diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/SearchHit.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/SearchHit.java
index b84b5843f..a4188bf0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/SearchHit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/SearchHit.java
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -28,11 +33,13 @@ public class SearchHit<T> {
 
 	private final String id;
 	private final float score;
+	private final List<Object> sortValues;
 	private final T content;
 
-	public SearchHit(@Nullable String id, float score, T content) {
+	public SearchHit(@Nullable String id, float score, Object[] sortValues, T content) {
 		this.id = id;
 		this.score = score;
+		this.sortValues = (sortValues != null) ? Arrays.asList(sortValues) : new ArrayList<>();
 		this.content = content;
 	}
 
@@ -55,12 +62,16 @@ public class SearchHit<T> {
 		return content;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return the sort values if the query had a sort criterion.
+	 */
+	public List<Object> getSortValues() {
+		return Collections.unmodifiableList(sortValues);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return "SearchHit{" +
-				"id='" + id + '\'' +
-				", score=" + score +
-				", content=" + content +
-				'}';
+		return "SearchHit{" + "id='" + id + '\'' + ", score=" + score + ", sortValues=" + sortValues + ", content="
+				+ content + '}';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverter.java
index 180034ba0..d209077dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/convert/MappingElasticsearchConverter.java
@@ -601,9 +601,10 @@ public class MappingElasticsearchConverter
 	public <T> SearchHit<T> read(Class<T> type, SearchDocument searchDocument) {
 		String id = searchDocument.hasId() ? searchDocument.getId() : null;
 		float score = searchDocument.getScore();
+		Object[] sortValues = searchDocument.getSortValues();
 		T content = mapDocument(searchDocument, type);
 
-		return new SearchHit<T>(id, score, content);
+		return new SearchHit<T>(id, score, sortValues, content);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/document/DocumentAdapters.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/document/DocumentAdapters.java
index bb2799c7b..28dd733d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/document/DocumentAdapters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/document/DocumentAdapters.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class DocumentAdapters {
 		BytesReference sourceRef = source.getSourceRef();
 
 		if (sourceRef == null || sourceRef.length() == 0) {
-			return new SearchDocumentAdapter(source.getScore(), source.getFields(),
+			return new SearchDocumentAdapter(source.getScore(), source.getSortValues(), source.getFields(),
 					fromDocumentFields(source, source.getId(), source.getVersion()));
 		}
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class DocumentAdapters {
 			document.setVersion(source.getVersion());
 		}
 
-		return new SearchDocumentAdapter(source.getScore(), source.getFields(), document);
+		return new SearchDocumentAdapter(source.getScore(), source.getSortValues(), source.getFields(), document);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -438,11 +438,13 @@ public class DocumentAdapters {
 	static class SearchDocumentAdapter implements SearchDocument {
 
 		private final float score;
+		private final Object[] sortValues;
 		private final Map<String, List<Object>> fields = new HashMap<>();
 		private final Document delegate;
 
-		SearchDocumentAdapter(float score, Map<String, DocumentField> fields, Document delegate) {
+		SearchDocumentAdapter(float score, Object[] sortValues, Map<String, DocumentField> fields, Document delegate) {
 			this.score = score;
+			this.sortValues = sortValues;
 			this.delegate = delegate;
 			fields.forEach((name, documentField) -> this.fields.put(name, documentField.getValues()));
 		}
@@ -476,6 +478,15 @@ public class DocumentAdapters {
 			return fields;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.document.SearchDocument#getSortValues()
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public Object[] getSortValues() {
+			return sortValues;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * (non-Javadoc)
 		 * @see org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.document.Document#hasId()
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/document/SearchDocument.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/document/SearchDocument.java
index 8195015af..ec66da0a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/document/SearchDocument.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/document/SearchDocument.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.document;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+
 /**
  * Extension to {@link Document} exposing a search response related data.
  *
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ public interface SearchDocument extends Document {
 	 * 
 	 * @param name the field name
 	 */
+	@Nullable
 	default <V> V getFieldValue(final String name) {
 		List<Object> values = getFields().get(name);
 		if (values == null || values.isEmpty()) {
@@ -52,4 +55,12 @@ public interface SearchDocument extends Document {
 		}
 		return (V) values.get(0);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the sort values for the search hit
+	 */
+	@Nullable
+	default Object[] getSortValues() {
+		return null;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplateTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplateTests.java
index 437808c91..aab98f596 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplateTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplateTests.java
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ public abstract class ElasticsearchTemplateTests {
 
 		indexOperations.createIndex(SampleEntityUUIDKeyed.class);
 		indexOperations.putMapping(SampleEntityUUIDKeyed.class);
+
+		indexOperations.createIndex(SearchHitsEntity.class);
+		indexOperations.putMapping(SearchHitsEntity.class);
 	}
 
 	@AfterEach
@@ -146,6 +149,7 @@ public abstract class ElasticsearchTemplateTests {
 		indexOperations.deleteIndex(INDEX_1_NAME);
 		indexOperations.deleteIndex(INDEX_2_NAME);
 		indexOperations.deleteIndex(INDEX_3_NAME);
+		indexOperations.deleteIndex(SearchHitsEntity.class);
 	}
 
 	@Test // DATAES-106
@@ -2856,6 +2860,41 @@ public abstract class ElasticsearchTemplateTests {
 		assertThat(map).containsKey("index.max_result_window");
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAES-714
+	void shouldReturnSortFieldsInSearchHits() {
+		IndexCoordinates index = IndexCoordinates.of("test-index-searchhits-entity-template");
+		SearchHitsEntity entity = SearchHitsEntity.builder().id("1").number(1000L).keyword("thousands").build();
+		IndexQuery indexQuery = new IndexQueryBuilder().withId(entity.getId()).withObject(entity).build();
+		operations.index(indexQuery, index);
+		indexOperations.refresh(index);
+
+		NativeSearchQuery query = new NativeSearchQueryBuilder() //
+				.withQuery(matchAllQuery()) //
+				.withSort(new FieldSortBuilder("keyword").order(SortOrder.ASC))
+				.withSort(new FieldSortBuilder("number").order(SortOrder.DESC)).build();
+
+		SearchHits<SearchHitsEntity> searchHits = operations.search(query, SearchHitsEntity.class, index);
+
+		assertThat(searchHits).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(searchHits.getSearchHits()).hasSize(1);
+
+		SearchHit<SearchHitsEntity> searchHit = searchHits.getSearchHit(0);
+		List<Object> sortValues = searchHit.getSortValues();
+		assertThat(sortValues).hasSize(2);
+		assertThat(sortValues.get(0)).isInstanceOf(String.class).isEqualTo("thousands");
+		// transport client returns Long, rest client Integer
+		java.lang.Object o = sortValues.get(1);
+		if (o instanceof Integer) {
+			Integer i = (Integer) o;
+			assertThat(o).isInstanceOf(Integer.class).isEqualTo(1000);
+		} else if (o instanceof Long) {
+			Long l = (Long) o;
+			assertThat(o).isInstanceOf(Long.class).isEqualTo(1000L);
+		} else {
+			fail("unexpected object type " + o);
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected RequestFactory getRequestFactory() {
 		return ((AbstractElasticsearchTemplate) operations).getRequestFactory();
 	}
@@ -3007,4 +3046,14 @@ public abstract class ElasticsearchTemplateTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Data
+	@AllArgsConstructor
+	@Builder
+	@Document(indexName = "test-index-searchhits-entity-template")
+	static class SearchHitsEntity {
+		@Id private String id;
+		@Field(type = FieldType.Long) Long number;
+		@Field(type = FieldType.Keyword) String keyword;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateTests.java
index 41c04d0d3..d85e25e4b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateTests.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 
 import org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchStatusException;
+import org.elasticsearch.search.sort.FieldSortBuilder;
+import org.elasticsearch.search.sort.SortOrder;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -693,6 +695,27 @@ public class ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateTests {
 				.verifyComplete();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void shouldReturnSortFields() {
+		SampleEntity entity = randomEntity("test message");
+		entity.rate = 42;
+		index(entity);
+
+		NativeSearchQuery query = new NativeSearchQueryBuilder() //
+				.withQuery(matchAllQuery()) //
+				.withSort(new FieldSortBuilder("rate").order(SortOrder.DESC)) //
+				.build();
+
+		template.search(query, SampleEntity.class) //
+				.as(StepVerifier::create) //
+				.consumeNextWith(it -> {
+					List<Object> sortValues = it.getSortValues();
+					assertThat(sortValues).hasSize(1);
+					assertThat(sortValues.get(0)).isEqualTo(42);
+				}) //
+				.verifyComplete();
+	}
+
 	@Data
 	@Document(indexName = "marvel", type = "characters")
 	static class Person {