diff --git a/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/OrderFilter.php b/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/OrderFilter.php
index b6fb087e6c2..2fc2d6f4c35 100644
--- a/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/OrderFilter.php
+++ b/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/OrderFilter.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public function apply(ResourceInterface $resource, QueryBuilder $queryBuilder, R
 
                 foreach ($propertyParts['associations'] as $association) {
                     $alias = QueryNameGenerator::generateJoinAlias($association);
-                    $queryBuilder->join(sprintf('%s.%s', $parentAlias, $association), $alias);
+                    $queryBuilder->leftJoin(sprintf('%s.%s', $parentAlias, $association), $alias);
                     $parentAlias = $alias;
                 }
 
diff --git a/Tests/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/OrderFilterTest.php b/Tests/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/OrderFilterTest.php
index 61f7f98cc6e..0a386347141 100644
--- a/Tests/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/OrderFilterTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Doctrine/Orm/Filter/OrderFilterTest.php
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ public function filterProvider()
                         'relatedDummy.symfony' => 'desc',
                     ],
                 ],
-                'SELECT o FROM Dunglas\ApiBundle\Tests\Behat\TestBundle\Entity\Dummy o INNER JOIN o.relatedDummy relatedDummy_123456abcdefg ORDER BY o.id ASC, o.name DESC, relatedDummy_123456abcdefg.symfony DESC',
+                'SELECT o FROM Dunglas\ApiBundle\Tests\Behat\TestBundle\Entity\Dummy o LEFT JOIN o.relatedDummy relatedDummy_123456abcdefg ORDER BY o.id ASC, o.name DESC, relatedDummy_123456abcdefg.symfony DESC',
             ],
             // Properties enabled with empty request (default values)
             [