diff --git a/lib/topics_filter.rb b/lib/topics_filter.rb
index 66dafa633a9..d2eb32b791e 100644
--- a/lib/topics_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/topics_filter.rb
@@ -549,14 +549,21 @@ class TopicsFilter
 
   def order_by(values:)
     values.each do |value|
+      # If the order by value is not recognized, check if it is a custom filter.
       match_data = value.match(ORDER_BY_REGEXP)
-
       if match_data && column_name = ORDER_BY_MAPPINGS.dig(match_data[:order_by], :column)
         if scope = ORDER_BY_MAPPINGS.dig(match_data[:order_by], :scope)
           @scope = instance_exec(&scope)
         end
 
         @scope = @scope.order("#{column_name} #{match_data[:asc] ? "ASC" : "DESC"}")
+      else
+        match_data = value.match /^(?<column>.*?)(?:-(?<asc>asc))?$/
+        key = "order:#{match_data[:column]}"
+        if custom_match =
+             DiscoursePluginRegistry.custom_filter_mappings.find { |hash| hash.key?(key) }
+          @scope = custom_match[key].call(@scope, match_data[:asc].nil? ? "DESC" : "ASC")
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/topics_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/topics_filter_spec.rb
index ef9f665853c..5adf404903f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/topics_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/topics_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1349,6 +1349,13 @@ RSpec.describe TopicsFilter do
     end
 
     describe "ordering topics filter" do
+      before do
+        Plugin::Instance.new.add_filter_custom_filter(
+          "order:wrongly",
+          &->(scope) { scope.order("wrongly") }
+        )
+      end
+
       # Requires the fabrication of `topic`, `topic2` and `topic3` such that the order of the topics is `topic2`, `topic1`, `topic3`
       # when ordered by the given filter in descending order.
       shared_examples "ordering topics filters" do |order, order_description|
@@ -1500,6 +1507,38 @@ RSpec.describe TopicsFilter do
           end
         end
       end
+
+      context "for DiscoursePluginRegistry.custom_filter_mappings" do
+        describe "when extending order:{col}" do
+          fab!(:earlier_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, bumped_at: 2.hours.ago) }
+          fab!(:now_topic) { Fabricate(:topic, bumped_at: Time.now) }
+
+          before_all do
+            Plugin::Instance.new.add_filter_custom_filter(
+              "order:bumped",
+              &->(scope, value) { scope.order("bumped_at #{value}") }
+            )
+          end
+
+          it "applies ASC order correctly" do
+            expect(
+              TopicsFilter
+                .new(guardian: Guardian.new)
+                .filter_from_query_string("order:bumped-asc")
+                .pluck(:id),
+            ).to eq([earlier_topic.id, now_topic.id])
+          end
+
+          it "applies default order correctly" do
+            expect(
+              TopicsFilter
+                .new(guardian: Guardian.new)
+                .filter_from_query_string("order:bumped")
+                .pluck(:id),
+            ).to eq([now_topic.id, earlier_topic.id])
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end