diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/queueing.rb b/railties/lib/rails/queueing.rb
index b77940f821ff2..4892f85ae1ee1 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/queueing.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/queueing.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def drain
         # run the jobs in a separate thread so assumptions of synchronous
         # jobs are caught in test mode.
         t = Thread.new do
-          while job = @contents.pop
+          while job = @contents.shift
             job.run
           end
         end
diff --git a/railties/test/queueing/test_queue_test.rb b/railties/test/queueing/test_queue_test.rb
index de30e8cffd07e..3dfe586110f2e 100644
--- a/railties/test/queueing/test_queue_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/queueing/test_queue_test.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ def test_contents
     assert_equal [job], @queue.contents
   end
 
+  def test_order
+    time1 = time2 = nil
+
+    job1 = Job.new(1) { time1 = Time.now }
+    job2 = Job.new(2) { time2 = Time.now }
+
+    @queue.push job1
+    @queue.push job2
+    @queue.drain
+
+    assert time1 < time2, "Jobs run in the same order they were added"
+  end
+
   def test_drain
     t = nil
     ran = false