diff --git a/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc b/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
index ee551bb..64ad62b 100644
--- a/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
+++ b/contrib/search_api_views/includes/query.inc
@@ -126,8 +126,11 @@ 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_sort': random sort (available only if the server
+   *     supports the "search_api_random_sort" feature)
    * @param $order
    *   The order to sort items in - either 'ASC' or 'DESC'. Defaults to 'ASC'.
    */
@@ -136,6 +139,32 @@ 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 if the server supports the
+   * "search_api_random_sort" feature.
+   *
+   * @param $params
+   *   The available set of parameters for the search_api_random are:
+   *   - 'seed': a predefined seed for the random generator
+   */
+  public function add_orderby($table, $field = NULL, $order = 'ASC', $alias = '', $params = array()) {
+    $server = $this->getIndex()->server();
+    if ($table == 'rand') {
+      if ($server->supportsFeature('search_api_random_sort')) {
+        $this->add_selector_orderby('search_api_random_sort', $order);
+        if (!empty($params)) {
+          $this->setOption('search_api_random_sort', $params);
+        }
+      } else {
+        $class = search_api_get_service_info($server->class);
+        watchdog('search_api_views', 'The search service "@class" does not offer "Random sort" functionality.',
+          array('@class' => $class['name']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+        $this->abort('This search service does not offer "Random sort" functionality.');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Defines the options used by this query plugin.
    *
    * Adds some access options.
diff --git a/includes/query.inc b/includes/query.inc
index b005cf7..2206dba 100644
--- a/includes/query.inc
+++ b/includes/query.inc
@@ -586,6 +586,12 @@ class SearchApiQuery implements SearchApiQueryInterface {
       'search_api_relevance' => array('type' => 'decimal'),
       'search_api_id' => array('type' => 'integer'),
     );
+
+    $server = $this->getIndex()->server();
+    if ($server->supportsFeature('search_api_random_sort')) {
+      $fields['search_api_random_sort'] = array('type' => 'integer');
+    }
+
     if (empty($fields[$field])) {
       throw new SearchApiException(t('Trying to sort on unknown field @field.', array('@field' => $field)));
     }