diff --git a/core/translate/expr.rs b/core/translate/expr.rs
index 6a536fff3..393f93d9f 100644
--- a/core/translate/expr.rs
+++ b/core/translate/expr.rs
@@ -674,11 +674,29 @@ pub fn resolve_ident_qualified(
                         .columns
                         .iter()
                         .enumerate()
-                        .find(|(_, col)| col.name == *ident);
+                        .find(|(_, col)| col.name == *ident)
+                        .map(|(idx, col)| (idx, col.ty, col.primary_key));
+                    let mut idx;
+                    let mut col_type;
+                    let mut is_primary_key;
                     if res.is_some() {
-                        let (idx, col) = res.unwrap();
+                        (idx, col_type, is_primary_key) = res.unwrap();
+                        // overwrite if cursor hint is provided
+                        if let Some(cursor_hint) = cursor_hint {
+                            let cols = &program.cursor_ref[cursor_hint].1;
+                            if let Some(res) = cols.as_ref().and_then(|res| {
+                                res.columns()
+                                    .iter()
+                                    .enumerate()
+                                    .find(|x| x.1.name == format!("{}.{}", table_name, ident))
+                            }) {
+                                idx = res.0;
+                                col_type = res.1.ty;
+                                is_primary_key = res.1.primary_key;
+                            }
+                        }
                         let cursor_id = program.resolve_cursor_id(&join.identifier, cursor_hint);
-                        return Ok((idx, col.ty, cursor_id, col.primary_key));
+                        return Ok((idx, col_type, cursor_id, is_primary_key));
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/core/translate/mod.rs b/core/translate/mod.rs
index 148e0d922..70ea5600d 100644
--- a/core/translate/mod.rs
+++ b/core/translate/mod.rs
@@ -244,8 +244,15 @@ fn translate_sorter(
                         ty: crate::schema::Type::Null,
                     });
                 }
-                _ => {
-                    todo!();
+                ast::Expr::Qualified(table_name, ident) => {
+                    pseudo_columns.push(Column {
+                        name: normalize_ident(format!("{}.{}", table_name.0, ident.0).as_str()),
+                        primary_key: false,
+                        ty: crate::schema::Type::Null,
+                    });
+                }
+                other => {
+                    todo!("translate_sorter: {:?}", other);
                 }
             },
             ast::ResultColumn::Star => {}
diff --git a/core/types.rs b/core/types.rs
index 4eabbb10a..256aa1475 100644
--- a/core/types.rs
+++ b/core/types.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ impl std::cmp::PartialOrd<OwnedValue> for OwnedValue {
                 blob_left.partial_cmp(blob_right)
             }
             (OwnedValue::Null, OwnedValue::Null) => Some(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal),
+            (OwnedValue::Null, _) => Some(std::cmp::Ordering::Less),
+            (_, OwnedValue::Null) => Some(std::cmp::Ordering::Greater),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/testing/join.test b/testing/join.test
index 7e361e9cc..4c2f4358d 100755
--- a/testing/join.test
+++ b/testing/join.test
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ do_execsql_test left-join-no-join-conditions-but-multiple-where {
 } {Jamie|hat
 Cindy|cap}
 
+do_execsql_test left-join-order-by-qualified {
+    select users.first_name, products.name from users left join products on users.id = products.id where users.first_name like 'Jam%' order by null limit 2;
+} {Jamie|hat
+James|}
+
+do_execsql_test left-join-order-by-qualified-nullable-sorting-col {
+    select users.first_name, products.name from users left join products on users.id = products.id order by products.name limit 1;
+} {Alan|}
+
 do_execsql_test four-way-inner-join {
   select u1.first_name, u2.first_name, u3.first_name, u4.first_name from users u1 join users u2 on u1.id = u2.id join users u3 on u2.id = u3.id + 1 join users u4 on u3.id = u4.id + 1 limit 1;
 } {Tommy|Tommy|Cindy|Jamie}
diff --git a/testing/orderby.test b/testing/orderby.test
index d9dcc6874..e5da7072b 100644
--- a/testing/orderby.test
+++ b/testing/orderby.test
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ do_execsql_test basic-order-by-and-limit-3 {
 78.0|jeans
 82.0|sneakers
 74.0|sweatshirt}
+
+do_execsql_test order-by-qualified {
+    select u.first_name from users u order by u.first_name limit 1;
+} {Aaron}