diff --git a/packages/volto/news/5864.bugfix b/packages/volto/news/5864.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b38adf55a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/volto/news/5864.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Correctly sort facet values if they are numbers @erral
diff --git a/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Blocks/Search/components/Facets.jsx b/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Blocks/Search/components/Facets.jsx
index 28ecc0c636..2995896a10 100644
--- a/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Blocks/Search/components/Facets.jsx
+++ b/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Blocks/Search/components/Facets.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ const defaultShowFacet = (index) => {
     : values && Object.keys(values).length > 0;
 };
 
+export const sortFacetChoices = (choices) => {
+  const sorted_choices = choices.sort((a, b) =>
+    typeof a.label === 'string' && typeof b.label === 'string'
+      ? a.label.localeCompare(b.label, 'en', { sensitivity: 'base' })
+      : typeof a.label === 'number' && typeof b.label == 'number'
+        ? a.label - b.label
+        : 0,
+  );
+
+  return sorted_choices;
+};
+
 const Facets = (props) => {
   const [hidden, setHidden] = useState(true);
   const {
@@ -81,9 +93,7 @@ const Facets = (props) => {
                 : true,
             );
 
-          choices = choices.sort((a, b) =>
-            a.label.localeCompare(b.label, 'en', { sensitivity: 'base' }),
-          );
+          choices = sortFacetChoices(choices);
 
           const isMulti = facetSettings.multiple;
           const selectedValue = facets[facetSettings?.field?.value];
diff --git a/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Blocks/Search/components/Facets.test.jsx b/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Blocks/Search/components/Facets.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ff7067300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Blocks/Search/components/Facets.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { sortFacetChoices } from './Facets';
+
+describe('sortFacetChoices', () => {
+  it('sort choices with string labels', () => {
+    const choices = [
+      { label: 'b' },
+      { label: 'd' },
+      { label: 'a' },
+      { label: 'c' },
+    ];
+    const sortedChoices = sortFacetChoices(choices);
+    expect(sortedChoices).toStrictEqual([
+      { label: 'a' },
+      { label: 'b' },
+      { label: 'c' },
+      { label: 'd' },
+    ]);
+  });
+  it('sort choices with string labels with accents (1)', () => {
+    const choices = [
+      { label: 'éventa' },
+      { label: 'portal' },
+      { label: 'newsitem' },
+      { label: 'eventb' },
+    ];
+    const sortedChoices = sortFacetChoices(choices);
+    expect(sortedChoices).toStrictEqual([
+      { label: 'éventa' },
+      { label: 'eventb' },
+      { label: 'newsitem' },
+      { label: 'portal' },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('sort choices with string labels with accents (2)', () => {
+    const choices = [
+      { label: 'eventa' },
+      { label: 'portal' },
+      { label: 'newsitem' },
+      { label: 'éventb' },
+    ];
+    const sortedChoices = sortFacetChoices(choices);
+    expect(sortedChoices).toStrictEqual([
+      { label: 'eventa' },
+      { label: 'éventb' },
+      { label: 'newsitem' },
+      { label: 'portal' },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('sort choices with int labels', () => {
+    const choices = [{ label: 7 }, { label: 3 }, { label: 1 }, { label: 4 }];
+    const sortedChoices = sortFacetChoices(choices);
+    expect(sortedChoices).toStrictEqual([
+      { label: 1 },
+      { label: 3 },
+      { label: 4 },
+      { label: 7 },
+    ]);
+  });
+  it('sort choices with labels of any kind', () => {
+    const choices = [
+      { label: 7 },
+      { label: '1' },
+      { label: 'b' },
+      { label: 5 },
+    ];
+    const sortedChoices = sortFacetChoices(choices);
+    expect(sortedChoices).toStrictEqual([
+      { label: 7 },
+      { label: '1' },
+      { label: 'b' },
+      { label: 5 },
+    ]);
+  });
+});