diff --git a/docs/query-helpers.md b/docs/query-helpers.md
index e92ccf1..29f9796 100644
--- a/docs/query-helpers.md
+++ b/docs/query-helpers.md
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ Add an ORDER BY clause. There are many different acceptable inputs here best des
   // quote your columns and add in the default table
 , order:    { id: 'desc', name: 'asc' }
 , order:    ['id desc', 'name asc']
+, order:    [{ id: 'desc'}, { name: 'asc'}]
 , order:    'id desc'
 }
 ```
diff --git a/helpers/query/order.js b/helpers/query/order.js
index 3864716..fff02e1 100644
--- a/helpers/query/order.js
+++ b/helpers/query/order.js
@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@ helpers.register('order', function(order, values, query){
 
   if (typeof order === 'string') return output + order;
 
-  if (Array.isArray(order)) return output + order.join(', ');
+  if (Array.isArray(order)) {
+  	if (typeof order[0] === 'string') {
+  		return output + order.join(', ');	
+  	} else {
+		for (var i in order) {
+		  for (var key in order[i]){
+			output += utils.quoteObject(key, query.__defaultTable) + ' ' + order[i][key] + ', ';
+		  }
+		}
+		return output.substring(0, output.length - 2);
+  	}
+  	
+  }
 
   for (var key in order){
     output += utils.quoteObject(key, query.__defaultTable) + ' ' + order[key] + ', ';
diff --git a/test/select.js b/test/select.js
index 114c0e9..5ec2551 100644
--- a/test/select.js
+++ b/test/select.js
@@ -234,6 +234,19 @@ describe('Built-In Query Types', function(){
       );
     });
 
+    it ('order by array of objects', function(){
+      var query = builder.sql({
+        type:     'select'
+      , table:    'users'
+      , order:    [{ id: 'desc'}, { name: 'asc'}]
+      });
+
+      assert.equal(
+        query.toString()
+      , 'select "users".* from "users" order by "users"."id" desc, "users"."name" asc'
+      );
+    });
+
     it ('order by object', function(){
       var query = builder.sql({
         type:     'select'