diff --git a/server/models/LibraryItem.js b/server/models/LibraryItem.js
index 5d23bc8fc..bf561d5ef 100644
--- a/server/models/LibraryItem.js
+++ b/server/models/LibraryItem.js
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class LibraryItem extends Model {
     this.title // Only used for sorting
     /** @type {string} */
     this.titleIgnorePrefix // Only used for sorting
+    /** @type {string} */
+    this.authorNamesFirstLast // Only used for sorting
+    /** @type {string} */
+    this.authorNamesLastFirst // Only used for sorting
   }
 
   /**
@@ -683,7 +687,9 @@ class LibraryItem extends Model {
         libraryFiles: DataTypes.JSON,
         extraData: DataTypes.JSON,
         title: DataTypes.STRING,
-        titleIgnorePrefix: DataTypes.STRING
+        titleIgnorePrefix: DataTypes.STRING,
+        authorNamesFirstLast: DataTypes.STRING,
+        authorNamesLastFirst: DataTypes.STRING
       },
       {
         sequelize,
@@ -710,6 +716,12 @@ class LibraryItem extends Model {
           {
             fields: ['libraryId', 'mediaType', { name: 'titleIgnorePrefix', collate: 'NOCASE' }]
           },
+          {
+            fields: ['libraryId', 'mediaType', { name: 'authorNamesFirstLast', collate: 'NOCASE' }]
+          },
+          {
+            fields: ['libraryId', 'mediaType', { name: 'authorNamesLastFirst', collate: 'NOCASE' }]
+          },
           {
             fields: ['libraryId', 'mediaId', 'mediaType']
           },