diff --git a/packages/database/src/Builder/QueryBuilders/SelectQueryBuilder.php b/packages/database/src/Builder/QueryBuilders/SelectQueryBuilder.php
index f0d36d08a..3b84ba0a7 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/Builder/QueryBuilders/SelectQueryBuilder.php
+++ b/packages/database/src/Builder/QueryBuilders/SelectQueryBuilder.php
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ public function chunk(Closure $closure, int $amountPerChunk = 200): void
      */
     public function orderBy(string $field, Direction $direction = Direction::ASC): self
     {
+        if (str_contains($field, ' ')) {
+            return $this->orderByRaw($field);
+        }
+
         $this->select->orderBy[] = new OrderByStatement("`{$field}` {$direction->value}");
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/Builder/SelectQueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/Builder/SelectQueryBuilderTest.php
index 5715193f5..611860797 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Database/Builder/SelectQueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/Builder/SelectQueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -195,6 +195,24 @@ public function test_order_by_with_field_defaults_to_asc(): void
         $this->assertSame('A', $book->title);
     }
 
+    public function test_order_by_raw_shorthand(): void
+    {
+        $this->migrate(
+            CreateMigrationsTable::class,
+            CreatePublishersTable::class,
+            CreateAuthorTable::class,
+            CreateBookTable::class,
+        );
+
+        Book::new(title: 'A')->save();
+        Book::new(title: 'B')->save();
+        Book::new(title: 'C')->save();
+        Book::new(title: 'D')->save();
+
+        $book = Book::select()->orderBy('title DESC')->first();
+        $this->assertSame('D', $book->title);
+    }
+
     public function test_order_by_sql_generation(): void
     {
         $this->assertSameWithoutBackticks(