diff --git a/acceptance/cypress/support/commands.js b/acceptance/cypress/support/commands.js
index 7a59b22..04a1001 100644
--- a/acceptance/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/acceptance/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
     contentContactName,
     contentWebsite,
     contentContactMail,
+    contentEffective,
     reviewState = 'published',
     withImage,
     path = '',
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
           description: contentDescription,
           subjects: contentSubjects,
           topic: contentTopics,
+          effective: contentEffective,
           file: {
             data: 'dGVzdGZpbGUK',
             encoding: 'base64',
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
           title: contentTitle,
           description: contentDescription,
           subjects: contentSubjects,
+          effective: contentEffective,
           image: {
             data:
               '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',
@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
           title: contentTitle,
           description: contentDescription,
           subjects: contentSubjects,
+          effective: contentEffective,
           target_url: target_url,
           shows_people: false,
           language,
@@ -277,6 +281,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
             description: contentDescription,
             head_title: contentHeadTitle,
             subjects: contentSubjects,
+            effective: contentEffective,
             blocks: blocks,
             blocks_layout: blocksLayout,
             allow_discussion: allow_discussion,
@@ -302,6 +307,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
             description: contentDescription,
             head_title: contentHeadTitle,
             subjects: contentSubjects,
+            effective: contentEffective,
             allow_discussion: allow_discussion,
             review_state: reviewState,
             contact_name: contentContactName,
diff --git a/acceptance/cypress/tests/search-ui.cy.js b/acceptance/cypress/tests/search-ui.cy.js
index c4cfca6..a9cf42f 100644
--- a/acceptance/cypress/tests/search-ui.cy.js
+++ b/acceptance/cypress/tests/search-ui.cy.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ context('Search Acceptance Tests (UI)', () => {
       contentId: 'alpha',
       contentTitle: 'Alpha Beta Gaga Colorful',
       path: '/',
+      contentEffective: '2018-01-21T08:00:00',
     });
     cy.request({
       method: 'POST',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ context('Search Acceptance Tests (UI)', () => {
       contentId: 'beta',
       contentTitle: 'Beta Colorful',
       path: '',
+      contentEffective: '2018-02-21T08:00:00',
     });
     cy.request({
       method: 'POST',
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ context('Search Acceptance Tests (UI)', () => {
       contentId: 'gamma',
       contentTitle: 'Gamma Colorful',
       path: '',
+      contentEffective: '2018-03-21T08:00:00',
     });
     cy.request({
       method: 'POST',
diff --git a/src/components/theme/SolrSearch/SearchQuery.jsx b/src/components/theme/SolrSearch/SearchQuery.jsx
index 053eda2..ac0614e 100644
--- a/src/components/theme/SolrSearch/SearchQuery.jsx
+++ b/src/components/theme/SolrSearch/SearchQuery.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 export const queryStateFromParams = (params) => ({
   searchword: params.SearchableText || '',
   sortOn: params.sort_on || 'relevance',
+  sortOrder: params.sort_order || '',
   groupSelect: parseInt(params.group_select) || 0,
   allowLocal: (params.allow_local || '').toLowerCase() === 'true',
   local: (params.local || '').toLowerCase() === 'true',
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export const queryStateFromParams = (params) => ({
 export const queryStateToParams = (queryState) => ({
   SearchableText: queryState.searchword,
   sort_on: queryState.sortOn,
+  sort_order: queryState.sortOrder,
   group_select: '' + queryState.groupSelect,
   allow_local: '' + (queryState.allowLocal || false),
   local: '' + (queryState.local || false),