diff --git a/tests/admin_ordering/tests.py b/tests/admin_ordering/tests.py
index 74a6b8b24b..8de35fa32c 100644
--- a/tests/admin_ordering/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_ordering/tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.admin.options import ModelAdmin
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.db.models import F
 from django.test import RequestFactory, TestCase
 
 from .models import (
@@ -62,6 +63,13 @@ class TestAdminOrdering(TestCase):
         names = [b.name for b in ma.get_queryset(request)]
         self.assertEqual(['Radiohead', 'Van Halen', 'Aerosmith'], names)
 
+    def test_specified_ordering_by_f_expression(self):
+        class BandAdmin(ModelAdmin):
+            ordering = (F('rank').desc(nulls_last=True),)
+        band_admin = BandAdmin(Band, site)
+        names = [b.name for b in band_admin.get_queryset(request)]
+        self.assertEqual(['Aerosmith', 'Van Halen', 'Radiohead'], names)
+
     def test_dynamic_ordering(self):
         """
         Let's use a custom ModelAdmin that changes the ordering dynamically.