1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/relation_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/relation_test.rb
index fd5985ffe7..a71d8de521 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/relation_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/relation_test.rb
@@ -274,18 +274,32 @@ module ActiveRecord
       assert_equal({ 2 => 1, 4 => 3, 5 => 1 }, authors(:david).posts.merge(posts_with_special_comments_with_ratings).count)
     end
 
+    def test_relation_merging_keeps_joining_order
+      authors  = Author.where(id: 1)
+      posts    = Post.joins(:author).merge(authors)
+      comments = Comment.joins(:post).merge(posts)
+      ratings  = Rating.joins(:comment).merge(comments)
+
+      assert_equal 3, ratings.count
+    end
+
     class EnsureRoundTripTypeCasting < ActiveRecord::Type::Value
       def type
         :string
       end
 
+      def cast(value)
+        raise value unless value == "value from user"
+        "cast value"
+      end
+
       def deserialize(value)
         raise value unless value == "type cast for database"
         "type cast from database"
       end
 
       def serialize(value)
-        raise value unless value == "value from user"
+        raise value unless value == "cast value"
         "type cast for database"
       end
     end