+        $entry1 = Facades\Entry::make()
+            ->id('test-2')
+            ->collection('pages')
+            ->data(['title' => 'Entry 1'])
+            ->save();
+
+        $entry2 = tap(Facades\Entry::make()
+            ->id('test-1')
+            ->collection('pages')
+            ->data(['title' => 'Entry 2']))
+            ->save();
+
+        $results = Facades\Search::index('typesense_index')->searchUsingApi('*', ['sort_by' => 'title:asc']);
+
+        $this->assertSame(['Entry 1', 'Entry 2'], collect($results)->pluck('title')->all());
+
+        $results = Facades\Search::index('typesense_index')->searchUsingApi('*', ['sort_by' => 'title:desc']);
+
+        $this->assertSame(['Entry 2', 'Entry 1'], collect($results)->pluck('title')->all());
+    }
 }