diff --git a/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/booter/BaseProviderFactory.java b/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/booter/BaseProviderFactory.java
index 1436e98dc6..35195ec217 100644
--- a/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/booter/BaseProviderFactory.java
+++ b/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/booter/BaseProviderFactory.java
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.report.ReporterConfiguration;
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.report.ReporterFactory;
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.testset.DirectoryScannerParameters;
+import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.testset.ResolvedTest;
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.testset.RunOrderParameters;
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.testset.TestArtifactInfo;
+import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.testset.TestListResolver;
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.testset.TestRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.util.DefaultDirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.util.DefaultRunOrderCalculator;
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.util.RunOrderCalculator;
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.util.ScanResult;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -115,7 +118,11 @@ private int getThreadCount()
     @Override
     public RunOrderCalculator getRunOrderCalculator()
     {
-        return new DefaultRunOrderCalculator( runOrderParameters, getThreadCount() );
+        TestListResolver testListResolver = testRequest.getTestListResolver();
+        List<ResolvedTest> resolvedTests = new ArrayList<>( testListResolver == null
+            ? emptyList()
+            : testListResolver.getIncludedPatterns() );
+        return new DefaultRunOrderCalculator( runOrderParameters, getThreadCount(), resolvedTests );
     }
 
     public void setReporterFactory( ReporterFactory reporterFactory )
diff --git a/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/testset/ResolvedTest.java b/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/testset/ResolvedTest.java
index 24503581c0..0ae876fc57 100644
--- a/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/testset/ResolvedTest.java
+++ b/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/testset/ResolvedTest.java
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ private boolean match( String testClassFile, String methodName )
         return matchClass( testClassFile ) && matchMethod( methodName );
     }
 
-    private boolean matchClass( String testClassFile )
+    public boolean matchClass( String testClassFile )
     {
         return classPattern == null || classMatcher.matchTestClassFile( testClassFile );
     }
diff --git a/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/DefaultRunOrderCalculator.java b/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/DefaultRunOrderCalculator.java
index 8ced06afa5..5ca7aa72a8 100644
--- a/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/DefaultRunOrderCalculator.java
+++ b/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/DefaultRunOrderCalculator.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.runorder.RunEntryStatisticsMap;
+import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.testset.ResolvedTest;
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.testset.RunOrderParameters;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 
 /**
  * Applies the final runorder of the tests
@@ -42,17 +44,21 @@ public class DefaultRunOrderCalculator
 
     private final RunOrder[] runOrder;
 
+    private final List<ResolvedTest> resolvedTests;
+
     private final RunOrderParameters runOrderParameters;
 
     private final int threadCount;
 
     private final Random random;
 
-    public DefaultRunOrderCalculator( RunOrderParameters runOrderParameters, int threadCount )
+    public DefaultRunOrderCalculator( RunOrderParameters runOrderParameters, int threadCount,
+                                      List<ResolvedTest> resolvedTests )
     {
         this.runOrderParameters = runOrderParameters;
         this.threadCount = threadCount;
         this.runOrder = runOrderParameters.getRunOrder();
+        this.resolvedTests = resolvedTests;
         this.sortOrder = this.runOrder.length > 0 ? getSortOrderComparator( this.runOrder[0] ) : null;
         Long runOrderRandomSeed = runOrderParameters.getRunOrderRandomSeed();
         if ( runOrderRandomSeed == null )
@@ -121,12 +127,25 @@ else if ( RunOrder.HOURLY.equals( runOrder ) )
             final int hour = Calendar.getInstance().get( Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY );
             return ( ( hour % 2 ) == 0 ) ? getAlphabeticalComparator() : getReverseAlphabeticalComparator();
         }
+        else if ( RunOrder.TEST.equals( runOrder ) )
+        {
+            return getTestOrderComparator( resolvedTests );
+        }
         else
         {
             return null;
         }
     }
 
+    private Comparator<Class> getTestOrderComparator( List<ResolvedTest> resolvedTests )
+    {
+        return Comparator.comparing( testClass -> IntStream.range( 0, resolvedTests.size() )
+            .filter( i -> resolvedTests.get( i ).matchClass( testClass.getName().replace( '.', '/' ) ) )
+            .findFirst()
+            .orElse( -1 )
+        );
+    }
+
     private Comparator<Class> getReverseAlphabeticalComparator()
     {
         return new Comparator<Class>()
diff --git a/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/RunOrder.java b/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/RunOrder.java
index b0d938266a..5171c1d81c 100644
--- a/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/RunOrder.java
+++ b/surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/RunOrder.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public class RunOrder
 
     public static final RunOrder FAILEDFIRST = new RunOrder( "failedfirst" );
 
+    public static final RunOrder TEST = new RunOrder( "test" );
+
     public static final RunOrder[] DEFAULT = new RunOrder[]{ FILESYSTEM };
 
     /**
@@ -108,7 +110,8 @@ private static String createMessageForMissingRunOrder( String name )
 
     private static RunOrder[] values()
     {
-        return new RunOrder[]{ ALPHABETICAL, FILESYSTEM, HOURLY, RANDOM, REVERSE_ALPHABETICAL, BALANCED, FAILEDFIRST };
+        return new RunOrder[]{ ALPHABETICAL, FILESYSTEM, HOURLY, RANDOM, REVERSE_ALPHABETICAL, BALANCED, FAILEDFIRST,
+            TEST };
     }
 
     public static String asString( RunOrder[] runOrder )
diff --git a/surefire-api/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/RunOrderCalculatorTest.java b/surefire-api/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/RunOrderCalculatorTest.java
index 63768cf03d..00c9a440b1 100644
--- a/surefire-api/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/RunOrderCalculatorTest.java
+++ b/surefire-api/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/api/util/RunOrderCalculatorTest.java
@@ -19,13 +19,19 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.testset.ResolvedTest;
 import org.apache.maven.surefire.api.testset.RunOrderParameters;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
+import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
+
 /**
  * @author Kristian Rosenvold
  */
@@ -33,13 +39,36 @@ public class RunOrderCalculatorTest
     extends TestCase
 {
 
-    public void testOrderTestClasses()
+    public void testAlphabeticalOrder()
     {
         getClassesToRun();
         TestsToRun testsToRun = new TestsToRun( getClassesToRun() );
-        RunOrderCalculator runOrderCalculator = new DefaultRunOrderCalculator( RunOrderParameters.alphabetical(), 1 );
-        final TestsToRun testsToRun1 = runOrderCalculator.orderTestClasses( testsToRun );
-        assertEquals( A.class, testsToRun1.iterator().next() );
+        RunOrderCalculator runOrderCalculator = new DefaultRunOrderCalculator( RunOrderParameters.alphabetical(),
+            1, Collections.emptyList() );
+        final TestsToRun orderedTestsToRun = runOrderCalculator.orderTestClasses( testsToRun );
+        Iterator<Class<?>> iterator = orderedTestsToRun.iterator();
+        assertEquals( A.class, iterator.next() );
+        assertEquals( B.class, iterator.next() );
+        assertEquals( C.class, iterator.next() );
+    }
+
+    public void testTestOrder()
+    {
+        TestsToRun testsToRun = new TestsToRun( getClassesToRun() );
+        ResolvedTest testA = new ResolvedTest( A.class.getName(), null, false );
+        ResolvedTest testB = new ResolvedTest( B.class.getName(), null, false );
+        ResolvedTest testC = new ResolvedTest( C.class.getName(), null, false );
+
+        List<ResolvedTest> resolvedTests = asList( testB, testC, testA );
+        RunOrderParameters runOrderParameters = new RunOrderParameters(
+            RunOrder.valueOfMulti( "test" ), null );
+        RunOrderCalculator runOrderCalculator = new DefaultRunOrderCalculator( runOrderParameters,
+            1, resolvedTests );
+        final TestsToRun orderedTestsToRun = runOrderCalculator.orderTestClasses( testsToRun );
+        Iterator<Class<?>> iterator = orderedTestsToRun.iterator();
+        assertEquals( B.class, iterator.next() );
+        assertEquals( C.class, iterator.next() );
+        assertEquals( A.class, iterator.next() );
     }
 
     private Set<Class<?>> getClassesToRun()
@@ -47,6 +76,7 @@ private Set<Class<?>> getClassesToRun()
         Set<Class<?>> classesToRun = new LinkedHashSet<>();
         classesToRun.add( B.class );
         classesToRun.add( A.class );
+        classesToRun.add( C.class );
         return classesToRun;
     }
 
@@ -59,4 +89,9 @@ static class B
     {
 
     }
+
+    static class C
+    {
+
+    }
 }