diff --git a/beets/autotag/__init__.py b/beets/autotag/__init__.py
index d3bb48117..9cde24e27 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/__init__.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ def apply_metadata(album_info, mapping):
                 'day',
                 'artist',
                 'artist_credit',
+                'artist_sort'
             ),
             'track': (
                 'track_alt',