diff --git a/src/connection.rs b/src/connection.rs
index 2e82439..9a90ddf 100644
--- a/src/connection.rs
+++ b/src/connection.rs
@@ -1474,6 +1474,7 @@ pub(crate) mod messages {
                     publish_time: Utc::now().timestamp_millis() as u64,
                     replicated_from: None,
                     partition_key: message.partition_key,
+                    ordering_key: message.ordering_key,
                     replicate_to: message.replicate_to,
                     compression: message.compression,
                     uncompressed_size: message.uncompressed_size,