diff --git a/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc b/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
index ee551bb..f2939fe 100644
--- a/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
+++ b/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
@@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ class SearchApiViewsQuery extends views_plugin_query {
    *
    * @param $selector
    *   The field to sort on. All indexed fields of the index are valid values.
-   *   In addition, the special fields 'search_api_relevance' (sort by
-   *   relevance) and 'search_api_id' (sort by item id) may be used.
+   *   In addition, the special fields may be used:
+   *   - 'search_api_relevance': sort by relevance
+   *   - 'search_api_id': sort by item id
+   *   - 'search_api_random': random sort
    * @param $order
    *   The order to sort items in - either 'ASC' or 'DESC'. Defaults to 'ASC'.
    */
@@ -136,6 +138,23 @@ class SearchApiViewsQuery extends views_plugin_query {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Implement the same add_orderby() method as views_plugin_query_default so
+   * that Views' "Global: Random" sort can be used.
+   *
+   * @param $params
+   *   The set of parameters for the search_api_random:
+   *   - 'seed': a predefined seed for the random generator
+   */
+  public function add_orderby($table, $field = NULL, $order = 'ASC', $alias = '', $params = array()) {
+    if ($table == 'rand') {
+      $this->add_selector_orderby('search_api_random', $order);
+      if (!empty($params)) {
+        $this->setOption('search_api_random', $params);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Defines the options used by this query plugin.
    *
    * Adds some access options.
diff --git a/includes/query.inc b/includes/query.inc
index b005cf7..6d4fa74 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)));