diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 36b51e657..389ee4209 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Fixed
 - ``QuerySet.count()`` now matches the limited query result for the LIMIT/OFFSET edge cases: it returns ``0`` (instead of a negative number) when ``offset()`` exceeds the total row count, and ``0`` (instead of the total) for ``limit(0)``. (#2208)
 - Field declarations on models now resolve to their concrete type (e.g. ``CharField[str]``) in Pyright/Pylance instead of ``Field[Unknown]``; the ``Field.__new__`` type-check stub now returns ``Self``. (#2216)
 - ``TransactionContext`` now returns a ``TransactionalDBClient`` instead of a raw database connection. This change gives the correct inferred type for the transaction context. (#2232)
+- A model with its own ``Meta`` now inherits ``Meta.ordering`` from its abstract base model when it does not define its own. (#2046)
 
 
 1.1.7
diff --git a/tests/test_inheritance.py b/tests/test_inheritance.py
index 5224710d6..6ebea599c 100644
--- a/tests/test_inheritance.py
+++ b/tests/test_inheritance.py
@@ -15,3 +15,37 @@ async def test_basic(db):
     await model.save()
     assert model.created_at is not None
     assert model.modified_at is not None
+
+
+def test_abstract_meta_ordering_is_inherited():
+    """A subclass without its own ``Meta.ordering`` inherits the abstract
+    base's ordering, while a subclass that defines its own keeps it and an
+    explicitly empty ordering stays empty (#2046)."""
+    from tortoise import fields
+    from tortoise.models import Model
+
+    class OrderedBase(Model):
+        value = fields.IntField()
+
+        class Meta:
+            abstract = True
+            ordering = ["-value"]
+
+    class InheritsOrdering(OrderedBase):
+        class Meta:
+            abstract = True
+
+    class OwnOrdering(OrderedBase):
+        class Meta:
+            abstract = True
+            ordering = ["value"]
+
+    class EmptyOrdering(OrderedBase):
+        class Meta:
+            abstract = True
+            ordering = []
+
+    assert OrderedBase._meta._default_ordering != ()
+    assert InheritsOrdering._meta._default_ordering == OrderedBase._meta._default_ordering
+    assert OwnOrdering._meta._default_ordering != OrderedBase._meta._default_ordering
+    assert EmptyOrdering._meta._default_ordering == ()
diff --git a/tortoise/models.py b/tortoise/models.py
index aa20fdbd6..e93b86eb7 100644
--- a/tortoise/models.py
+++ b/tortoise/models.py
@@ -539,6 +539,15 @@ def __new__(cls, name: str, bases: tuple[type, ...], attrs: dict[str, Any]) -> M
             pk_attr,
         )
 
+        # Inherit the default ordering from an abstract base model when the
+        # subclass's own Meta does not define one (#2046).
+        if not hasattr(meta_class, "ordering"):
+            for base in bases:
+                base_meta = getattr(base, "_meta", None)
+                if base_meta is not None and base_meta._default_ordering:
+                    meta._default_ordering = base_meta._default_ordering
+                    break
+
         new_class = super().__new__(cls, name, bases, attrs)
         for field in meta.fields_map.values():
             field.model = new_class  # type: ignore