diff --git a/src/Clauses/OrderByClause.php b/src/Clauses/OrderByClause.php
index 2e23176a..a651b1de 100644
--- a/src/Clauses/OrderByClause.php
+++ b/src/Clauses/OrderByClause.php
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@
 
 namespace WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Clauses;
 
-use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Property;
+use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Types\AnyType;
+use function array_map;
+use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Order;
 use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Traits\EscapeTrait;
+use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Types\PropertyTypes\PropertyType;
 
 /**
  * This class represents an ORDER BY clause. This clause should always be preceded by a RETURN
@@ -35,9 +38,9 @@ class OrderByClause extends Clause
     use EscapeTrait;
 
     /**
-     * @var Property[] The expressions to include in the clause
+     * @var Order[] The expressions to include in the clause
      */
-    private array $properties = [];
+    private array $orderings = [];
 
     /**
      * @var bool
@@ -47,12 +50,14 @@ class OrderByClause extends Clause
     /**
      * Add a property to sort on.
      *
-     * @param Property $property The additional property to sort on
+     * @param PropertyType $property The additional property to sort on.
+     * @param string|null $order The order of the property to appear. Null is equal to the default in Neo4J.
+     *
      * @return OrderByClause
      */
-    public function addProperty(Property $property): self
+    public function addProperty(PropertyType $property, ?string $order = null): self
     {
-        $this->properties[] = $property;
+        $this->orderings[] = new Order($property, $order);
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -60,34 +65,21 @@ public function addProperty(Property $property): self
     /**
      * Returns the properties to order.
      *
-     * @return Property[]
+     * @return AnyType[]
      */
     public function getProperties(): array
     {
-        return $this->properties;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns whether the ordering is in descending order.
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function isDescending(): bool
-    {
-        return $this->descending;
+        return array_map(static fn (Order $o) => $o->getExpression(), $this->orderings);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set to sort in a DESCENDING order.
+     * Returns the orderings.
      *
-     * @param bool $descending
-     * @return OrderByClause
+     * @return Order[]
      */
-    public function setDescending(bool $descending = true): self
+    public function getOrderings(): array
     {
-        $this->descending = $descending;
-
-        return $this;
+        return $this->orderings;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -103,9 +95,8 @@ protected function getClause(): string
      */
     protected function getSubject(): string
     {
-        $properties = array_map(fn (Property $property): string => $property->toQuery(), $this->properties);
-        $subject = implode(", ", $properties);
+        $properties = array_map(static fn ($x) => $x->toQuery(), $this->orderings);
 
-        return $this->descending ? sprintf("%s DESCENDING", $subject) : $subject;
+        return implode(", ", $properties);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Order.php b/src/Order.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c224759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Order.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Cypher DSL
+ * Copyright (C) 2021  Wikibase Solutions
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+namespace WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL;
+
+use function in_array;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use function strtoupper;
+use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Types\AnyType;
+use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Types\PropertyTypes\PropertyType;
+
+/**
+ * Defines the order of an expression. Can only be used in an ORDER BY clause.
+ *
+ * @see https://neo4j.com/docs/cypher-manual/current/clauses/order-by/
+ * @note While the documentation online does not mention this, ORDER BY supports multiple directions in the same clause:
+ *      - ORDER BY a ASC, b DESC
+ *      is considered valid.
+ *      This means it is impossible for the OrderBy clause to order all expressions individually, necessitating this class.
+ */
+class Order implements QueryConvertable
+{
+    private PropertyType $expression;
+    /** @var string|null */
+    private ?string $ordering;
+
+    /**
+     * Order constructor.
+     *
+     * @param PropertyType $expression The expression to order by.
+     * @param string|null $ordering The order modifier. Must be null or a valid modifier ('ASC', 'ASCENDING', 'DESC', 'DESCENDING')
+     */
+    public function __construct(PropertyType $expression, ?string $ordering = null)
+    {
+        $this->expression = $expression;
+        $this->setOrdering($ordering);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the expression being ordered.
+     *
+     * @return AnyType
+     */
+    public function getExpression(): AnyType
+    {
+        return $this->expression;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function getOrdering(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->ordering;
+    }
+
+    public function setOrdering(?string $ordering): self
+    {
+        if ($ordering !== null) {
+            $ordering = strtoupper($ordering);
+            if (!in_array($ordering, ['ASC', 'DESC', 'ASCENDING', 'DESCENDING'])) {
+                throw new InvalidArgumentException('Ordering must be null, "ASC", "DESC", "ASCENDING" or "DESCENDING"');
+            }
+
+            $this->ordering = $ordering;
+        } else {
+            $this->ordering = null;
+        }
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function toQuery(): string
+    {
+        $cypher = $this->getExpression()->toQuery();
+        if ($this->ordering) {
+            $cypher .= ' ' . $this->ordering;
+        }
+
+        return $cypher;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Query.php b/src/Query.php
index 8c54d839..f7e8c29d 100644
--- a/src/Query.php
+++ b/src/Query.php
@@ -475,16 +475,19 @@ public function optionalMatch($patterns): self
     public function orderBy($properties, bool $descending = false): self
     {
         $orderByClause = new OrderByClause();
-        $orderByClause->setDescending($descending);
 
         if (!is_array($properties)) {
             $properties = [$properties];
         }
 
-        foreach ($properties as $property) {
+        foreach ($properties as $i => $property) {
             $this->assertClass('property', Property::class, $property);
 
-            $orderByClause->addProperty($property);
+            if ($descending && $i === count($properties) - 1) {
+                $orderByClause->addProperty($property, 'DESCENDING');
+            } else {
+                $orderByClause->addProperty($property);
+            }
         }
 
         $this->clauses[] = $orderByClause;
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Clauses/OrderByClauseTest.php b/tests/Unit/Clauses/OrderByClauseTest.php
index 7d0030f7..e856c095 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Clauses/OrderByClauseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Clauses/OrderByClauseTest.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use TypeError;
 use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Clauses\OrderByClause;
+use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Order;
 use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Property;
 use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Tests\Unit\TestHelper;
 use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Types\AnyType;
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ public function testEmptyClause(): void
 
         $this->assertSame("", $orderBy->toQuery());
         $this->assertEquals([], $orderBy->getProperties());
-        $this->assertFalse($orderBy->isDescending());
     }
 
     public function testSingleProperty(): void
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public function testSingleProperty(): void
 
         $this->assertSame("ORDER BY a.a", $orderBy->toQuery());
         $this->assertEquals([$property], $orderBy->getProperties());
-        $this->assertFalse($orderBy->isDescending());
     }
 
     public function testMultipleProperties(): void
@@ -66,19 +65,16 @@ public function testMultipleProperties(): void
 
         $this->assertSame("ORDER BY a.a, a.b", $orderBy->toQuery());
         $this->assertEquals([$propertyA, $propertyB], $orderBy->getProperties());
-        $this->assertFalse($orderBy->isDescending());
     }
 
     public function testSinglePropertyDesc(): void
     {
         $orderBy = new OrderByClause();
         $property = $this->getQueryConvertableMock(Property::class, "a.a");
-        $orderBy->addProperty($property);
-        $orderBy->setDescending();
+        $orderBy->addProperty($property, 'DESCENDING');
 
         $this->assertSame("ORDER BY a.a DESCENDING", $orderBy->toQuery());
         $this->assertEquals([$property], $orderBy->getProperties());
-        $this->assertTrue($orderBy->isDescending());
     }
 
     public function testMultiplePropertiesDesc(): void
@@ -88,12 +84,24 @@ public function testMultiplePropertiesDesc(): void
         $propertyB = $this->getQueryConvertableMock(Property::class, "a.b");
 
         $orderBy->addProperty($propertyA);
-        $orderBy->addProperty($propertyB);
-        $orderBy->setDescending();
+        $orderBy->addProperty($propertyB, 'DESCENDING');
 
         $this->assertSame("ORDER BY a.a, a.b DESCENDING", $orderBy->toQuery());
         $this->assertEquals([$propertyA, $propertyB], $orderBy->getProperties());
-        $this->assertTrue($orderBy->isDescending());
+    }
+
+    public function testMultiplePropertiesMixed(): void
+    {
+        $orderBy = new OrderByClause();
+        $propertyA = $this->getQueryConvertableMock(Property::class, "a.a");
+        $propertyB = $this->getQueryConvertableMock(Property::class, "a.b");
+
+        $orderBy->addProperty($propertyA, 'ASC');
+        $orderBy->addProperty($propertyB, 'DESCENDING');
+
+        $this->assertSame("ORDER BY a.a ASC, a.b DESCENDING", $orderBy->toQuery());
+        $this->assertEquals([$propertyA, $propertyB], $orderBy->getProperties());
+        $this->assertEquals([new Order($propertyA, 'asc'), new Order($propertyB, 'descending')], $orderBy->getOrderings());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Unit/OrderTest.php b/tests/Unit/OrderTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10c3e20e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/OrderTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Tests\Unit;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\Order;
+use WikibaseSolutions\CypherDSL\RawExpression;
+
+class OrderTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use TestHelper;
+
+    public function testBasicOrder(): void
+    {
+        $order = new Order($this->getQueryConvertableMock(RawExpression::class, 'x'));
+
+        $this->assertEquals('x', $order->toQuery());
+        $this->assertNull($order->getOrdering());
+    }
+
+    public function testBasicOrderDescending(): void
+    {
+        $order = new Order($this->getQueryConvertableMock(RawExpression::class, 'x'), 'desc');
+
+        $this->assertEquals('x DESC', $order->toQuery());
+        $this->assertEquals('DESC', $order->getOrdering());
+    }
+
+    public function testBasicOrderAscending(): void
+    {
+        $order = new Order($this->getQueryConvertableMock(RawExpression::class, 'x'), 'asc');
+
+        $this->assertEquals('x ASC', $order->toQuery());
+        $this->assertEquals('ASC', $order->getOrdering());
+    }
+
+    public function testBasicOrderChange(): void
+    {
+        $order = new Order($this->getQueryConvertableMock(RawExpression::class, 'x'), 'asc');
+
+        $order->setOrdering(null);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('x', $order->toQuery());
+        $this->assertNull($order->getOrdering());
+    }
+
+    public function testOrderFalse(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $this->expectErrorMessage('Ordering must be null, "ASC", "DESC", "ASCENDING" or "DESCENDING"');
+
+        new Order($this->getQueryConvertableMock(RawExpression::class, 'x'), 'ascc');
+    }
+}