diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_editorspicks.py b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_editorspicks.py
index b2ebece9f..0888d115c 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_editorspicks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_editorspicks.py
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ class TestEditorsPicksEditView(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
         # User should be redirected back to the index
         self.assertRedirects(response, reverse('wagtailsearch_editorspicks_index'))
 
+        # Check that the ordering has been saved correctly
+        self.assertEqual(models.EditorsPick.objects.get(id=self.editors_pick.id).sort_order, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(models.EditorsPick.objects.get(id=self.editors_pick_2.id).sort_order, 0)
+
         # Check that the recommendations were reordered
         self.assertEqual(models.Query.get("Hello").editors_picks.all()[0], self.editors_pick_2)
         self.assertEqual(models.Query.get("Hello").editors_picks.all()[1], self.editors_pick)