diff --git a/src/endpoints/identities/entities/identity.sort.criteria.ts b/src/endpoints/identities/entities/identity.sort.criteria.ts
index 6b5231941..531f1ad3d 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/identities/entities/identity.sort.criteria.ts
+++ b/src/endpoints/identities/entities/identity.sort.criteria.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export enum IdentitySortCriteria {
     validators = 'validators',
-    stake = 'stake'
+    stake = 'stake',
+    locked = 'locked'
 }
diff --git a/src/endpoints/identities/identities.controller.ts b/src/endpoints/identities/identities.controller.ts
index cc9c7bcc6..9a3c15034 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/identities/identities.controller.ts
+++ b/src/endpoints/identities/identities.controller.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ParseArrayPipe, ParseEnumPipe } from "@multiversx/sdk-nestjs-common";
+import { ParseArrayPipe, ParseEnumArrayPipe } from "@multiversx/sdk-nestjs-common";
 import { Controller, DefaultValuePipe, Get, HttpException, HttpStatus, Param, ParseIntPipe, Query, Res } from "@nestjs/common";
 import { ApiNotFoundResponse, ApiOkResponse, ApiOperation, ApiQuery, ApiTags } from "@nestjs/swagger";
 import { Identity } from "./entities/identity";
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ export class IdentitiesController {
   @ApiQuery({ name: 'from', description: 'Number of items to skip for the result set', required: false })
   @ApiQuery({ name: 'size', description: 'Number of items to retrieve', required: false })
   @ApiQuery({ name: 'identities', description: 'Filter by comma-separated list of identities', required: false })
-  @ApiQuery({ name: 'sort', description: 'Sort criteria (validators)', required: false, enum: IdentitySortCriteria })
+  @ApiQuery({ name: 'sort', description: 'Sort criteria (comma-separated list: validators,stake,locked)', required: false })
   async getIdentities(
     @Query('from', new DefaultValuePipe(0), ParseIntPipe) from: number,
     @Query('size', new DefaultValuePipe(10000), ParseIntPipe) size: number,
     @Query('identities', ParseArrayPipe) identities: string[] = [],
-    @Query('sort', new ParseEnumPipe(IdentitySortCriteria)) sort?: IdentitySortCriteria,
+    @Query('sort', new ParseEnumArrayPipe(IdentitySortCriteria)) sort?: IdentitySortCriteria[],
   ): Promise<Identity[]> {
     return await this.identitiesService.getIdentities(new QueryPagination({ from, size }), identities, sort);
   }
diff --git a/src/endpoints/identities/identities.service.ts b/src/endpoints/identities/identities.service.ts
index 74bb032b1..37215be60 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/identities/identities.service.ts
+++ b/src/endpoints/identities/identities.service.ts
@@ -40,22 +40,47 @@ export class IdentitiesService {
     return identity ? identity.avatar : undefined;
   }
 
-  async getIdentities(queryPagination: QueryPagination, ids: string[], sort?: IdentitySortCriteria): Promise<Identity[]> {
+  async getIdentities(queryPagination: QueryPagination, ids: string[], sort?: IdentitySortCriteria[]): Promise<Identity[]> {
     const { from, size } = queryPagination;
     let identities = await this.getAllIdentities();
     if (ids.length > 0) {
       identities = identities.filter(x => x.identity && ids.includes(x.identity));
     }
 
-    switch (sort) {
+    if (sort && sort.length > 0) {
+      identities = identities.sort((a, b) => this.compareWithCriteria(a, b, sort, 0));
+    }
+
+    return identities.slice(from, from + size);
+  }
+
+  private compareWithCriteria(a: Identity, b: Identity, criteria: IdentitySortCriteria[], currentIndex: number): number {
+    if (currentIndex >= criteria.length) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    const currentCriterion = criteria[currentIndex];
+    let comparison: number;
+
+    switch (currentCriterion) {
       case IdentitySortCriteria.validators:
-        identities = identities.sortedDescending(x => x.validators ?? 0);
+        comparison = (b.validators ?? 0) - (a.validators ?? 0);
         break;
       case IdentitySortCriteria.stake:
-        identities = identities.sortedDescending(x => Number(x.stake) ?? 0);
+        comparison = Number(b.stake ?? '0') - Number(a.stake ?? '0');
+        break;
+      case IdentitySortCriteria.locked:
+        comparison = Number(b.locked ?? '0') - Number(a.locked ?? '0');
+        break;
+      default:
+        comparison = 0;
     }
 
-    return identities.slice(from, from + size);
+    if (comparison === 0 && currentIndex < criteria.length - 1) {
+      return this.compareWithCriteria(a, b, criteria, currentIndex + 1);
+    }
+
+    return comparison;
   }
 
   async getAllIdentities(): Promise<Identity[]> {
diff --git a/src/test/unit/controllers/identities.controller.spec.ts b/src/test/unit/controllers/identities.controller.spec.ts
index b159977b1..e92305430 100644
--- a/src/test/unit/controllers/identities.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/src/test/unit/controllers/identities.controller.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { mockIdentityService } from "./services.mock/identity.services.mock";
 import { IdentitiesController } from "src/endpoints/identities/identities.controller";
 import { PublicAppModule } from "src/public.app.module";
 import { IdentitiesService } from "src/endpoints/identities/identities.service";
+import { IdentitySortCriteria } from "src/endpoints/identities/entities/identity.sort.criteria";
 
 describe('IdentityController', () => {
   let app: INestApplication;
@@ -38,6 +39,54 @@ describe('IdentityController', () => {
           expect(response.body.length).toBe(5);
         });
     });
+
+    it('should properly handle single sort criteria', async () => {
+      const mockIdentitiesList = createMockIdentitiesList(5);
+      identitiesServiceMocks.getIdentities.mockResolvedValue(mockIdentitiesList);
+
+      await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`${path}?sort=validators`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect(() => {
+          expect(identitiesServiceMocks.getIdentities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            expect.any(Object),
+            expect.any(Array),
+            [IdentitySortCriteria.validators]
+          );
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should properly handle multiple sort criteria', async () => {
+      const mockIdentitiesList = createMockIdentitiesList(5);
+      identitiesServiceMocks.getIdentities.mockResolvedValue(mockIdentitiesList);
+
+      await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`${path}?sort=validators,locked`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect(() => {
+          expect(identitiesServiceMocks.getIdentities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            expect.any(Object),
+            expect.any(Array),
+            [IdentitySortCriteria.validators, IdentitySortCriteria.locked]
+          );
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should properly handle the stake sort criterion', async () => {
+      const mockIdentitiesList = createMockIdentitiesList(5);
+      identitiesServiceMocks.getIdentities.mockResolvedValue(mockIdentitiesList);
+
+      await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`${path}?sort=stake`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect(() => {
+          expect(identitiesServiceMocks.getIdentities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            expect.any(Object),
+            expect.any(Array),
+            [IdentitySortCriteria.stake]
+          );
+        });
+    });
   });
 
   describe("GET /identities/:identifier", () => {