diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
index e9dfcd55..ddfdf4fe 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
@@ -48,15 +48,29 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
             'search' => $validated['search'] ?? null,
         ], fn ($value) => $value !== null);
 
-        $transactions = Transaction::query()
+        $query = Transaction::query()
             ->where('user_id', $user->id)
             ->with(['account.bank', 'category', 'labels'])
-            ->applyFilters($filters)
-            ->orderBy($sortColumn, $sortDirection)
+            ->applyFilters($filters);
+
+        $nullableSortColumns = ['creditor_name', 'debtor_name'];
+
+        if (in_array($sortColumn, $nullableSortColumns, true)) {
+            $sortAlias = $sortColumn.'_sort';
+            $query->select('transactions.*')
+                ->selectRaw("COALESCE({$sortColumn}, '') as {$sortAlias}")
+                ->orderBy($sortAlias, $sortDirection);
+        } else {
+            $query->orderBy($sortColumn, $sortDirection);
+        }
+
+        $transactions = $query
             ->orderBy('id', 'desc')
             ->cursorPaginate($perPage)
             ->withQueryString();
 
+        $transactions->getCollection()->each(fn (Transaction $transaction) => $transaction->makeHidden(['creditor_name_sort', 'debtor_name_sort']));
+
         $appliedFilters = [
             'date_from' => $validated['date_from'] ?? null,
             'date_to' => $validated['date_to'] ?? null,
diff --git a/tests/Feature/TransactionFilterTest.php b/tests/Feature/TransactionFilterTest.php
index 0b2a2e92..ac366985 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/TransactionFilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/TransactionFilterTest.php
@@ -614,3 +614,47 @@ test('filter by multiple categories including uncategorized', function () {
         ->has('transactions.data', 2)
     );
 });
+
+test('paginates across pages when sorting by a nullable column with null values', function () {
+    Transaction::factory()->plaintext()->count(12)->create([
+        'user_id' => $this->user->id,
+        'account_id' => $this->account->id,
+        'creditor_name' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    Transaction::factory()->plaintext()->count(5)->create([
+        'user_id' => $this->user->id,
+        'account_id' => $this->account->id,
+        'creditor_name' => 'ACME',
+    ]);
+
+    $firstPage = actingAs($this->user)->get(route('transactions.index', [
+        'sort' => 'creditor_name',
+        'per_page' => 10,
+    ]));
+
+    $firstPage->assertSuccessful();
+
+    $nextPageUrl = $firstPage->getOriginalContent()->getData()['page']['props']['transactions']['next_page_url'];
+
+    expect($nextPageUrl)->not->toBeNull();
+
+    actingAs($this->user)->get($nextPageUrl)->assertSuccessful();
+});
+
+test('does not expose the sort alias attribute when sorting by a nullable column', function () {
+    Transaction::factory()->plaintext()->create([
+        'user_id' => $this->user->id,
+        'account_id' => $this->account->id,
+        'creditor_name' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    $response = actingAs($this->user)->get(route('transactions.index', [
+        'sort' => 'creditor_name',
+    ]));
+
+    $response->assertInertia(fn ($page) => $page
+        ->has('transactions.data', 1)
+        ->missing('transactions.data.0.creditor_name_sort')
+    );
+});