diff --git a/neutron/api/api_common.py b/neutron/api/api_common.py
index e1b361a747c..435d3ba0b20 100644
--- a/neutron/api/api_common.py
+++ b/neutron/api/api_common.py
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ def get_sorts(request, attr_info):
         msg = _("The number of sort_keys and sort_dirs must be same")
         raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=msg)
     valid_dirs = [constants.SORT_DIRECTION_ASC, constants.SORT_DIRECTION_DESC]
-    absent_keys = [x for x in sort_keys if x not in attr_info]
+    valid_sort_keys = set(attr for attr, schema in attr_info.items()
+                          if schema.get('is_sort_key', False))
+    absent_keys = [x for x in sort_keys if x not in valid_sort_keys]
     if absent_keys:
         msg = _("%s is invalid attribute for sort_keys") % absent_keys
         raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=msg)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/api/v2/test_base.py b/neutron/tests/unit/api/v2/test_base.py
index b3ae0fe2a62..31292e21542 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/api/v2/test_base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/api/v2/test_base.py
@@ -1562,7 +1562,10 @@ class SortingTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_get_sorts(self):
         path = '/?sort_key=foo&sort_dir=desc&sort_key=bar&sort_dir=asc'
         request = webob.Request.blank(path)
-        attr_info = {'foo': {'key': 'val'}, 'bar': {'key': 'val'}}
+        attr_info = {
+            'foo': {'key': 'val', 'is_sort_key': True},
+            'bar': {'key': 'val', 'is_sort_key': True}
+        }
         expect_val = [('foo', False), ('bar', True)]
         actual_val = api_common.get_sorts(request, attr_info)
         self.assertEqual(expect_val, actual_val)
@@ -1570,11 +1573,23 @@ class SortingTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_get_sorts_with_project_id(self):
         path = '/?sort_key=project_id&sort_dir=desc'
         request = webob.Request.blank(path)
-        attr_info = {'tenant_id': {'key': 'val'}}
+        attr_info = {'tenant_id': {'key': 'val', 'is_sort_key': True}}
         expect_val = [('project_id', False)]
         actual_val = api_common.get_sorts(request, attr_info)
         self.assertEqual(expect_val, actual_val)
 
+    def test_get_sorts_with_non_sort_key(self):
+        path = '/?sort_key=created_at&sort_dir=desc'
+        request = webob.Request.blank(path)
+        attr_info = {
+            'foo': {'key': 'val', 'is_sort_key': True},
+            'bar': {'key': 'val', 'is_sort_key': True},
+            'created_at': {'key': 'val'}
+        }
+        self.assertRaises(exc.HTTPBadRequest,
+                          api_common.get_sorts,
+                          request, attr_info)
+
 
 class FiltersTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_all_skip_args(self):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-sort-keys-check-for-get-sorts-b9e3e86ddcb3bc3a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-sort-keys-check-for-get-sorts-b9e3e86ddcb3bc3a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f77727238d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-sort-keys-check-for-get-sorts-b9e3e86ddcb3bc3a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Add sort-keys validation logic to method ``get_sorts`` in
+    ``neutron.api.api_common``. See the link below for more:
+    https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1659175