diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php
index af227c572e..c405cf0ded 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ class WP_Site_Query {
 	 *                                                   - 'path_length'
 	 *                                                   - 'site__in'
 	 *                                                   - 'network__in'
+	 *                                                   - 'deleted'
+	 *                                                   - 'mature'
+	 *                                                   - 'spam'
+	 *                                                   - 'archived'
+	 *                                                   - 'public'
 	 *                                                   - false, an empty array, or 'none' to disable `ORDER BY` clause.
 	 *                                                   Default 'id'.
 	 *     @type string          $order                  How to order retrieved sites. Accepts 'ASC', 'DESC'. Default 'ASC'.
@@ -783,6 +788,11 @@ class WP_Site_Query {
 			case 'last_updated':
 			case 'path':
 			case 'registered':
+			case 'deleted':
+			case 'spam':
+			case 'mature':
+			case 'archived':
+			case 'public':
 				$parsed = $orderby;
 				break;
 			case 'network_id':