diff --git a/Classes/Persistence/QueryInterface.php b/Classes/Persistence/QueryInterface.php
index 25f2dad..d89dc1f 100644
--- a/Classes/Persistence/QueryInterface.php
+++ b/Classes/Persistence/QueryInterface.php
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ interface Tx_Extbase_Persistence_QueryInterface {
     */
    const ORDER_ASCENDING = 'ASC';
    const ORDER_DESCENDING = 'DESC';
+   const ORDER_RANDOM = 'RAND';

    /**
     * An inner join.
diff --git a/Classes/Persistence/Storage/Typo3DbBackend.php b/Classes/Persistence/Storage/Typo3DbBackend.php
index 3610b2d..2635464 100644
--- a/Classes/Persistence/Storage/Typo3DbBackend.php
+++ b/Classes/Persistence/Storage/Typo3DbBackend.php
@@ -873,6 +873,8 @@ class Tx_Extbase_Persistence_Storage_Typo3DbBackend implements Tx_Extbase_Persis
                case Tx_Extbase_Persistence_QueryInterface::ORDER_DESCENDING:
                    $order = 'DESC';
                    break;
+               case Tx_Extbase_Persistence_QueryInterface::ORDER_RANDOM:
+                   $sql['orderings'] = array(' rand()');
+                   continue;
+                   break;
                default:
                    throw new Tx_Extbase_Persistence_Exception_UnsupportedOrder('Unsupported order encountered.', 1242816074);
            }