diff --git a/src/Searcher.php b/src/Searcher.php
index a31f844..f61c44a 100644
--- a/src/Searcher.php
+++ b/src/Searcher.php
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Illuminate\Support\Traits\Conditionable;
 
 class Searcher
 {
+    use Conditionable;
+
     /**
      * Collection of models to search through.
      */
diff --git a/tests/SearchTest.php b/tests/SearchTest.php
index 74ec743..1d84ff6 100644
--- a/tests/SearchTest.php
+++ b/tests/SearchTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use ProtoneMedia\LaravelCrossEloquentSearch\OrderByRelevanceException;
 use ProtoneMedia\LaravelCrossEloquentSearch\Search;
+use ProtoneMedia\LaravelCrossEloquentSearch\Searcher;
 
 class SearchTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -654,4 +655,24 @@ public function it_returns_data_consistently() {
         $this->assertTrue($resultA->first()->is($postA));
         $this->assertTrue($resultB->first()->is($postA));
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_conditionally_apply_ordering()
+    {
+        Carbon::setTestNow(now());
+        $postA = Post::create(['title' => 'foo']);
+
+        Carbon::setTestNow(now()->subDay());
+        $postB = Post::create(['title' => 'foo2']);
+
+        $results = Search::add(Post::class, 'title')
+            ->when(true, fn (Searcher $searcher) => $searcher->orderByDesc())
+            ->get('foo');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Collection::class, $results);
+        $this->assertCount(2, $results);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($results->first()->is($postA));
+        $this->assertTrue($results->last()->is($postB));
+    }
 }