diff --git a/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/SortOptions.java b/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/SortOptions.java
index aad9a074e..85832385b 100644
--- a/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/SortOptions.java
+++ b/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/SortOptions.java
@@ -302,48 +302,57 @@ public SortOptions build() {
 			return new SortOptions(this);
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public Builder withJson(JsonParser parser, JsonpMapper mapper) {
+			deserializeBuilder(this, parser.next(), parser, mapper);
+			return this;
+		}
 	}
 
 	public static final JsonpDeserializer<SortOptions> _DESERIALIZER = JsonpDeserializer.lazy(() -> JsonpDeserializer
 			.of(EnumSet.of(JsonParser.Event.START_OBJECT, JsonParser.Event.VALUE_STRING), (parser, mapper, event) -> {
 				SortOptions.Builder b = new SortOptions.Builder();
-
-				if (event == JsonParser.Event.VALUE_STRING) {
-					switch (parser.getString()) {
-						case "_score" :
-							b.score(s -> s);
-							break;
-						case "_doc" :
-							b.doc(d -> d);
-							break;
-						default :
-							b.field(f -> f.field(parser.getString()));
-					}
-					return b.build();
-				}
-
-				JsonpUtils.expectEvent(parser, JsonParser.Event.START_OBJECT, event);
-				JsonpUtils.expectNextEvent(parser, JsonParser.Event.KEY_NAME);
-				switch (parser.getString()) {
-					case "_score" :
-						b.score(ScoreSort._DESERIALIZER.deserialize(parser, mapper));
-						break;
-					case "_doc" :
-						b.doc(ScoreSort._DESERIALIZER.deserialize(parser, mapper));
-						break;
-					case "_geo_distance" :
-						b.geoDistance(GeoDistanceSort._DESERIALIZER.deserialize(parser, mapper));
-						break;
-					case "_script" :
-						b.script(ScriptSort._DESERIALIZER.deserialize(parser, mapper));
-						break;
-					default :
-						// Consumes END_OBJECT
-						return b.field(FieldSort._DESERIALIZER.deserialize(parser, mapper, JsonParser.Event.KEY_NAME))
-								.build();
-				}
-
-				JsonpUtils.expectNextEvent(parser, JsonParser.Event.END_OBJECT);
+				deserializeBuilder(b, event, parser, mapper);
 				return b.build();
 			}));
+
+	private static void deserializeBuilder(SortOptions.Builder b, JsonParser.Event event, JsonParser parser,
+			JsonpMapper mapper) {
+		if (event == JsonParser.Event.VALUE_STRING) {
+			switch (parser.getString()) {
+				case "_score" :
+					b.score(s -> s);
+					break;
+				case "_doc" :
+					b.doc(d -> d);
+					break;
+				default :
+					b.field(f -> f.field(parser.getString()));
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+
+		JsonpUtils.expectEvent(parser, JsonParser.Event.START_OBJECT, event);
+		JsonpUtils.expectNextEvent(parser, JsonParser.Event.KEY_NAME);
+		switch (parser.getString()) {
+			case "_score" :
+				b.score(ScoreSort._DESERIALIZER.deserialize(parser, mapper));
+				break;
+			case "_doc" :
+				b.doc(ScoreSort._DESERIALIZER.deserialize(parser, mapper));
+				break;
+			case "_geo_distance" :
+				b.geoDistance(GeoDistanceSort._DESERIALIZER.deserialize(parser, mapper));
+				break;
+			case "_script" :
+				b.script(ScriptSort._DESERIALIZER.deserialize(parser, mapper));
+				break;
+			default :
+				// Consumes END_OBJECT
+				b.field(FieldSort._DESERIALIZER.deserialize(parser, mapper, JsonParser.Event.KEY_NAME));
+				return;
+		}
+
+		JsonpUtils.expectNextEvent(parser, JsonParser.Event.END_OBJECT);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/java-client/src/test/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/model/SerializationTest.java b/java-client/src/test/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/model/SerializationTest.java
index b32eb8ed5..a38f843bb 100644
--- a/java-client/src/test/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/model/SerializationTest.java
+++ b/java-client/src/test/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/model/SerializationTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.model;
 
+import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.SortOptions;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.cat.NodesResponse;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.GetSourceResponse;
 import co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpDeserializable;
@@ -131,4 +132,38 @@ public void testJsonpValuesToString() {
             JsonpUtils.toString(Json.createObjectBuilder().build());
         });
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSortOptionsDeserializer() {
+
+        String customField = """
+                {
+                   "term" : "asc"
+                }
+                """;
+
+        SortOptions so = SortOptions.of(b->b.withJson(new StringReader(customField)));
+
+        String score = """
+                   "_score"
+                """;
+
+        so = SortOptions.of(b->b.withJson(new StringReader(score)));
+
+        String geoDistance = """
+                {
+                  "_geo_distance" : {
+                      "pin.location" : "<-70>, <40>",
+                      "order" : "asc",
+                      "unit" : "km",
+                      "mode" : "min",
+                      "distance_type" : "arc",
+                      "ignore_unmapped": true
+                  }
+                }
+            """;
+
+        so = SortOptions.of(b->b.withJson(new StringReader(geoDistance)));
+
+    }
 }