diff --git a/packages/core/e2e/default-search-plugin.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/core/e2e/default-search-plugin.e2e-spec.ts
index 033d43963c..247bf7ab02 100644
--- a/packages/core/e2e/default-search-plugin.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/e2e/default-search-plugin.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1849,6 +1849,7 @@ describe('Default search plugin', () => {
                         'Instant Camera',
                         'Laptop en', // fallback language en
                         'Orchid',
+                        'product en', // fallback language en
                         'Road Bike',
                         'Running Shoe',
                         'Skipping Rope',
@@ -1858,7 +1859,6 @@ describe('Default search plugin', () => {
                         'Tent',
                         'Tripod',
                         'USB Cable',
-                        'product en', // fallback language en
                     ];
 
                     expect(search.items.map(i => i.productName)).toEqual(productNames);
@@ -1878,6 +1878,7 @@ describe('Default search plugin', () => {
                         'Instant Camera',
                         'Laptop de', // language de
                         'Orchid',
+                        'product de', // language de
                         'Road Bike',
                         'Running Shoe',
                         'Skipping Rope',
@@ -1887,7 +1888,6 @@ describe('Default search plugin', () => {
                         'Tent',
                         'Tripod',
                         'USB Cable',
-                        'product de', // language de
                     ];
 
                     expect(search.items.map(i => i.productName)).toEqual(productNames);
@@ -1907,6 +1907,7 @@ describe('Default search plugin', () => {
                         'Instant Camera',
                         'Laptop zh', // language zh
                         'Orchid',
+                        'product en', // fallback language en
                         'Road Bike',
                         'Running Shoe',
                         'Skipping Rope',
@@ -1916,7 +1917,6 @@ describe('Default search plugin', () => {
                         'Tent',
                         'Tripod',
                         'USB Cable',
-                        'product en', // fallback language en
                     ];
 
                     expect(search.items.map(i => i.productName)).toEqual(productNames);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/mysql-search-strategy.ts b/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/mysql-search-strategy.ts
index 5c1c7a722e..b560a926c8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/mysql-search-strategy.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/mysql-search-strategy.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ export class MysqlSearchStrategy implements SearchStrategy {
 
         applyLanguageConstraints(qb, ctx.languageCode, ctx.channel.defaultLanguageCode);
         qb.andWhere('si.channelId = :channelId', { channelId: ctx.channelId });
+
         if (input.groupByProduct === true) {
             qb.groupBy('si.productId');
             qb.addSelect('BIT_OR(si.enabled)', 'productEnabled');
diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/postgres-search-strategy.ts b/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/postgres-search-strategy.ts
index 2bfc99d28b..f156d087b0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/postgres-search-strategy.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/postgres-search-strategy.ts
@@ -249,9 +249,11 @@ export class PostgresSearchStrategy implements SearchStrategy {
 
         applyLanguageConstraints(qb, ctx.languageCode, ctx.channel.defaultLanguageCode);
         qb.andWhere('si.channelId = :channelId', { channelId: ctx.channelId });
+
         if (input.groupByProduct === true) {
             qb.groupBy('si.productId');
         }
+
         return qb;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/sqlite-search-strategy.ts b/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/sqlite-search-strategy.ts
index 1b3c7782f8..d3cbd4c037 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/sqlite-search-strategy.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugin/default-search-plugin/search-strategy/sqlite-search-strategy.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ export class SqliteSearchStrategy implements SearchStrategy {
         }
         if (sort) {
             if (sort.name) {
-                qb.addOrderBy('si.productName', sort.name);
+                // TODO: v3 - set the collation on the SearchIndexItem entity
+                qb.addOrderBy('si.productName COLLATE NOCASE', sort.name);
             }
             if (sort.price) {
                 qb.addOrderBy('si.price', sort.price);