diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index 433be1ef46..ad10efda9d 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         Returns a QuerySet of all model instances that can be edited by the
         admin site.
         """
-        return self.model._default_manager.get_query_set()
+        return self.model._default_manager.get_query_set().order_by(*self.ordering)
 
     def queryset_add(self, request):
         """
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_ordering/__init__.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_ordering/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_ordering/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_ordering/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4938083ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_ordering/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from django.db import models
+
+class Band(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    bio = models.TextField()
+    rank = models.IntegerField()
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ('name',)
+
+__test__ = {'API_TESTS': """
+
+Let's make sure that ModelAdmin.queryset uses the ordering we define in
+ModelAdmin rather that ordering defined in the model's inner Meta
+class.
+
+>>> from django.contrib.admin.options import ModelAdmin
+
+>>> b1 = Band(name='Aerosmith', bio='', rank=3)
+>>> b1.save()
+>>> b2 = Band(name='Radiohead', bio='', rank=1)
+>>> b2.save()
+>>> b3 = Band(name='Van Halen', bio='', rank=2)
+>>> b3.save()
+
+>>> class BandAdmin(ModelAdmin):
+...     ordering = ('rank',) # default ordering is ('name',)
+...
+
+>>> ma = BandAdmin(Band, None)
+>>> [b.name for b in Band.objects.all()]
+[u'Aerosmith', u'Radiohead', u'Van Halen']
+
+>>> [b.name for b in ma.queryset(None)]
+[u'Radiohead', u'Van Halen', u'Aerosmith']
+
+"""
+}