diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3cd83a2..894eeac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ Any additional settings you want to define per index can be included in the `sta
             */
             'sort_by' => '_text_match(buckets: 10):desc,weighted_score:desc',
         ],
+        
+        /*
+            Set this to true to maintain the sort score order that Typesense returns 
+        */
+        'maintain_rankings' => false,
     ],
 ],
 ```
diff --git a/src/Typesense/Index.php b/src/Typesense/Index.php
index 9748e85..733f225 100644
--- a/src/Typesense/Index.php
+++ b/src/Typesense/Index.php
@@ -114,12 +114,14 @@ public function searchUsingApi($query, array $options = []): array
 
         $searchResults = $this->getOrCreateIndex()->documents->search($options);
 
+        $total = count($searchResults['hits']);
+
         return [
             'raw' => $searchResults,
             'results' => collect($searchResults['hits'] ?? [])
-                ->map(function ($result, $i) {
+                ->map(function ($result, $i) use ($total) {
                     $result['document']['reference'] = $result['document']['id'];
-                    $result['document']['search_score'] = (int) ($result['text_match'] ?? 0);
+                    $result['document']['search_score'] = Arr::get($this->config, 'settings.maintain_ranking', false) ? ($total - $i) : (int) ($result['text_match'] ?? 0);
 
                     return $result['document'];
                 }),