diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 07b7e995..c7f8d6cb 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -141,3 +141,6 @@ Naming/FileName:
   Exclude:
     - 'Capfile'
     - 'Gemfile'
+RSpec/AnyInstance:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/support/stub_iiif_response.rb'
diff --git a/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb b/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
index 23c8d497..e730689b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ def unique_custom_fields
     config.add_search_field 'all_fields', label: 'Everything'
 
     config.add_sort_field 'relevance', sort: 'score desc', label: 'Relevance'
+    config.add_sort_field 'sort_title', sort: 'sort_title_ssi asc, sort_date_ssi desc', label: 'Title'
+    config.add_sort_field 'sort_date', sort: 'sort_date_ssi desc, sort_title_ssi asc', label: 'Date'
+    config.add_sort_field 'sort_author', sort: 'sort_author_ssi asc, sort_title_ssi asc', label: 'Author'
 
     config.add_facet_field 'spotlight_resource_type_ssim'
     config.index.thumbnail_field = 'thumbnail_ssim'
diff --git a/app/services/iiif_manifest.rb b/app/services/iiif_manifest.rb
index f2953f79..8bbcdab9 100644
--- a/app/services/iiif_manifest.rb
+++ b/app/services/iiif_manifest.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 class IiifManifest < ::Spotlight::Resources::IiifManifest
   def to_solr
     add_noid
+    # this is called in super, but idempotent so safe to call here also; we need the metadata
+    add_metadata
+    add_sort_title
+    add_sort_date
+    add_sort_author
     super
   end
 
@@ -8,6 +13,20 @@ def add_noid
     solr_hash["access_identifier_ssim"] = [noid]
   end
 
+  def add_sort_title
+    # Once we upgrade we should probably use this json_ld_value?
+    # solr_hash['sort_title_ssi'] = Array.wrap(json_ld_value(manifest.label)).first
+    solr_hash['sort_title_ssi'] = Array.wrap(manifest.label).first
+  end
+
+  def add_sort_date
+    solr_hash['sort_date_ssi'] = Array.wrap(solr_hash['readonly_date_ssim']).first
+  end
+
+  def add_sort_author
+    solr_hash['sort_author_ssi'] = Array.wrap(solr_hash['readonly_author_ssim']).first
+  end
+
   def full_image_url
     return super unless manifest['thumbnail'] && manifest['thumbnail']['service'] && manifest['thumbnail']['service']['@id']
     "#{manifest['thumbnail']['service']['@id']}/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg"
diff --git a/spec/controllers/catalog_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/catalog_controller_spec.rb
index 632d29e2..156f57e5 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/catalog_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/catalog_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 RSpec.describe CatalogController do
   let(:user) { nil }
-  context "with mvw", vcr: { cassette_name: 'mvw' } do
+  context "with mvw", vcr: { cassette_name: 'mvw', allow_playback_repeats: true } do
     let(:url) { "https://hydra-dev.princeton.edu/concern/multi_volume_works/f4752g76q/manifest" }
     it "hides scanned resources with parents" do
       exhibit = Spotlight::Exhibit.create title: 'Exhibit A', published: true
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/iiif_responses.rb b/spec/fixtures/iiif_responses.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f60bebc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/iiif_responses.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# pulled and pared down from spotlight
+# https://github.com/projectblacklight/spotlight/blob/b4608610ed0405f1d8ed4d6c9c17a02b06b9bcf6/spec/fixtures/iiif_responses.rb
+module IiifResponses
+  def test_manifest1
+    {
+      "@id": 'uri://for-manifest1/manifest',
+      "@type": 'sc:Manifest',
+      "label": 'Test Manifest 1',
+      "attribution": 'Attribution Data',
+      "description": 'A test IIIF manifest',
+      "license": 'http://www.example.org/license.html',
+      "metadata": [
+        {
+          "label": 'Author',
+          "value": 'John Doe'
+        },
+        {
+          "label": 'Author',
+          "value": 'Jane Doe'
+        },
+        {
+          "label": 'Another Field',
+          "value": 'Some data'
+        },
+        {
+          "label": 'Date',
+          "value": '1929'
+        }
+      ],
+      "thumbnail": {
+        "@id": 'uri://to-thumbnail'
+      },
+      "sequences": [
+        {
+          "@type": 'sc:Sequence',
+          "canvases": [
+            {
+              "@type": 'sc:Canvas',
+              "images": [
+                {
+                  "@type": 'oa:Annotation',
+                  "resource": {
+                    "@type": 'dcterms:Image',
+                    "@id": 'uri://full-image',
+                    "service": {
+                      "@id": 'uri://to-image-service'
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }.to_json
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/iiif_resource_spec.rb b/spec/models/iiif_resource_spec.rb
index cd2e8599..18f33467 100644
--- a/spec/models/iiif_resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/iiif_resource_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 describe IIIFResource do
-  context 'with recorded http interactions', vcr: { cassette_name: 'all_collections' } do
+  context 'with recorded http interactions', vcr: { cassette_name: 'all_collections', allow_playback_repeats: true } do
     let(:url) { 'https://hydra-dev.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/1r66j1149/manifest' }
     it 'ingests a iiif manifest' do
       exhibit = Spotlight::Exhibit.create title: 'Exhibit A'
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         expect(scanned_resource_doc["full_image_url_ssm"]).to eq ["https://libimages1.princeton.edu/loris/plum/hq%2F37%2Fvn%2F61%2F6-intermediate_file.jp2/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg"]
       end
     end
-    context "when given an unreachable seeAlso url", vcr: { cassette_name: 'see_also_connection_failed' } do
+    context "when given an unreachable seeAlso url", vcr: { cassette_name: 'see_also_connection_failed', allow_playback_repeats: true } do
       let(:url) { "https://hydra-dev.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/s9w032300r/manifest" }
       it "ingests a iiif manifest using the metadata pool, excludes range labels when missing" do
         exhibit = Spotlight::Exhibit.create title: 'Exhibit A'
diff --git a/spec/repositories/friendly_id_repository_spec.rb b/spec/repositories/friendly_id_repository_spec.rb
index f5ad511f..8a7f10e6 100644
--- a/spec/repositories/friendly_id_repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/repositories/friendly_id_repository_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
-RSpec.describe FriendlyIdRepository, vcr: { cassette_name: "all_collections" } do
+RSpec.describe FriendlyIdRepository, vcr: { cassette_name: "all_collections", allow_playback_repeats: true } do
   let(:repository) { described_class.new(CatalogController.new.blacklight_config) }
   let(:url) { 'https://hydra-dev.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/1r66j1149/manifest' }
   let(:exhibit) { Spotlight::Exhibit.create title: 'Exhibit A' }
diff --git a/spec/services/iiif_manifest_spec.rb b/spec/services/iiif_manifest_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84958244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/iiif_manifest_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe IiifManifest do
+  let(:manifest_service) { described_class.new(url: url, manifest: manifest, collection: collection) }
+  let(:url) { 'uri://some_id/manifest' }
+  let(:collection) { instance_double(Spotlight::Resources::IiifManifest) }
+  let(:manifest_fixture) { test_manifest1 }
+
+  before do
+    allow(collection).to receive(:compound_id).and_return('1')
+    stub_iiif_response_for_url(url, manifest_fixture)
+    manifest_service.with_exhibit(exhibit)
+  end
+
+  describe '#to_solr' do
+    let(:manifest) { IiifService.new(url).send(:object) }
+    let(:exhibit) { FactoryBot.create(:exhibit) }
+
+    describe 'sort_title' do
+      it 'is a single-value text field' do
+        expect(manifest_service.to_solr["sort_title_ssi"]).to eq "Test Manifest 1"
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'sort_date' do
+      it 'is a single-value text field' do
+        expect(manifest_service.to_solr["sort_date_ssi"]).to eq "1929"
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'sort_author' do
+      it 'is a single-value text field' do
+        expect(manifest_service.to_solr["sort_author_ssi"]).to eq "John Doe"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/stub_iiif_response.rb b/spec/support/stub_iiif_response.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab824a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/stub_iiif_response.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# pulled and pared down from spotlight
+# https://github.com/projectblacklight/spotlight/blob/b4608610ed0405f1d8ed4d6c9c17a02b06b9bcf6/spec/support/stub_iiif_response.rb
+require 'fixtures/iiif_responses'
+module StubIiifResponse
+  def stub_iiif_response_for_url(url, response)
+    allow(IiifService).to receive(:iiif_response).with(url).and_return(response)
+  end
+
+  def stub_default_collection
+    allow_any_instance_of(Spotlight::Resources::IiifHarvester).to receive_messages(url_is_iiif?: true)
+
+    stub_iiif_response_for_url('uri://for-manifest1/manifest', test_manifest1)
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.include IiifResponses
+  config.include StubIiifResponse
+end