diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/HibernateCriteriaBuilder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/HibernateCriteriaBuilder.java
index b38449c003..d4abd3084b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/HibernateCriteriaBuilder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/HibernateCriteriaBuilder.java
@@ -743,4 +743,20 @@ public interface HibernateCriteriaBuilder extends CriteriaBuilder {
 
 	@Override
 	JpaOrder desc(Expression<?> x);
+
+	/**
+	 * Create an ordering by the ascending value of the expression.
+	 * @param x  expression used to define the ordering
+	 * @param nullsFirst Whether <code>null</code> should be sorted first
+	 * @return ascending ordering corresponding to the expression
+	 */
+	JpaOrder asc(Expression<?> x, boolean nullsFirst);
+
+	/**
+	 * Create an ordering by the descending value of the expression.
+	 * @param x  expression used to define the ordering
+	 * @param nullsFirst Whether <code>null</code> should be sorted first
+	 * @return descending ordering corresponding to the expression
+	 */
+	JpaOrder desc(Expression<?> x, boolean nullsFirst);
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmCriteriaNodeBuilder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmCriteriaNodeBuilder.java
index 83098726ea..147acbef5a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmCriteriaNodeBuilder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/SqmCriteriaNodeBuilder.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaCoalesce;
 import org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaCompoundSelection;
 import org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaCriteriaQuery;
 import org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaExpression;
+import org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaOrder;
 import org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaParameterExpression;
 import org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaSelection;
 import org.hibernate.query.criteria.ValueHandlingMode;
@@ -397,6 +398,24 @@ public class SqmCriteriaNodeBuilder implements NodeBuilder, SqmCreationContext,
 		return new SqmSortSpecification( (SqmExpression<?>) x, SortOrder.DESCENDING );
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public JpaOrder asc(Expression<?> x, boolean nullsFirst) {
+		return new SqmSortSpecification(
+				(SqmExpression<?>) x,
+				SortOrder.ASCENDING,
+				nullsFirst ? NullPrecedence.FIRST : NullPrecedence.LAST
+		);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public JpaOrder desc(Expression<?> x, boolean nullsFirst) {
+		return new SqmSortSpecification(
+				(SqmExpression<?>) x,
+				SortOrder.DESCENDING,
+				nullsFirst ? NullPrecedence.FIRST : NullPrecedence.LAST
+		);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public JpaCompoundSelection<Tuple> tuple(Selection<?>[] selections) {
 		//noinspection unchecked
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/internal/NullPrecedenceTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/internal/NullPrecedenceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e8d3c660a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/internal/NullPrecedenceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package org.hibernate.query.criteria.internal;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.hibernate.query.criteria.HibernateCriteriaBuilder;
+
+import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.EntityManagerFactoryScope;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.Jpa;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Column;
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.TypedQuery;
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Root;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Christian Beikov
+ */
+@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-14897")
+@Jpa(
+		annotatedClasses = { NullPrecedenceTest.Foo.class }
+)
+public class NullPrecedenceTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void testNullPrecedence(EntityManagerFactoryScope scope) {
+		scope.inTransaction( entityManager -> {
+			entityManager.persist( new Foo( 1L, null ) );
+			entityManager.persist( new Foo( 2L, "ABC" ) );
+			entityManager.persist( new Foo( 3L, "DEF" ) );
+			entityManager.persist( new Foo( 4L, "DEF" ) );
+			final HibernateCriteriaBuilder cb = (HibernateCriteriaBuilder) entityManager.getCriteriaBuilder();
+
+			final CriteriaQuery<Foo> cq = cb.createQuery( Foo.class );
+			final Root<Foo> foo = cq.from( Foo.class );
+
+			cq.orderBy(
+					cb.desc( foo.get( "bar" ), true ),
+					cb.desc( foo.get( "id" ) )
+			);
+
+			final TypedQuery<Foo> tq = entityManager.createQuery( cq );
+
+			final List<Foo> resultList = tq.getResultList();
+			assertEquals( 4, resultList.size() );
+			assertEquals( 1L, resultList.get( 0 ).getId() );
+			assertEquals( 4L, resultList.get( 1 ).getId() );
+			assertEquals( 3L, resultList.get( 2 ).getId() );
+			assertEquals( 2L, resultList.get( 3 ).getId() );
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@Entity(name = "Foo")
+	public static class Foo {
+
+		private long id;
+		private String bar;
+
+		public Foo() {
+		}
+
+		public Foo(long id, String bar) {
+			this.id = id;
+			this.bar = bar;
+		}
+
+		@Id
+		@Column(nullable = false)
+		public long getId() {
+			return this.id;
+		}
+
+		public void setId(final long id) {
+			this.id = id;
+		}
+
+		public String getBar() {
+			return bar;
+		}
+
+		public void setBar(String bar) {
+			this.bar = bar;
+		}
+	}
+}