diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
index 9ab5089dcb..b0a51487cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ public TemplateVariables getSortTemplateVariables(MethodParameter parameter, Uri
 			return TemplateVariables.NONE;
 		}
 
-		String description = String.format("pagination.%s.description", sortParameter);
+		String sortParameterExplode = sortParameter + '*';
+
+		String description = String.format("pagination.%s.description", sortParameterExplode);
 		TemplateVariable.VariableType type = append ? REQUEST_PARAM_CONTINUED : REQUEST_PARAM;
-		return new TemplateVariables(new TemplateVariable(sortParameter, type, description));
+		return new TemplateVariables(new TemplateVariable(sortParameterExplode, type, description));
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasPageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasPageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
index e29e54ec47..c8f6838368 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasPageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasPageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ void preventsPageSizeFromExceedingMayValueIfConfiguredOnWrite() throws Exception
 	@Test // DATACMNS-418
 	void appendsTemplateVariablesCorrectly() {
 
-		assertTemplateEnrichment("/foo", "{?page,size,sort}");
-		assertTemplateEnrichment("/foo?bar=1", "{&page,size,sort}");
-		assertTemplateEnrichment("/foo?page=1", "{&size,sort}");
-		assertTemplateEnrichment("/foo?page=1&size=10", "{&sort}");
+		assertTemplateEnrichment("/foo", "{?page,size,sort*}");
+		assertTemplateEnrichment("/foo?bar=1", "{&page,size,sort*}");
+		assertTemplateEnrichment("/foo?page=1", "{&size,sort*}");
+		assertTemplateEnrichment("/foo?page=1&size=10", "{&sort*}");
 		assertTemplateEnrichment("/foo?page=1&sort=foo,asc", "{&size}");
 		assertTemplateEnrichment("/foo?page=1&size=10&sort=foo,asc", "");
 	}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void returnsCustomizedTemplateVariables() {
 		resolver.setPageParameterName("foo");
 		var variables = resolver.getPaginationTemplateVariables(null, uriComponents).toString();
 
-		assertThat(variables).isEqualTo("{?foo,size,sort}");
+		assertThat(variables).isEqualTo("{?foo,size,sort*}");
 	}
 
 	@Test // DATACMNS-563
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void enhanceTemplateVariables() {
 		resolver.setPageParameterName("foo");
 		String variables = resolver.enhance(TemplateVariables.NONE, uriComponents, null).toString();
 
-		assertThat(variables).isEqualTo("{?foo,size,sort}");
+		assertThat(variables).isEqualTo("{?foo,size,sort*}");
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
index 218bc41b75..744c9103c7 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void returnCorrectTemplateVariables() {
 		var uriComponents = UriComponentsBuilder.fromPath("/").build();
 
 		var resolver = new HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolver();
-		assertThat(resolver.getSortTemplateVariables(null, uriComponents).toString()).isEqualTo("{?sort}");
+		assertThat(resolver.getSortTemplateVariables(null, uriComponents).toString()).isEqualTo("{?sort*}");
 	}
 
 	@Test // DATACMNS-1752
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void enhanceTemplateVariables(){
 		UriComponents uriComponents = UriComponentsBuilder.fromPath("/").build();
 
 		HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolver resolver = new HateoasSortHandlerMethodArgumentResolver();
-		assertThat(resolver.enhance(TemplateVariables.NONE, uriComponents, null).toString()).isEqualTo("{?sort}");
+		assertThat(resolver.enhance(TemplateVariables.NONE, uriComponents, null).toString()).isEqualTo("{?sort*}");
 	}
 
 	private void assertUriStringFor(Sort sort, String expected) throws Exception {