diff --git a/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs b/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs
index f9e814e..6c23b3b 100644
--- a/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs
+++ b/QueryKit.UnitTests/FilterParsingRegressionTests.cs
@@ -341,6 +341,16 @@ public void unknown_logical_operator_throws_query_kit_parsing_exception()
         act.Should().Throw<QueryKitParsingException>().WithMessage("Operator xor is not supported");
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("Age sideways")]
+    [InlineData("Title, Age up")]
+    public void invalid_sort_direction_throws_query_kit_parsing_exception(string input)
+    {
+        var act = () => SortParser.ParseSort<TestingPerson>(input);
+
+        act.Should().Throw<QueryKitParsingException>().WithMessage("Invalid direction: *");
+    }
+
     private static TResult WithCulture<TResult>(string cultureName, Func<TResult> action)
     {
         var originalCulture = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
diff --git a/QueryKit/SortParser.cs b/QueryKit/SortParser.cs
index 22a915a..593ea6e 100644
--- a/QueryKit/SortParser.cs
+++ b/QueryKit/SortParser.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private static SortExpressionInfo<T> CreateSortExpression<T>(string sortClause,
 
         if (direction != Ascending && direction != Descending)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid direction: {direction}. Allowed values are '{Ascending}' and '{Descending}'.");
+            throw new QueryKitParsingException($"Invalid direction: {direction}. Allowed values are '{Ascending}' and '{Descending}'.");
         }
 
         var propertyPath = config?.GetPropertyPathByQueryName(propertyName) ?? propertyName;