diff --git a/gateway/service/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ditto/gateway/service/endpoints/routes/thingsearch/ThingSearchRoute.java b/gateway/service/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ditto/gateway/service/endpoints/routes/thingsearch/ThingSearchRoute.java
index 505c6d4365..731e47609e 100755
--- a/gateway/service/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ditto/gateway/service/endpoints/routes/thingsearch/ThingSearchRoute.java
+++ b/gateway/service/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ditto/gateway/service/endpoints/routes/thingsearch/ThingSearchRoute.java
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ public static List<String> calculateOptions(final List<String> optionsString) {
         }
         return optionsString
                 .stream()
-                .flatMap(s -> Arrays.stream(s.split(",")))
+                .flatMap(s -> Arrays.stream(s.split("\\),")))
+                .map(s -> s.endsWith(")") ? s : s + ")")
                 .toList();
     }
 
diff --git a/gateway/service/src/test/java/org/eclipse/ditto/gateway/service/endpoints/routes/thingsearch/ThingSearchRouteTest.java b/gateway/service/src/test/java/org/eclipse/ditto/gateway/service/endpoints/routes/thingsearch/ThingSearchRouteTest.java
index e72a3bd3bb..8f822ca7f7 100755
--- a/gateway/service/src/test/java/org/eclipse/ditto/gateway/service/endpoints/routes/thingsearch/ThingSearchRouteTest.java
+++ b/gateway/service/src/test/java/org/eclipse/ditto/gateway/service/endpoints/routes/thingsearch/ThingSearchRouteTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public void postSearchThingsShouldGetParametersFromBody() {
         final var formData = FormData.create(
                 List.of(
                     new Pair<>("filter", "and(like(definition,\"*test*\"))"),
-                    new Pair<>("option", "sort(+thingId)"),
+                    new Pair<>("option", "sort(+thingId,-attributes/type)"),
                     new Pair<>("option","limit(0,5)"),
                     new Pair<>("namespaces","org.eclipse.ditto,foo.bar")
                 ));
@@ -57,7 +57,20 @@ public void postSearchThingsShouldGetParametersFromBody() {
                 .withEntity(formData.toEntity()));
 
         result.assertStatusCode(StatusCodes.OK);
-        result.assertEntity("{\"type\":\"thing-search.commands:queryThings\",\"filter\":\"and(and(like(definition,\\\"*test*\\\")))\",\"options\":[\"limit(0\",\"5)\",\"sort(+thingId)\"],\"namespaces\":[\"foo.bar\",\"org.eclipse.ditto\"]}");
+        result.assertEntity("{\"type\":\"thing-search.commands:queryThings\",\"filter\":\"and(and(like(definition,\\\"*test*\\\")))\",\"options\":[\"limit(0,5)\",\"sort(+thingId,-attributes/type)\"],\"namespaces\":[\"foo.bar\",\"org.eclipse.ditto\"]}");
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void searchThingsShouldGetParametersFromUrl() {
+
+        final var result = underTest.run(HttpRequest.GET(
+                "/search/things?" +
+                        "namespaces=org.eclipse.ditto&" +
+                        "fields=thingId&" +
+                        "option=sort(%2Bfeature/property,-attributes/type,%2BthingId),size(2),cursor(nextCursor)")
+                );
+
+        result.assertStatusCode(StatusCodes.OK);
+        result.assertEntity("{\"type\":\"thing-search.commands:queryThings\",\"options\":[\"sort(+feature/property,-attributes/type,+thingId)\",\"size(2)\",\"cursor(nextCursor)\"],\"fields\":\"/thingId\",\"namespaces\":[\"org.eclipse.ditto\"]}");
     }
 
     @Test