diff --git a/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc b/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
index 1af1f08..60d7168 100644
--- a/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
+++ b/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
@@ -134,7 +134,16 @@ class SearchApiViewsQuery extends views_plugin_query {
   public function add_selector_orderby($selector, $order = 'ASC') {
     $this->query->sort($selector, $order);
   }
-
+  /**
+   * Implement the same add_orderby() method as views_plugin_query_default so
+   * that Views' "Global: Random" sort can be used.
+   */
+  function add_orderby($table, $field = NULL, $order = 'ASC', $alias = '', $params = array()) {
+    if ($table == 'rand') {
+      $this->add_selector_orderby('search_api_random', $order);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Defines the options used by this query plugin.
    *
diff --git a/includes/query.inc b/includes/query.inc
index b005cf7..f580d8d 100644
--- a/includes/query.inc
+++ b/includes/query.inc
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ class SearchApiQuery implements SearchApiQueryInterface {
     $fields += array(
       'search_api_relevance' => array('type' => 'decimal'),
       'search_api_id' => array('type' => 'integer'),
+      'search_api_random' => array('type' => 'integer'),
     );
     if (empty($fields[$field])) {
       throw new SearchApiException(t('Trying to sort on unknown field @field.', array('@field' => $field)));
@@ -594,6 +595,14 @@ class SearchApiQuery implements SearchApiQueryInterface {
       throw new SearchApiException(t('Trying to sort on field @field of illegal type @type.', array('@field' => $field, '@type' => $type)));
     }
     $order = strtoupper(trim($order)) == 'DESC' ? 'DESC' : 'ASC';
+    if ($field != 'search_api_random') {
+      $order = strtoupper(trim($order)) == 'DESC' ? 'DESC' : 'ASC';
+    }
+    else {
+      if ($order == 'ASC' || $order == "DESC") {
+        $order = 'random_' . rand(1,200) . ' asc';
+      }
+    }
     $this->sort[$field] = $order;
     return $this;
   }