diff --git a/django_mongodb/compiler.py b/django_mongodb/compiler.py
index 38ed109e1..d975e4446 100644
--- a/django_mongodb/compiler.py
+++ b/django_mongodb/compiler.py
@@ -469,10 +469,10 @@ def _get_ordering(self):
         idx = itertools.count(start=1)
         for order in self.order_by_objs or []:
             if isinstance(order.expression, Col):
-                field_name = order.expression.as_mql(self, self.connection).removeprefix("$")
+                field_name = order.as_mql(self, self.connection).removeprefix("$")
                 fields.append((order.expression.target.column, order.expression))
             elif isinstance(order.expression, Ref):
-                field_name = order.expression.as_mql(self, self.connection).removeprefix("$")
+                field_name = order.as_mql(self, self.connection).removeprefix("$")
             else:
                 field_name = f"__order{next(idx)}"
                 fields.append((field_name, order.expression))
diff --git a/django_mongodb/expressions.py b/django_mongodb/expressions.py
index 3b2eea2d4..d175a132a 100644
--- a/django_mongodb/expressions.py
+++ b/django_mongodb/expressions.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     ExpressionWrapper,
     F,
     NegatedExpression,
+    OrderBy,
     Ref,
     ResolvedOuterRef,
     Star,
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ def negated_expression(self, compiler, connection):
     return {"$not": expression_wrapper(self, compiler, connection)}
 
 
+def order_by(self, compiler, connection):
+    return self.expression.as_mql(compiler, connection)
+
+
 def query(self, compiler, connection):  # noqa: ARG001
     raise NotSupportedError("Using a QuerySet in annotate() is not supported on MongoDB.")
 
@@ -123,6 +128,7 @@ def register_expressions():
     ExpressionWrapper.as_mql = expression_wrapper
     F.as_mql = f
     NegatedExpression.as_mql = negated_expression
+    OrderBy.as_mql = order_by
     Query.as_mql = query
     Ref.as_mql = ref
     ResolvedOuterRef.as_mql = ResolvedOuterRef.as_sql