diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/types/RuntimeConfig.js b/packages/core-data/src/types/RuntimeConfig.js
index 68621d09..c89ca347 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/types/RuntimeConfig.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/types/RuntimeConfig.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ export type RuntimeConfig = {
     facets?: {
       include?: string[],
       exclude?: string[]
-    }
+    },
+    default_sort?: string
   },
   core_data: {
     project_ids: number[],
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/utils/Peripleo.js b/packages/core-data/src/utils/Peripleo.js
index 02dea74e..27b85928 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/utils/Peripleo.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/utils/Peripleo.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ const normalize = (config: RuntimeConfig) => ({
   typesense: {
     ...config.typesense,
     host: config.typesense.host || '443',
-    protocol: config.typesense.protocol || 'https'
+    protocol: config.typesense.protocol || 'https',
+    sort_by: `_text_match:desc${config.typesense.default_sort ? `,${config.typesense.default_sort}:asc` : ''}`
   },
   core_data: {
     ...config.core_data,
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/utils/Typesense.js b/packages/core-data/src/utils/Typesense.js
index f44be56c..92c26786 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/utils/Typesense.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/utils/Typesense.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ type TypesenseConfig = {
   limit: number,
   port: number,
   protocol: string,
-  query_by: string
+  query_by: string,
+  sort_by: string
 };
 
 const ATTRIBUTE_DELIMITER = '.';
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ const createTypesenseAdapter = (config: TypesenseConfig, options = {}) => (
     geoLocationField: 'coordinates',
     additionalSearchParameters: {
       query_by: config.query_by,
-      limit: config.limit || 250
+      limit: config.limit || 250,
+      sort_by: config.sort_by
     },
     ...options
   })