diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9cb6d63e..65e26936 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "doctrine/doctrine-bundle": "^3.0",
-        "doctrine/orm": "^3.2",
+        "doctrine/orm": "^3.7",
         "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^13.2",
         "phpstan/extension-installer": "^1.4",
         "phpstan/phpstan": "^2.2",
diff --git a/rules-tests/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRectorTest.php b/rules-tests/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRectorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68545e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRectorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\Tests\Orm37\Rector\Attribute\DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector;
+
+use Iterator;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
+
+final class DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRectorTest extends AbstractRectorTestCase
+{
+    #[DataProvider('provideData')]
+    public function test(string $filePath): void
+    {
+        $this->doTestFile($filePath);
+    }
+
+    public static function provideData(): Iterator
+    {
+        return self::yieldFilesFromDirectory(__DIR__ . '/Fixture');
+    }
+
+    public function provideConfigFilePath(): string
+    {
+        return __DIR__ . '/configured_rule.php';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules-tests/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector/Fixture/replace_orm_order_by.php.inc b/rules-tests/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector/Fixture/replace_orm_order_by.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37336d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector/Fixture/replace_orm_order_by.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\Tests\Orm37\Rector\Attribute\DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector\Fixture;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Order;
+
+class ReplaceOrderByAscWithClassConstant
+{
+    #[ORM\OrderBy(['createdAt' => 'ASC'])]
+    protected \DateTimeInterface $messages;
+
+    #[ORM\OrderBy(['updatedAt' => 'desc', 'id' => Order::Ascending])]
+    protected \DateTimeInterface $logs;
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\Tests\Orm37\Rector\Attribute\DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector\Fixture;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Order;
+
+class ReplaceOrderByAscWithClassConstant
+{
+    #[ORM\OrderBy(['createdAt' => \SortDirection::Ascending])]
+    protected \DateTimeInterface $messages;
+
+    #[ORM\OrderBy(['updatedAt' => \SortDirection::Descending, 'id' => \SortDirection::Ascending])]
+    protected \DateTimeInterface $logs;
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector/configured_rule.php b/rules-tests/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector/configured_rule.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87975cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector/configured_rule.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+use Rector\Doctrine\Orm37\Rector\Attribute\DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector;
+
+return RectorConfig::configure()
+    ->withRules([DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector::class]);
diff --git a/rules/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector.php b/rules/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d43034c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/Orm37/Rector/Attribute/DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Doctrine\Orm37\Rector\Attribute;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Attribute;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Array_;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ClassConstFetch;
+use Rector\PhpParser\Node\Value\ValueResolver;
+use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
+use Rector\VersionBonding\Contract\ComposerPackageConstraintInterface;
+use Rector\VersionBonding\ValueObject\ComposerPackageConstraint;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
+
+/**
+ * @see https://github.com/doctrine/orm/pull/12454
+ * @see \Rector\Doctrine\Tests\Orm37\Rector\Attribute\DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector\DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRectorTest
+ */
+final class DoctrineOrderByAttributeSortDirectionRector extends AbstractRector implements ComposerPackageConstraintInterface
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly ValueResolver $valueResolver,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
+    {
+        return new RuleDefinition(
+            'Replaces string sort directions with \SortDirection enum in Doctrine #[ORM\OrderBy] Attributes',
+            [
+                new CodeSample(
+                    <<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+
+class SomeClass
+{
+    #[ORM\OrderBy(['createdAt' => 'ASC'])]
+    protected $messages;
+}
+CODE_SAMPLE
+                    ,
+                    <<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+
+class SomeClass
+{
+    #[ORM\OrderBy(['createdAt' => \SortDirection::Ascending])]
+    protected $messages;
+}
+CODE_SAMPLE
+                ),
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function provideComposerPackageConstraint(): ComposerPackageConstraint
+    {
+        return new ComposerPackageConstraint('doctrine/orm', '>=3.7');
+    }
+
+    public function getNodeTypes(): array
+    {
+        return [Attribute::class];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Attribute $node
+     */
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
+    {
+        if (! $this->isName($node->name, 'Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\OrderBy')) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $args = $node->args;
+        if ($args === []) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $firstArgValue = $args[0]->value;
+
+        if (! $firstArgValue instanceof Array_) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $hasChanged = false;
+
+        foreach ($firstArgValue->items as $arrayItem) {
+            $direction = $this->resolveSortDirectionValue($arrayItem->value);
+
+            if ($direction === 'asc') {
+                $arrayItem->value = $this->nodeFactory->createClassConstFetch('SortDirection', 'Ascending');
+                $hasChanged = true;
+            } elseif ($direction === 'desc') {
+                $arrayItem->value = $this->nodeFactory->createClassConstFetch('SortDirection', 'Descending');
+                $hasChanged = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $hasChanged ? $node : null;
+    }
+
+    private function resolveSortDirectionValue(Node\Expr $expr): ?string
+    {
+        if ($expr instanceof ClassConstFetch) {
+            $constName = $this->getName($expr->name);
+
+            if (is_string($constName)) {
+                $normalized = strtolower($constName);
+                if (in_array($normalized, ['asc', 'ascending'], true)) {
+                    return 'asc';
+                }
+                if (in_array($normalized, ['desc', 'descending'], true)) {
+                    return 'desc';
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $value = $this->valueResolver->getValue($expr);
+        if (is_string($value)) {
+            $normalized = strtolower($value);
+            if ($normalized === 'asc' || $normalized === 'desc') {
+                return $normalized;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}