diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search/260_sort_mixed.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search/260_sort_mixed.yml
index d291093970c7e..a04dc308b2a06 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search/260_sort_mixed.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search/260_sort_mixed.yml
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@
   - match: { hits.hits.1._index: test_1 }
   - match: { hits.hits.1._source.counter: 223372036854775800 }
   - match: { hits.hits.1.sort.0: 223372036854775800  }
+  - match: { hits.hits.2._index: test_3 }
+  - match: { hits.hits.2._source.counter: 194.4 }
 
   - do:
       search:
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search/90_search_after.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search/90_search_after.yml
index 2a70eef0cbf73..31db42acafaac 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search/90_search_after.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search/90_search_after.yml
@@ -344,20 +344,30 @@
           {"population": 184.4}
           {"index":{}}
           {"population": 194.4}
+          {"index":{}}
+          {"population": 144.4}
+          {"index":{}}
+          {"population": 174.4}
+          {"index":{}}
+          {"population": 164.4}
 
   - do:
       search:
         index: test
         rest_total_hits_as_int: true
         body:
-          size: 1
+          size: 3
           sort: [ { population: asc } ]
-  - match: { hits.total: 2 }
-  - length: { hits.hits: 1 }
+  - match: { hits.total: 5 }
+  - length: { hits.hits: 3 }
   - match: { hits.hits.0._index: test }
-  - match: { hits.hits.0._source.population: 184.4 }
+  - match: { hits.hits.0._source.population: 144.4 }
+  - match: { hits.hits.1._index: test }
+  - match: { hits.hits.1._source.population: 164.4 }
+  - match: { hits.hits.2._index: test }
+  - match: { hits.hits.2._source.population: 174.4 }
 
-  # search_after with the sort
+  # search_after with the asc sort
   - do:
       search:
         index: test
@@ -366,12 +376,26 @@
           size: 1
           sort: [ { population: asc } ]
           search_after: [ 184.4 ]
-  - match: { hits.total: 2 }
+  - match: { hits.total: 5 }
   - length: { hits.hits: 1 }
   - match: { hits.hits.0._index: test }
   - match: { hits.hits.0._source.population: 194.4 }
 
-  # search_after with the sort with missing
+  # search_after with the desc sort
+  - do:
+      search:
+        index: test
+        rest_total_hits_as_int: true
+        body:
+          size: 1
+          sort: [ { population: desc } ]
+          search_after: [ 164.4 ]
+  - match: { hits.total: 5 }
+  - length: { hits.hits: 1 }
+  - match: { hits.hits.0._index: test }
+  - match: { hits.hits.0._source.population: 164.4 }
+
+  # search_after with the asc sort with missing
   - do:
       bulk:
         refresh: true
@@ -388,7 +412,22 @@
           "sort": [ { "population": { "order": "asc", "missing": "_last" } } ]
           search_after: [ 200 ] # making it out of min/max so only missing value hit is qualified
 
-  - match: { hits.total: 3 }
+  - match: { hits.total: 6 }
+  - length: { hits.hits: 1 }
+  - match: { hits.hits.0._index: test }
+  - match: { hits.hits.0._source.population: null }
+
+  # search_after with the desc sort with missing
+  - do:
+      search:
+        index: test
+        rest_total_hits_as_int: true
+        body:
+          "size": 5
+          "sort": [ { "population": { "order": "desc", "missing": "_last" } } ]
+          search_after: [ 100 ] # making it out of min/max so only missing value hit is qualified
+
+  - match: { hits.total: 6 }
   - length: { hits.hits: 1 }
   - match: { hits.hits.0._index: test }
   - match: { hits.hits.0._source.population: null }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/DoubleValuesComparatorSource.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/DoubleValuesComparatorSource.java
index e70916c33882c..eb6fd2216d9b5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/DoubleValuesComparatorSource.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/DoubleValuesComparatorSource.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public FieldComparator<?> newComparator(String fieldname, int numHits, boolean e
         final double dMissingValue = (Double) missingObject(missingValue, reversed);
         // NOTE: it's important to pass null as a missing value in the constructor so that
         // the comparator doesn't check docsWithField since we replace missing values in select()
-        return new DoubleComparator(numHits, fieldname, null, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
+        return new DoubleComparator(numHits, fieldname, dMissingValue, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
             @Override
             public LeafFieldComparator getLeafComparator(LeafReaderContext context) throws IOException {
                 return new DoubleLeafComparator(context) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/FloatValuesComparatorSource.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/FloatValuesComparatorSource.java
index 04a34cd418520..e76e6ea1c6f08 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/FloatValuesComparatorSource.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/FloatValuesComparatorSource.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public FieldComparator<?> newComparator(String fieldname, int numHits, boolean e
         final float fMissingValue = (Float) missingObject(missingValue, reversed);
         // NOTE: it's important to pass null as a missing value in the constructor so that
         // the comparator doesn't check docsWithField since we replace missing values in select()
-        return new FloatComparator(numHits, fieldname, null, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
+        return new FloatComparator(numHits, fieldname, fMissingValue, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
             @Override
             public LeafFieldComparator getLeafComparator(LeafReaderContext context) throws IOException {
                 return new FloatLeafComparator(context) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/HalfFloatValuesComparatorSource.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/HalfFloatValuesComparatorSource.java
index 7e3936be1d8a5..931d3423536b8 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/HalfFloatValuesComparatorSource.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/HalfFloatValuesComparatorSource.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public FieldComparator<?> newComparator(String fieldname, int numHits, boolean e
         final float fMissingValue = (Float) missingObject(missingValue, reversed);
         // NOTE: it's important to pass null as a missing value in the constructor so that
         // the comparator doesn't check docsWithField since we replace missing values in select()
-        return new HalfFloatComparator(numHits, fieldname, null, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
+        return new HalfFloatComparator(numHits, fieldname, fMissingValue, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
             @Override
             public LeafFieldComparator getLeafComparator(LeafReaderContext context) throws IOException {
                 return new HalfFloatLeafComparator(context) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/IntValuesComparatorSource.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/IntValuesComparatorSource.java
index d5ea1eaf7263d..9dd95f79580cd 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/IntValuesComparatorSource.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/IntValuesComparatorSource.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public FieldComparator<?> newComparator(String fieldname, int numHits, boolean e
         final int iMissingValue = (Integer) missingObject(missingValue, reversed);
         // NOTE: it's important to pass null as a missing value in the constructor so that
         // the comparator doesn't check docsWithField since we replace missing values in select()
-        return new IntComparator(numHits, fieldname, null, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
+        return new IntComparator(numHits, fieldname, iMissingValue, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
             @Override
             public LeafFieldComparator getLeafComparator(LeafReaderContext context) throws IOException {
                 return new IntLeafComparator(context) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/LongValuesComparatorSource.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/LongValuesComparatorSource.java
index 2c67d7ab7e86a..60e978c4c1452 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/LongValuesComparatorSource.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/LongValuesComparatorSource.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public FieldComparator<?> newComparator(String fieldname, int numHits, boolean e
         final long lMissingValue = (Long) missingObject(missingValue, reversed);
         // NOTE: it's important to pass null as a missing value in the constructor so that
         // the comparator doesn't check docsWithField since we replace missing values in select()
-        return new LongComparator(numHits, fieldname, null, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
+        return new LongComparator(numHits, fieldname, lMissingValue, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
             @Override
             public LeafFieldComparator getLeafComparator(LeafReaderContext context) throws IOException {
                 return new LongLeafComparator(context) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/UnsignedLongValuesComparatorSource.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/UnsignedLongValuesComparatorSource.java
index 5416d4fe0fb91..9d1edde1fe08f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/UnsignedLongValuesComparatorSource.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/fielddata/fieldcomparator/UnsignedLongValuesComparatorSource.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public FieldComparator<?> newComparator(String fieldname, int numHits, boolean e
         assert indexFieldData == null || fieldname.equals(indexFieldData.getFieldName());
 
         final BigInteger ulMissingValue = (BigInteger) missingObject(missingValue, reversed);
-        return new UnsignedLongComparator(numHits, fieldname, null, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
+        return new UnsignedLongComparator(numHits, fieldname, ulMissingValue, reversed, enableSkipping && this.enableSkipping) {
             @Override
             public LeafFieldComparator getLeafComparator(LeafReaderContext context) throws IOException {
                 return new UnsignedLongLeafComparator(context) {