Yoann Rodière ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *closed* an issue as *Won't Fix* It's actually not a good idea, as it results in inconsistent values being returned by LuceneSearchQuery.getLuceneSort() and LuceneSearchResult.getTopDocs()}: when the sort is non-null but contains only a sort by descending score, we end up returning top docs while "scoreDocs" are {{ScoreDoc instances instead of the expected FieldDoc instances. This in turn complicates the (user) implementation of merging top docs. Hibernate Search ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HSEARCH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODMxZGRl... ) / Improvement ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HSEARCH-3917?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODM... ) HSEARCH-3917 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HSEARCH-3917?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODM... ) Use TopScoreDocCollector when a descending score sort is requested explicitly ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HSEARCH-3917?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODM... ) Change By: Yoann Rodière ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) Fix versions: 6.0.0.Beta-backlog-high-priority Resolution: Won't Fix Status: In Progress Closed ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HSEARCH-3917#add-comment?atlOrigin... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HSEARCH-3917#add-comment?atlOrigin... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100126- sha1:a719cbc )