diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/form.d.ts b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/form.d.ts
--- a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/form.d.ts
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/form.d.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ declare namespace dijit {
         /* dijit/form/_AutoCompleterMixin */
 
         /* tslint:disable:class-name */
-        interface _AutoCompleterMixin<T extends Object = any, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions> extends _SearchMixin<T, Q, O> {
+        interface _AutoCompleterMixin<T extends Object = any, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T> = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>> extends _SearchMixin<T, Q, O> {
             /**
              * This is the item returned by the dojo/store/api/Store implementation that
              * provides the data for this ComboBox, it's the currently selected item.
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ declare namespace dijit {
             /**
              * Fills in the items in the drop down list
              */
-            createOptions(results: T[], options: dojo.store.api.QueryOptions, labelFunc: (item: T) => { html: boolean; label: string; }): void;
+            createOptions(results: T[], options: dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>, labelFunc: (item: T) => { html: boolean; label: string; }): void;
 
             /**
              * Clears the entries in the drop down list, but of course keeps the previous and next buttons.
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ declare namespace dijit {
             disabled?: boolean;
         }
 
-        interface _FormSelectWidget<T extends Object, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions> extends _FormValueWidget {
+        interface _FormSelectWidget<T extends Object, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T> = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>> extends _FormValueWidget {
             /**
              * Whether or not we are multi-valued
              */
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ declare namespace dijit {
 
         /* dijit/form/_SearchMixin */
 
-        interface _SearchMixin<T extends Object, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions> {
+        interface _SearchMixin<T extends Object, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T> = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>> {
             /**
              * Argument to data provider.
              * Specifies maximum number of search results to return per query
@@ -1170,18 +1170,18 @@ declare namespace dijit {
 
         /* dijit/form/ComboBox */
 
-        interface ComboBox<T extends Object = any, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions, C extends Constraints = Constraints> extends ValidationTextBox<C>, ComboBoxMixin<T, Q, O> {
+        interface ComboBox<T extends Object = any, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T> = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>, C extends Constraints = Constraints> extends ValidationTextBox<C>, ComboBoxMixin<T, Q, O> {
             // set(name: string, value: any): this;
             // set(values: Object): this;
         }
 
         interface ComboBoxConstructor extends _WidgetBaseConstructor<ComboBox<any>> {
-            new <T extends Object = any, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions, C extends Constraints = Constraints>(params: Object, srcNodeRef: dojo.NodeOrString): ComboBox<T, Q, O, C>;
+            new <T extends Object = any, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T> = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>, C extends Constraints = Constraints>(params: Object, srcNodeRef: dojo.NodeOrString): ComboBox<T, Q, O, C>;
         }
 
         /* dijit/form/ComboBoxMixin */
 
-        interface ComboBoxMixin<T extends Object = any, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions> extends _HasDropDown<_ComboBoxMenu<T>>, _AutoCompleterMixin<T, Q, O> {
+        interface ComboBoxMixin<T extends Object = any, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T> = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>> extends _HasDropDown<_ComboBoxMenu<T>>, _AutoCompleterMixin<T, Q, O> {
 
             /**
              * Dropdown widget class used to select a date/time.
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ declare namespace dijit {
 
         /* dijit/form/FilteringSelect */
 
-        interface FilteringSelect<C extends Constraints, T extends Object, Q extends string | Object | Function, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions> extends MappedTextBox<C>, ComboBoxMixin<T, Q, O> {
+        interface FilteringSelect<C extends Constraints, T extends Object, Q extends string | Object | Function, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>> extends MappedTextBox<C>, ComboBoxMixin<T, Q, O> {
             /**
              * True (default) if user is required to enter a value into this field.
              */
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ declare namespace dijit {
         }
 
         interface FilteringSelectConstructor extends _WidgetBaseConstructor<FilteringSelect<any, any, any, any>> {
-            new <C extends Constraints, T extends Object, Q extends string | Object | Function, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions>(params: Object, srcNodeRef: dojo.NodeOrString): FilteringSelect<C, T, Q, O>;
+            new <C extends Constraints, T extends Object, Q extends string | Object | Function, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>>(params: Object, srcNodeRef: dojo.NodeOrString): FilteringSelect<C, T, Q, O>;
         }
 
         /* dijit/form/Form */
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ declare namespace dijit {
 
         /* dijit/form/Select */
 
-        interface Select<T extends Object, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions, U extends dijit._WidgetBase> extends _FormSelectWidget<T, Q, O>, _HasDropDown<U>, _KeyNavMixin {
+        interface Select<T extends Object, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>, U extends dijit._WidgetBase> extends _FormSelectWidget<T, Q, O>, _HasDropDown<U>, _KeyNavMixin {
             baseClass: string;
 
             /**
diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/modules.d.ts b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/modules.d.ts
--- a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/modules.d.ts
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dijit/modules.d.ts
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ declare module 'dijit/form/DropDownButto
 }
 
 declare module 'dijit/form/FilteringSelect' {
-	type FilteringSelect<C extends dijit.form.Constraints = dijit.form.Constraints, T extends Object = any, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions> = dijit.form.FilteringSelect<C, T, Q, O>;
+	type FilteringSelect<C extends dijit.form.Constraints = dijit.form.Constraints, T extends Object = any, Q extends dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType = dojo.store.api.BaseQueryType, O extends dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T> = dojo.store.api.QueryOptions<T>> = dijit.form.FilteringSelect<C, T, Q, O>;
 	const FilteringSelect: dijit.form.FilteringSelectConstructor;
 	export = FilteringSelect;
 }
diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/store.d.ts b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/store.d.ts
--- a/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/store.d.ts
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/main/typings/dojo/store.d.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 
 			/* dojo/store/api/Store */
 
-			interface SortInformation {
+			interface SortInformation<K extends string | number | symbol = string> {
 
 				/**
 				 * The name of the attribute to sort on.
 				 */
-				attribute: string;
+				attribute: K;
 
 				/**
 				 * The direction of the sort.  Default is false.
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 				descending?: boolean;
 			}
 
-			interface QueryOptions {
+            type SortFn<T> = (left: T, right: T) => number;
+
+			interface QueryOptions<T = unknown> {
 				/**
 				 * A list of attributes to sort on, as well as direction
 				 * For example:
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 				 * If the sort parameter is omitted, then the natural order of the store may be
 				 * applied if there is a natural order.
 				 */
-				sort?: SortInformation[];
+				sort?: SortFn<T> | SortInformation<keyof T>[];
 
 				/**
 				 * The first result to begin iteration on
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 			type BaseQueryType = string | object | ((...params: unknown[]) => boolean);
 
 			interface QueryEngine<T extends object, Q extends BaseQueryType> {
-				<O extends QueryOptions>(query: Q, options?: O): QueryEngineFunction<T>;
+				<O extends QueryOptions<T>>(query: Q, options?: O): QueryEngineFunction<T>;
 			}
 
 			interface PutDirectives<T extends object> {
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 			interface Queryable<
 				T extends object,
 				Q extends BaseQueryType,
-				O extends QueryOptions,
+				O extends QueryOptions<T>,
 				R extends QueryResults<T> = QueryResults<T>> {
 
 				/**
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 				query(query?: Q, options?: O): R;
 			}
 
-			interface SyncStore<T extends object, Q extends BaseQueryType = Partial<T> | ((item: T) => boolean) | string, O extends QueryOptions = QueryOptions>
+			interface SyncStore<T extends object, Q extends BaseQueryType = Partial<T> | ((item: T) => boolean) | string, O extends QueryOptions<T> = QueryOptions<T>>
 				extends IdentityProvider<T>, Queryable<T, Q, O, SyncQueryResults<T>> {
 
 				/**
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 
 			}
 
-			interface AsyncStore<T extends object, Q extends BaseQueryType = Partial<T> | ((item: T) => boolean) | string, O extends QueryOptions = QueryOptions>
+			interface AsyncStore<T extends object, Q extends BaseQueryType = Partial<T> | ((item: T) => boolean) | string, O extends QueryOptions<T> = QueryOptions<T>>
 				extends IdentityProvider<T>, Queryable<T, Q, O, AsyncQueryResults<T>> {
 
 				/**
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 
 			}
 
-			interface HierarchicalStore<T extends object, O extends QueryOptions = QueryOptions, R extends QueryResults<T> = QueryResults<T>> {
+			interface HierarchicalStore<T extends object, O extends QueryOptions<T> = QueryOptions<T>, R extends QueryResults<T> = QueryResults<T>> {
 
 				/**
 				 * Retrieves the children of an object.
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 				getChildren(parent: T, options?: O): R;
 			}
 
-			interface Store<T extends object, Q extends BaseQueryType = Partial<T> | ((item: T) => boolean) | string, O extends QueryOptions = QueryOptions>
+			interface Store<T extends object, Q extends BaseQueryType = Partial<T> | ((item: T) => boolean) | string, O extends QueryOptions<T> = QueryOptions<T>>
 				extends IdentityProvider<T>, Queryable<T, Q, O> {
 
 				/**
@@ -370,11 +372,11 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 
 		interface DataStoreOptions<T extends object> {
 			idProperty?: keyof T;
-			queryEngine?: api.QueryEngine<T, api.QueryOptions>;
+			queryEngine?: api.QueryEngine<T, api.QueryOptions<T>>;
 			store?: data.api.Read<T> | data.api.Write<T> | data.api.Identity<T>;
 		}
 
-		interface DataStore<T extends object> extends api.Store<T, api.BaseQueryType, api.QueryOptions>  {
+		interface DataStore<T extends object> extends api.Store<T, api.BaseQueryType, api.QueryOptions<T>>  {
 			/**
 			 * The object store to convert to a data store
 			 */
@@ -406,7 +408,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 			timeout?: number
 		}
 
-		interface JsonRestQueryOptions extends api.QueryOptions {
+		interface JsonRestQueryOptions<T = unknown> extends api.QueryOptions<T> {
 			headers?: Headers;
 
 			timeout?: number;
@@ -414,7 +416,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 
 		interface JsonRestOptions<T extends object> {
 			idProperty?: keyof T;
-			queryEngine?: api.QueryEngine<T, JsonRestQueryOptions>;
+			queryEngine?: api.QueryEngine<T, JsonRestQueryOptions<T>>;
 			headers?: Headers;
 			target?: string;
 			rangeParam?: string;
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 		interface JsonRest<
 			T extends object,
 			Q extends api.BaseQueryType = (Partial<T> | string) & api.BaseQueryType,
-			O extends JsonRestQueryOptions = JsonRestQueryOptions>
+			O extends JsonRestQueryOptions<T> = JsonRestQueryOptions<T>>
 			extends api.AsyncStore<T, Q, O> {
 			/**
 			 * Additional headers to pass in all requests to the server. These can be overridden
@@ -509,7 +511,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 		interface MemoryOptions<T extends object> {
 			data?: T[];
 			idProperty?: keyof T;
-			queryEngine?: api.QueryEngine<T, api.QueryOptions>;
+			queryEngine?: api.QueryEngine<T, api.QueryOptions<T>>;
 			setData?: (data: T[]) => void;
 		}
 
@@ -551,7 +553,7 @@ declare namespace dojo {
 
         type ObservableQueryResults<T extends object> = ObservableQueryResultsMixin<T> & api.QueryResults<T>;
 
-		interface ObservableMixin<T extends object, Q extends api.BaseQueryType, O extends api.QueryOptions, R extends api.QueryResults<T> = api.QueryResults<T> > {
+		interface ObservableMixin<T extends object, Q extends api.BaseQueryType, O extends api.QueryOptions<T>, R extends api.QueryResults<T> = api.QueryResults<T> > {
 			notify(object: T, existingId?: api.Identity): void;
 
 			/**
diff --git a/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/StoreTests.ts b/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/StoreTests.ts
--- a/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/StoreTests.ts
+++ b/dojo-typings/src/test/ts/StoreTests.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const mem = new Memory<Schedule>();
 observable.query().observe(() => { });
 store.query().forEach(() => { });
 const total = await store.query().total;
-const result = await store.query();
+const res1 = await store.query(undefined, { sort: [{ attribute: "duration", descending: true }] });
+const res2 = await store.query(undefined, { sort: ({ duration: a }, { duration: b }) => a - b });
 
 mem.query();