diff --git a/.changeset/famous-tips-raise.md b/.changeset/famous-tips-raise.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89fc8a6563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/famous-tips-raise.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+---
+
+Fix for duplicate results in queryEntities when using an orderField
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.ts
index f0e0667bef..a7b8fdc6c9 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.ts
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ export class DefaultEntitiesCatalog implements EntitiesCatalog {
 
         if (sortField) {
           inner
+            .distinct()
             .leftOuterJoin('search', qb =>
               qb
                 .on('search.entity_id', 'final_entities.entity_id')