diff --git a/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.ex b/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.ex
index dc15ba0..53a5705 100644
--- a/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.ex
+++ b/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.ex
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ defmodule MvWeb.MemberLive.Index do
   import MvWeb.LiveHelpers, only: [current_actor: 1]
 
   alias Mv.Membership
+  alias Mv.Membership.CustomFieldSort
   alias Mv.Membership.Member, as: MemberResource
   alias Mv.MembershipFees
   alias Mv.MembershipFees.MembershipFeeType
@@ -1414,8 +1415,7 @@ defmodule MvWeb.MemberLive.Index do
         false
 
       cfv ->
-        extracted = extract_sort_value(cfv.value, custom_field.value_type)
-        not empty_value?(extracted, custom_field.value_type)
+        not empty_value?(cfv.value, custom_field.value_type)
     end
   end
 
@@ -1423,29 +1423,22 @@ defmodule MvWeb.MemberLive.Index do
     sorted =
       Enum.sort_by(members_with_values, fn member ->
         cfv = get_custom_field_value(member, custom_field)
-        extracted = extract_sort_value(cfv.value, custom_field.value_type)
-        normalize_sort_value(extracted, order)
+        CustomFieldSort.sort_key(cfv.value, custom_field.value_type)
       end)
 
     if order == :desc, do: Enum.reverse(sorted), else: sorted
   end
 
-  defp extract_sort_value(%Ash.Union{value: value, type: type}, _expected_type),
-    do: extract_sort_value(value, type)
+  defp empty_value?(%Ash.Union{value: value, type: type}, _expected_type),
+    do: empty_value?(value, type)
 
-  defp extract_sort_value(value, :string) when is_binary(value), do: value
-  defp extract_sort_value(value, :integer) when is_integer(value), do: value
-  defp extract_sort_value(value, :boolean) when is_boolean(value), do: value
-  defp extract_sort_value(%Date{} = date, :date), do: date
-  defp extract_sort_value(value, :email) when is_binary(value), do: value
-  defp extract_sort_value(value, _type), do: to_string(value)
+  defp empty_value?(nil, _type), do: true
+
+  defp empty_value?(value, type) when type in [:string, :email] and is_binary(value),
+    do: String.trim(value) == ""
 
-  defp empty_value?(value, :string) when is_binary(value), do: String.trim(value) == ""
-  defp empty_value?(value, :email) when is_binary(value), do: String.trim(value) == ""
   defp empty_value?(_value, _type), do: false
 
-  defp normalize_sort_value(value, _order), do: value
-
   defp maybe_update_sort(socket, %{"sort_field" => sf, "sort_order" => so}) do
     field = determine_field(socket.assigns.sort_field, sf)
     order = determine_order(socket.assigns.sort_order, so)
diff --git a/test/mv_web/member_live/index_custom_fields_sorting_test.exs b/test/mv_web/member_live/index_custom_fields_sorting_test.exs
index 2f12fcc..afce67b 100644
--- a/test/mv_web/member_live/index_custom_fields_sorting_test.exs
+++ b/test/mv_web/member_live/index_custom_fields_sorting_test.exs
@@ -231,6 +231,63 @@ defmodule MvWeb.MemberLive.IndexCustomFieldsSortingTest do
     assert has_element?(view, "[data-testid='custom_field_#{field.id}'][aria-label='ascending']")
   end
 
+  test "sorts members chronologically by a :date custom field (ascending)", %{conn: conn} do
+    system_actor = Mv.Helpers.SystemActor.get_system_actor()
+
+    # Dates chosen to expose the day-first term-ordering trap: term order of the
+    # %Date{} structs compares day, then month, then year, which would place
+    # 02.07.1986 (day 02) before 29.01.1981 (day 29). Chronologically 1981 < 1982 < 1986.
+    members_and_dates = [
+      {"EightySix", ~D[1986-07-02]},
+      {"EightyOne", ~D[1981-01-29]},
+      {"EightyTwo", ~D[1982-03-01]}
+    ]
+
+    {:ok, field} =
+      CustomField
+      |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{
+        name: "birth_date",
+        value_type: :date,
+        show_in_overview: true
+      })
+      |> Ash.create(actor: system_actor)
+
+    for {first_name, date} <- members_and_dates do
+      {:ok, member} =
+        Mv.Membership.create_member(
+          %{
+            first_name: first_name,
+            last_name: "Test",
+            email: "#{String.downcase(first_name)}@example.com"
+          },
+          actor: system_actor
+        )
+
+      {:ok, _cfv} =
+        CustomFieldValue
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{
+          member_id: member.id,
+          custom_field_id: field.id,
+          value: %{"_union_type" => "date", "_union_value" => Date.to_iso8601(date)}
+        })
+        |> Ash.create(actor: system_actor)
+    end
+
+    conn = conn_with_oidc_user(conn)
+
+    {:ok, view, _html} =
+      live(conn, "/members?query=&sort_field=custom_field_#{field.id}&sort_order=asc")
+
+    html = render(view)
+
+    {one_idx, _} = :binary.match(html, "EightyOne")
+    {two_idx, _} = :binary.match(html, "EightyTwo")
+    {six_idx, _} = :binary.match(html, "EightySix")
+
+    assert one_idx < two_idx, "29.01.1981 must come before 01.03.1982 in ascending order"
+    assert two_idx < six_idx, "01.03.1982 must come before 02.07.1986 in ascending order"
+  end
+
   test "NULL values and empty strings are always sorted last (ASC)", %{conn: conn} do
     system_actor = Mv.Helpers.SystemActor.get_system_actor()