diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/Data/Sorting/Context/SortingContext.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/Data/Sorting/Context/SortingContext.cs
index 158f96086e0..cb37a662267 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/Data/Sorting/Context/SortingContext.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Data/src/Data/Sorting/Context/SortingContext.cs
@@ -158,11 +158,22 @@ protected override ISyntaxVisitorAction Enter(
             Context context)
         {
             var type = context.Types.Peek();
-            var field = (SortField)type.Fields[node.Name.Value];
-            var fieldType = field.Type.NamedType();
+            if (!type.Fields.TryGetField(node.Name.Value, out var inputField))
+            {
+                context.Parents.Push(null);
+                return base.Leave(node, context);
+            }
 
-            var parent = context.Parents.Peek();
-            context.Parents.Push(Expression.Property(parent, (PropertyInfo)field.Member!));
+            var fieldType = inputField.Type.NamedType();
+
+            if (inputField is SortField field)
+            {
+                context.Parents.Push(CreateSelector(context.Parents.Peek(), field.Member));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                context.Parents.Push(null);
+            }
 
             if (fieldType.IsInputObjectType())
             {
@@ -178,35 +189,49 @@ protected override ISyntaxVisitorAction Leave(
         {
             var type = context.Types.Peek();
 
-            if (type.Fields.TryGetField(node.Name.Value, out var inputField) && inputField is SortField sortField)
+            if (type.Fields.TryGetField(node.Name.Value, out var inputField))
             {
-                var fieldType = sortField.Type.NamedType();
+                var fieldType = inputField.Type.NamedType();
                 var expression = context.Parents.Pop();
 
                 if (fieldType.IsInputObjectType())
                 {
                     context.Types.Pop();
                 }
-                else
+                else if (inputField is SortField && expression is not null)
                 {
                     var ascending = node.Value.Value?.Equals("ASC") ?? true;
-                    context.Completed.Add((expression, ascending, sortField.Member!.GetReturnType()));
+                    context.Completed.Add((expression, ascending, expression.Type));
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                context.Types.Pop();
                 context.Parents.Pop();
             }
 
             return base.Leave(node, context);
         }
 
+        private static Expression? CreateSelector(Expression? parent, MemberInfo? member)
+        {
+            if (parent is null || member is null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return member switch
+            {
+                PropertyInfo property => Expression.Property(parent, property),
+                FieldInfo field => Expression.Field(parent, field),
+                _ => null
+            };
+        }
+
         public class Context
         {
             public Stack<InputObjectType> Types { get; } = new();
 
-            public Stack<Expression> Parents { get; } = new();
+            public Stack<Expression?> Parents { get; } = new();
 
             public List<(Expression, bool, Type)> Completed { get; } = [];
         }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.Tests/IntegrationTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.Tests/IntegrationTests.cs
index 64cb788fa7c..fb6a6dbf547 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.Tests/IntegrationTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.Tests/IntegrationTests.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 // ReSharper disable MoveLocalFunctionAfterJumpStatement
 
 using GreenDonut.Data;
+using HotChocolate.Configuration;
 using HotChocolate.Data.Filters;
 using HotChocolate.Data.Sorting;
 using HotChocolate.Execution;
@@ -1067,6 +1068,31 @@ name @include(if: $withName)
             .Match();
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AsSortDefinition_QueryContext_Custom_Field_Without_Member_Does_Not_Fail()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var executor = await new ServiceCollection()
+            .AddGraphQL()
+            .AddSorting()
+            .AddQueryType<QueryContextCustomSortQuery>()
+            .BuildRequestExecutorAsync();
+
+        // act
+        var result = await executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            """
+            {
+                customSortBooks(order: [{ metadata: { fieldId: 42, direction: ASC } }]) {
+                    id
+                    title
+                }
+            }
+            """);
+
+        // assert
+        result.MatchSnapshot();
+    }
+
     [QueryType]
     public static class StaticQuery
     {
@@ -1354,4 +1380,72 @@ public string Name
             set => _name = value;
         }
     }
+
+    public class QueryContextCustomSortQuery
+    {
+        [UseSorting(typeof(CustomSortBookSortType))]
+        public IQueryable<CustomSortBook> GetCustomSortBooks(QueryContext<CustomSortBook> context)
+            => new[]
+                {
+                    new CustomSortBook
+                    {
+                        Id = 1,
+                        Title = "Zebra",
+                        Metadata = []
+                    },
+                    new CustomSortBook
+                    {
+                        Id = 2,
+                        Title = "Apple",
+                        Metadata = []
+                    }
+                }.AsQueryable().With(context);
+    }
+
+    public class CustomSortBook
+    {
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+
+        public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        public List<CustomSortBookMetadata> Metadata { get; set; } = [];
+    }
+
+    public class CustomSortBookMetadata
+    {
+        public int FieldId { get; set; }
+
+        public string Value { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    public class CustomSortMetadataInputType : InputObjectType
+    {
+        protected override void Configure(IInputObjectTypeDescriptor descriptor)
+        {
+            descriptor.Field("fieldId").Type<IntType>();
+            descriptor.Field("direction").Type<DefaultSortEnumType>();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class CustomSortFieldHandler : ISortFieldHandler
+    {
+        public bool CanHandle(
+            ITypeCompletionContext context,
+            ISortInputTypeConfiguration typeConfiguration,
+            ISortFieldConfiguration fieldConfiguration)
+            => true;
+    }
+
+    public class CustomSortBookSortType : SortInputType<CustomSortBook>
+    {
+        protected override void Configure(ISortInputTypeDescriptor<CustomSortBook> descriptor)
+        {
+            descriptor.BindFieldsExplicitly();
+            descriptor.Field(b => b.Title);
+            descriptor.Field("metadata")
+                .Type<CustomSortMetadataInputType>()
+                .Extend()
+                .OnBeforeCreate(d => d.Handler = new CustomSortFieldHandler());
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.Tests/__snapshots__/IntegrationTests.AsSortDefinition_QueryContext_Custom_Field_Without_Member_Does_Not_Fail.snap b/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.Tests/__snapshots__/IntegrationTests.AsSortDefinition_QueryContext_Custom_Field_Without_Member_Does_Not_Fail.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a1e82e8ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Data/test/Data.Tests/__snapshots__/IntegrationTests.AsSortDefinition_QueryContext_Custom_Field_Without_Member_Does_Not_Fail.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "data": {
+    "customSortBooks": [
+      {
+        "id": 1,
+        "title": "Zebra"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 2,
+        "title": "Apple"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}