diff --git a/packages/database/src/Builder/QueryBuilders/SelectQueryBuilder.php b/packages/database/src/Builder/QueryBuilders/SelectQueryBuilder.php
index 496da87eb8..003350760b 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/Builder/QueryBuilders/SelectQueryBuilder.php
+++ b/packages/database/src/Builder/QueryBuilders/SelectQueryBuilder.php
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ public function orderBy(string $field, Direction $direction = Direction::ASC): s
             return $this->orderByRaw($field);
         }
 
+        if (! str_contains($field, '.')) {
+            $field = $this->model->getTableName() . '.' . $field;
+        }
+
         $this->select->orderBy[] = new OrderByStatement(field: $field, direction: $direction);
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/Builder/SelectQueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/Builder/SelectQueryBuilderTest.php
index caa78ef775..841d44524e 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Database/Builder/SelectQueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/Builder/SelectQueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Tempest\Database\Direction;
 use Tempest\Database\IsDatabaseModel;
 use Tempest\Database\Migrations\CreateMigrationsTable;
+use Tempest\Database\PrimaryKey;
 use Tempest\Database\QueryExecuted;
 use Tempest\Database\Table;
 use Tests\Tempest\Fixtures\Events\QueryLogger;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 use Tests\Tempest\Fixtures\Modules\Books\Models\AuthorType;
 use Tests\Tempest\Fixtures\Modules\Books\Models\Book;
 use Tests\Tempest\Fixtures\Modules\Books\Models\Chapter;
+use Tests\Tempest\Fixtures\Modules\Books\Models\Publisher;
 use Tests\Tempest\Fixtures\Modules\Books\Models\Tag;
 use Tests\Tempest\Integration\FrameworkIntegrationTestCase;
 
@@ -255,12 +257,12 @@ public function order_by_raw_shorthand(): void
     public function order_by_sql_generation(): void
     {
         $this->assertSameWithoutBackticks(
-            expected: 'SELECT * FROM `books` ORDER BY `title` ASC',
+            expected: 'SELECT * FROM `books` ORDER BY `books`.`title` ASC',
             actual: query('books')->select()->orderBy('title')->compile(),
         );
 
         $this->assertSameWithoutBackticks(
-            expected: 'SELECT * FROM `books` ORDER BY `title` DESC',
+            expected: 'SELECT * FROM `books` ORDER BY `books`.`title` DESC',
             actual: query('books')->select()->orderBy('title', Direction::DESC)->compile(),
         );
 
@@ -270,6 +272,57 @@ public function order_by_sql_generation(): void
         );
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function order_by_qualifies_bare_field_with_base_table_and_leaves_dotted_fields_alone(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSameWithoutBackticks(
+            expected: 'SELECT * FROM `authors` ORDER BY `authors`.`name` ASC',
+            actual: query('authors')->select()->orderBy('name')->compile(),
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSameWithoutBackticks(
+            expected: 'SELECT * FROM `authors` ORDER BY `publishers`.`name` ASC',
+            actual: query('authors')->select()->orderBy('publishers.name')->compile(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function order_by_with_joined_table_uses_base_table_column_for_ambiguous_bare_field(): void
+    {
+        $this->database->migrate(
+            CreateMigrationsTable::class,
+            CreatePublishersTable::class,
+            CreateAuthorTable::class,
+            CreateBookTable::class,
+        );
+
+        query(Publisher::class)
+            ->insert(id: new PrimaryKey(1), name: 'Alpha Publisher', description: 'd')
+            ->execute();
+        query(Publisher::class)
+            ->insert(id: new PrimaryKey(2), name: 'Zeta Publisher', description: 'd')
+            ->execute();
+        query(Author::class)
+            ->insert(id: new PrimaryKey(1), name: 'Beta Author', type: AuthorType::A, publisher_id: new PrimaryKey(2))
+            ->execute();
+        query(Author::class)
+            ->insert(id: new PrimaryKey(2), name: 'Alpha Author', type: AuthorType::A, publisher_id: new PrimaryKey(1))
+            ->execute();
+
+        // `name` exists on both `authors` and the joined `publishers`; the query
+        // must order by the base table (`authors`) column instead of failing.
+        $authors = query(Author::class)
+            ->select()
+            ->join('LEFT JOIN publishers ON publishers.id = authors.publisher_id')
+            ->orderBy('name')
+            ->all();
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            ['Alpha Author', 'Beta Author'],
+            array_map(fn (Author $author) => $author->name, $authors),
+        );
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function limit(): void
     {