diff --git a/netbox/netbox/api/viewsets/__init__.py b/netbox/netbox/api/viewsets/__init__.py
index e5993828e..76fc7e0b1 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/api/viewsets/__init__.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/api/viewsets/__init__.py
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ class NetBoxModelViewSet(
         return obj
 
     def get_queryset(self):
+        """
+        Reapply model-level ordering in case it has been lost through .annotate().
+        https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/32811
+        """
         qs = super().get_queryset()
         ordering = qs.model._meta.ordering
         return qs.order_by(*ordering)
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/views/generic/bulk_views.py b/netbox/netbox/views/generic/bulk_views.py
index 72eaf6f1a..967c0eadb 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/views/generic/bulk_views.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/views/generic/bulk_views.py
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ class ObjectListView(BaseMultiObjectView, ActionsMixin, TableMixin):
     #
 
     def get_queryset(self, request):
+        """
+        Reapply model-level ordering in case it has been lost through .annotate().
+        https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/32811
+        """
         qs = super().get_queryset(request)
         ordering = qs.model._meta.ordering
         return qs.order_by(*ordering)