diff --git a/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/Row/Reference/EntryExpression.php b/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/Row/Reference/EntryExpression.php
index 23c46f574..311cb97ac 100644
--- a/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/Row/Reference/EntryExpression.php
+++ b/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/Row/Reference/EntryExpression.php
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ public function arrayReverse(bool $preserveKeys = false) : Expression|EntryRefer
         return new Expressions(new Expression\ArrayReverse($this, $preserveKeys));
     }
 
-    public function arraySort(\Closure $function = null) : Expression|EntryReference
+    public function arraySort(callable $function = null) : Expression|EntryReference
     {
-        return new Expressions(new Expression\ArraySort($this, $function ?? \Closure::fromCallable('sort')));
+        return new Expressions(new Expression\ArraySort($this, $function ?: 'sort'));
     }
 
     public function cast(string $type) : Expression|EntryReference
diff --git a/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/Row/Reference/Expression/ArraySort.php b/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/Row/Reference/Expression/ArraySort.php
index 9b7f0fdfc..c86f9d6d5 100644
--- a/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/Row/Reference/Expression/ArraySort.php
+++ b/src/core/etl/src/Flow/ETL/Row/Reference/Expression/ArraySort.php
@@ -9,10 +9,17 @@
 
 final class ArraySort implements Expression
 {
+    /**
+     * @var callable
+     */
+    private $function;
+
     public function __construct(
         private readonly Expression $ref,
-        private readonly \Closure $function
+        callable $function,
+        private readonly bool $recursive = true
     ) {
+        $this->function = $function;
     }
 
     public function eval(Row $row) : mixed
@@ -24,17 +31,17 @@ public function eval(Row $row) : mixed
             return null;
         }
 
-        $this->recursiveSort($val, $this->function);
+        $this->recursiveSort($val, $this->function, $this->recursive);
 
         return $val;
     }
 
-    private function recursiveSort(array &$array, \Closure $function) : void
+    private function recursiveSort(array &$array, callable $function, bool $recursive) : void
     {
         /** @var mixed $value */
         foreach ($array as &$value) {
-            if (\is_array($value)) {
-                $this->recursiveSort($value, $function);
+            if ($recursive && \is_array($value)) {
+                $this->recursiveSort($value, $function, true);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/core/etl/tests/Flow/ETL/Tests/Unit/Row/Reference/Expression/ArraySortTest.php b/src/core/etl/tests/Flow/ETL/Tests/Unit/Row/Reference/Expression/ArraySortTest.php
index 5697608f5..028455101 100644
--- a/src/core/etl/tests/Flow/ETL/Tests/Unit/Row/Reference/Expression/ArraySortTest.php
+++ b/src/core/etl/tests/Flow/ETL/Tests/Unit/Row/Reference/Expression/ArraySortTest.php
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ final class ArraySortTest extends TestCase
     public function test_sorting_big_arrays() : void
     {
         $this->assertSame(
-            ref('array')->arraySort(\Closure::fromCallable('sort'))->eval(Row::create(Entry::array('array', \json_decode($this->jsonDifferentOrder(), true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR)))),
-            ref('array')->arraySort(\Closure::fromCallable('sort'))->eval(Row::create(Entry::array('array', \json_decode($this->json(), true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR))))
+            ref('array')->arraySort('sort')->eval(Row::create(Entry::array('array', \json_decode($this->jsonDifferentOrder(), true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR)))),
+            ref('array')->arraySort('sort')->eval(Row::create(Entry::array('array', \json_decode($this->json(), true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR))))
         );
     }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public function test_sorting_nested_array_using_asort_algo() : void
                     ],
                 ],
             ],
-            ref('array')->arraySort(\Closure::fromCallable('asort'))->eval(Row::create(
+            ref('array')->arraySort('asort')->eval(Row::create(
                 Entry::array(
                     'array',
                     [
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public function test_sorting_nested_associative_array() : void
                     'g' => 'h',
                 ],
             ],
-            ref('array')->arraySort(\Closure::fromCallable('ksort'))->eval(Row::create(
+            ref('array')->arraySort('ksort')->eval(Row::create(
                 Entry::array(
                     'array',
                     [