diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
index 460373091d27..5a60fb2fcf30 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinDiscoveryRestControllerIT.java
@@ -1011,7 +1011,9 @@ public void discoverSearchTest() throws Exception {
                         SortOptionMatcher.sortOptionMatcher(
                                 "dc.date.issued", DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration.SORT_ORDER.asc.name()),
                         SortOptionMatcher.sortOptionMatcher(
-                                "dc.date.issued", DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration.SORT_ORDER.desc.name())
+                                "dc.date.issued", DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration.SORT_ORDER.desc.name()),
+                        SortOptionMatcher.sortOptionMatcher(
+                                "dc.date.accessioned", DiscoverySortFieldConfiguration.SORT_ORDER.desc.name())
                 )));
     }
 
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
index 138c771dedb4..da2a9894789c 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/discovery.xml
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
                         <ref bean="sortTitleDesc" />
                         <ref bean="sortDateIssuedAsc" />
                         <ref bean="sortDateIssuedDesc" />
+                        <ref bean="sortDateAccessioned"/>
                     </list>
                 </property>
             </bean>