diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/DescriptorExtensionList.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/DescriptorExtensionList.java
index 0e4ee5743d..dc8ed356c6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/DescriptorExtensionList.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/DescriptorExtensionList.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import hudson.model.Describable;
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
 import hudson.model.ViewDescriptor;
 import hudson.model.Descriptor.FormException;
+import hudson.util.AdaptedIterator;
+import hudson.util.CopyOnWriteList;
 import hudson.util.Memoizer;
 import hudson.util.Iterators.FlattenIterator;
 import hudson.slaves.NodeDescriptor;
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ public class DescriptorExtensionList<T extends Describable<T>, D extends Descrip
     private final Class<T> describableType;
 
     protected DescriptorExtensionList(Hudson hudson, Class<T> describableType) {
-        super(hudson, (Class)Descriptor.class, legacyDescriptors.get(describableType));
+        super(hudson, (Class)Descriptor.class, (CopyOnWriteArrayList)getLegacyDescriptors(describableType));
         this.describableType = describableType;
     }
 
@@ -136,16 +138,17 @@ public class DescriptorExtensionList<T extends Describable<T>, D extends Descrip
      * Loading the descriptors in this case means filtering the descriptor from the master {@link ExtensionList}.
      */
     @Override
-    protected List<D> load() {
-        List r = new ArrayList();
-        for( Descriptor d : hudson.getExtensionList(Descriptor.class) ) {
+    protected List<ExtensionComponent<D>> load() {
+        List<ExtensionComponent<D>> r = new ArrayList<ExtensionComponent<D>>();
+        for( ExtensionComponent<Descriptor> c : hudson.getExtensionList(Descriptor.class).getComponents() ) {
+            Descriptor d = c.getInstance();
             Type subTyping = Types.getBaseClass(d.getClass(), Descriptor.class);
             if (!(subTyping instanceof ParameterizedType)) {
                 LOGGER.severe(d.getClass()+" doesn't extend Descriptor with a type parameter");
                 continue;   // skip this one
             }
             if(Types.erasure(Types.getTypeArgument(subTyping,0))==(Class)describableType)
-                r.add(d);
+                r.add((ExtensionComponent)c);
         }
         return r;
     }
@@ -153,21 +156,31 @@ public class DescriptorExtensionList<T extends Describable<T>, D extends Descrip
     /**
      * Stores manually registered Descriptor instances. Keyed by the {@link Describable} type.
      */
-    private static final Memoizer<Class,CopyOnWriteArrayList> legacyDescriptors = new Memoizer<Class,CopyOnWriteArrayList>() {
+    private static final Memoizer<Class,CopyOnWriteArrayList<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor>>> legacyDescriptors = new Memoizer<Class,CopyOnWriteArrayList<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor>>>() {
         public CopyOnWriteArrayList compute(Class key) {
             return new CopyOnWriteArrayList();
         }
     };
 
+    private static <T extends Describable<T>> CopyOnWriteArrayList<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor<T>>> getLegacyDescriptors(Class<T> type) {
+        return (CopyOnWriteArrayList)legacyDescriptors.get(type);
+    }
+
     /**
      * List up all the legacy instances currently in use.
      */
     public static Iterable<Descriptor> listLegacyInstances() {
         return new Iterable<Descriptor>() {
             public Iterator<Descriptor> iterator() {
-                return new FlattenIterator<Descriptor,CopyOnWriteArrayList>(legacyDescriptors.values()) {
-                    protected Iterator expand(CopyOnWriteArrayList v) {
-                        return v.iterator();
+                return new AdaptedIterator<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor>,Descriptor>(
+                    new FlattenIterator<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor>,CopyOnWriteArrayList<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor>>>(legacyDescriptors.values()) {
+                        protected Iterator<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor>> expand(CopyOnWriteArrayList<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor>> v) {
+                            return v.iterator();
+                        }
+                    }) {
+
+                    protected Descriptor adapt(ExtensionComponent<Descriptor> item) {
+                        return item.getInstance();
                     }
                 };
             }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionComponent.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionComponent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f7eea3e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionComponent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package hudson;
+
+/**
+ * Discovered {@link Extension} object with a bit of metadata for Hudson.
+ * This is a plain value object.
+ *
+ * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ * @since 1.356
+ */
+public class ExtensionComponent<T> implements Comparable<ExtensionComponent<T>> {
+    private final T instance;
+    private final double ordinal;
+
+    public ExtensionComponent(T instance, double ordinal) {
+        this.instance = instance;
+        this.ordinal = ordinal;
+    }
+
+    public ExtensionComponent(T instance, Extension annotation) {
+        this(instance,annotation.ordinal());
+    }
+
+    public ExtensionComponent(T instance) {
+        this(instance,0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * See {@link Extension#ordinal()}. Used to sort extensions.
+     */
+    public double ordinal() {
+        return ordinal;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The instance of the discovered extension.
+     *
+     * @return never null.
+     */
+    public T getInstance() {
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sort {@link ExtensionComponent}s in the descending order of {@link #ordinal()}.
+     */
+    public int compareTo(ExtensionComponent<T> that) {
+        double a = this.ordinal();
+        double b = that.ordinal();
+        if (a>b)    return -1;
+        if (a<b)    return 1;
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionFinder.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionFinder.java
index d2d0d67890..08b202420d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionFinder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionFinder.java
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import net.java.sezpoz.Index;
 import net.java.sezpoz.IndexItem;
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
 import hudson.model.Descriptor;
+import org.kohsuke.accmod.Restricted;
+import org.kohsuke.accmod.restrictions.NoExternalUse;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -52,6 +55,15 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
  * @since 1.286
  */
 public abstract class ExtensionFinder implements ExtensionPoint {
+    /**
+     * @deprecated as of 1.356
+     *      Use and implement {@link #find(Class, Hudson)} that allows us to put some metadata.
+     */
+    @Restricted(NoExternalUse.class)
+    public <T> Collection<T> findExtensions(Class<T> type, Hudson hudson) {
+        return Collections.emptyList();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Discover extensions of the given type.
      *
@@ -67,8 +79,10 @@ public abstract class ExtensionFinder implements ExtensionPoint {
      *      Hudson whose behalf this extension finder is performing lookup.
      * @return
      *      Can be empty but never null.
+     * @since 1.356
+     *      Older implementations provide {@link #findExtensions(Class, Hudson)}
      */
-    public abstract <T> Collection<T> findExtensions(Class<T> type, Hudson hudson);
+    public abstract <T> Collection<ExtensionComponent<T>> find(Class<T> type, Hudson hudson);
 
     /**
      * The default implementation that looks for the {@link Extension} marker.
@@ -78,8 +92,8 @@ public abstract class ExtensionFinder implements ExtensionPoint {
      */
     @Extension
     public static final class Sezpoz extends ExtensionFinder {
-        public <T> Collection<T> findExtensions(Class<T> type, Hudson hudson) {
-            List<T> result = new ArrayList<T>();
+        public <T> Collection<ExtensionComponent<T>> find(Class<T> type, Hudson hudson) {
+            List<ExtensionComponent<T>> result = new ArrayList<ExtensionComponent<T>>();
 
             ClassLoader cl = hudson.getPluginManager().uberClassLoader;
             for (IndexItem<Extension,Object> item : Index.load(Extension.class, Object.class, cl)) {
@@ -100,7 +114,7 @@ public abstract class ExtensionFinder implements ExtensionPoint {
                     if(type.isAssignableFrom(extType)) {
                         Object instance = item.instance();
                         if(instance!=null)
-                            result.add(type.cast(instance));
+                            result.add(new ExtensionComponent<T>(type.cast(instance),item.annotation()));
                     }
                 } catch (InstantiationException e) {
                     LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to load "+item.className(),e);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionList.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionList.java
index 5e519928d9..b764da0b92 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionList.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/ExtensionList.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package hudson;
 
 import hudson.init.InitMilestone;
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
+import hudson.util.AdaptedIterator;
 import hudson.util.DescriptorList;
 import hudson.util.Memoizer;
 import hudson.util.Iterators;
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Vector;
-import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
@@ -70,16 +70,16 @@ public class ExtensionList<T> extends AbstractList<T> {
      * Once discovered, extensions are retained here.
      */
     @CopyOnWrite
-    private volatile List<T> extensions;
+    private volatile List<ExtensionComponent<T>> extensions;
 
     /**
      * Place to store manually registered instances with the per-Hudson scope.
      * {@link CopyOnWriteArrayList} is used here to support concurrent iterations and mutation.
      */
-    private final CopyOnWriteArrayList<T> legacyInstances;
+    private final CopyOnWriteArrayList<ExtensionComponent<T>> legacyInstances;
 
     protected ExtensionList(Hudson hudson, Class<T> extensionType) {
-        this(hudson,extensionType,new CopyOnWriteArrayList<T>());
+        this(hudson,extensionType,new CopyOnWriteArrayList<ExtensionComponent<T>>());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class ExtensionList<T> extends AbstractList<T> {
      *      omits this uses a new {@link Vector}, making the storage lifespan tied to the life of  {@link ExtensionList}.
      *      If the manually registered instances are scoped to VM level, the caller should pass in a static list. 
      */
-    protected ExtensionList(Hudson hudson, Class<T> extensionType, CopyOnWriteArrayList<T> legacyStore) {
+    protected ExtensionList(Hudson hudson, Class<T> extensionType, CopyOnWriteArrayList<ExtensionComponent<T>> legacyStore) {
         this.hudson = hudson;
         this.extensionType = extensionType;
         this.legacyInstances = legacyStore;
@@ -109,11 +109,22 @@ public class ExtensionList<T> extends AbstractList<T> {
     @Override
     public Iterator<T> iterator() {
         // we need to intercept mutation, so for now don't allow Iterator.remove 
-        return Iterators.readOnly(ensureLoaded().iterator());
+        return new AdaptedIterator<ExtensionComponent<T>,T>(Iterators.readOnly(ensureLoaded().iterator())) {
+            protected T adapt(ExtensionComponent<T> item) {
+                return item.getInstance();
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the same thing as the 'this' list represents, except as {@link ExtensionComponent}s.
+     */
+    public List<ExtensionComponent<T>> getComponents() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(ensureLoaded());
     }
 
     public T get(int index) {
-        return ensureLoaded().get(index);
+        return ensureLoaded().get(index).getInstance();
     }
     
     public int size() {
@@ -124,7 +135,13 @@ public class ExtensionList<T> extends AbstractList<T> {
     public synchronized boolean remove(Object o) {
         legacyInstances.remove(o);
         if(extensions!=null) {
-            List<T> r = new ArrayList<T>(extensions);
+            List<ExtensionComponent<T>> r = new ArrayList<ExtensionComponent<T>>(extensions);
+
+            for (Iterator<ExtensionComponent<T>> itr = r.iterator(); itr.hasNext();) {
+                ExtensionComponent<T> c = itr.next();
+                if (c.getInstance().equals(o))
+                    itr.remove();
+            }
             r.remove(o);
             extensions = sort(r);
         }
@@ -146,11 +163,11 @@ public class ExtensionList<T> extends AbstractList<T> {
      */
     @Override
     public synchronized boolean add(T t) {
-        legacyInstances.add(t);
+        legacyInstances.add(new ExtensionComponent<T>(t));
         // if we've already filled extensions, add it
         if(extensions!=null) {
-            List<T> r = new ArrayList<T>(extensions);
-            r.add(t);
+            List<ExtensionComponent<T>> r = new ArrayList<ExtensionComponent<T>>(extensions);
+            r.add(new ExtensionComponent<T>(t));
             extensions = sort(r);
         }
         return true;
@@ -181,7 +198,7 @@ public class ExtensionList<T> extends AbstractList<T> {
         return hudson.getExtensionList(ExtensionFinder.class);
     }
 
-    private List<T> ensureLoaded() {
+    private List<ExtensionComponent<T>> ensureLoaded() {
         if(extensions!=null)
             return extensions; // already loaded
         if(Hudson.getInstance().getInitLevel().compareTo(InitMilestone.PLUGINS_PREPARED)<0)
@@ -189,7 +206,7 @@ public class ExtensionList<T> extends AbstractList<T> {
 
         synchronized (this) {
             if(extensions==null) {
-                List<T> r = load();
+                List<ExtensionComponent<T>> r = load();
                 r.addAll(legacyInstances);
                 extensions = sort(r);
             }
@@ -200,13 +217,20 @@ public class ExtensionList<T> extends AbstractList<T> {
     /**
      * Loads all the extensions.
      */
-    protected List<T> load() {
+    protected List<ExtensionComponent<T>> load() {
         if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.FINE))
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE,"Loading ExtensionList: "+extensionType, new Throwable());
 
-        List<T> r = new ArrayList<T>();
-        for (ExtensionFinder finder : finders())
-            r.addAll(finder.findExtensions(extensionType, hudson));
+        List<ExtensionComponent<T>> r = new ArrayList<ExtensionComponent<T>>();
+        for (ExtensionFinder finder : finders()) {
+            try {
+                r.addAll(finder.find(extensionType, hudson));
+            } catch (AbstractMethodError e) {
+                // backward compatibility
+                for (T t : finder.findExtensions(extensionType, hudson))
+                    r.add(new ExtensionComponent<T>(t));
+            }
+        }
         return r;
     }
 
@@ -217,21 +241,9 @@ public class ExtensionList<T> extends AbstractList<T> {
      * <p>
      * The implementation should copy a list, do a sort, and return the new instance.
      */
-    protected List<T> sort(List<T> r) {
-        r = new ArrayList<T>(r);
-        Collections.sort(r,new Comparator<T>() {
-            public int compare(T lhs, T rhs) {
-                Extension el = lhs.getClass().getAnnotation(Extension.class);
-                Extension er = rhs.getClass().getAnnotation(Extension.class);
-                // Extension used to be Retention.SOURCE, and we may also end up loading extensions from other places
-                // like Plexus that don't have any annotations, so we need to be defensive
-                double l = el!=null ? el.ordinal() : 0;
-                double r = er!=null ? er.ordinal() : 0;
-                if(l>r) return -1;
-                if(l<r) return 1;
-                return 0;
-            }
-        });
+    protected List<ExtensionComponent<T>> sort(List<ExtensionComponent<T>> r) {
+        r = new ArrayList<ExtensionComponent<T>>(r);
+        Collections.sort(r);
         return r;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/declarative/CLIRegisterer.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/declarative/CLIRegisterer.java
index 8af0196ba8..db6f32ba99 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/declarative/CLIRegisterer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/declarative/CLIRegisterer.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 package hudson.cli.declarative;
 
 import hudson.Extension;
+import hudson.ExtensionComponent;
 import hudson.ExtensionFinder;
 import hudson.Util;
 import hudson.cli.CLICommand;
@@ -61,9 +62,9 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
  */
 @Extension
 public class CLIRegisterer extends ExtensionFinder {
-    public <T> Collection<T> findExtensions(Class<T> type, Hudson hudson) {
+    public <T> Collection<ExtensionComponent<T>> find(Class<T> type, Hudson hudson) {
         if (type==CLICommand.class)
-            return (List<T>)discover(hudson);
+            return (List)discover(hudson);
         else
             return Collections.emptyList();
     }
@@ -80,9 +81,9 @@ public class CLIRegisterer extends ExtensionFinder {
         return null;
     }
 
-    private List<CLICommand> discover(final Hudson hudson) {
+    private List<ExtensionComponent<CLICommand>> discover(final Hudson hudson) {
         LOGGER.fine("Listing up @CLIMethod");
-        List<CLICommand> r = new ArrayList<CLICommand>();
+        List<ExtensionComponent<CLICommand>> r = new ArrayList<ExtensionComponent<CLICommand>>();
 
         try {
             for ( final Method m : Util.filter(Index.list(CLIMethod.class, hudson.getPluginManager().uberClassLoader),Method.class)) {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public class CLIRegisterer extends ExtensionFinder {
                     final ResourceBundleHolder res = loadMessageBundle(m);
                     res.format("CLI."+name+".shortDescription");   // make sure we have the resource, to fail early
 
-                    r.add(new CloneableCLICommand() {
+                    r.add(new ExtensionComponent<CLICommand>(new CloneableCLICommand() {
                         @Override
                         public String getName() {
                             return name;
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ public class CLIRegisterer extends ExtensionFinder {
                         protected int run() throws Exception {
                             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
                         }
-                    });
+                    }));
                 } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                     LOGGER.log(SEVERE,"Failed to process @CLIMethod: "+m,e);
                 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Publisher.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Publisher.java
index 3b6b71c212..7714671b59 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Publisher.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Publisher.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package hudson.tasks;
 
 import hudson.DescriptorExtensionList;
 import hudson.Extension;
+import hudson.ExtensionComponent;
 import hudson.Launcher;
 import hudson.model.Action;
 import hudson.model.Build;
@@ -130,20 +131,22 @@ public abstract class Publisher extends BuildStepCompatibilityLayer implements B
      * @see DescriptorExtensionList#create(Hudson, Class) 
      */
     public static final class DescriptorExtensionListImpl extends DescriptorExtensionList<Publisher,Descriptor<Publisher>>
-            implements Comparator<Descriptor<Publisher>> {
+            implements Comparator<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor<Publisher>>> {
         public DescriptorExtensionListImpl(Hudson hudson) {
             super(hudson,Publisher.class);
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected List<Descriptor<Publisher>> sort(List<Descriptor<Publisher>> r) {
-            List<Descriptor<Publisher>> copy = new ArrayList<Descriptor<Publisher>>(r);
+        protected List<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor<Publisher>>> sort(List<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor<Publisher>>> r) {
+            List<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor<Publisher>>> copy = new ArrayList<ExtensionComponent<Descriptor<Publisher>>>(r);
             Collections.sort(copy,this);
             return copy;
         }
 
-        public int compare(Descriptor<Publisher> lhs, Descriptor<Publisher> rhs) {
-            return classify(lhs)-classify(rhs);
+        public int compare(ExtensionComponent<Descriptor<Publisher>> lhs, ExtensionComponent<Descriptor<Publisher>> rhs) {
+            int r = classify(lhs.getInstance())-classify(rhs.getInstance());
+            if (r!=0)   return r;
+            return lhs.compareTo(rhs);
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/TestExtensionLoader.java b/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/TestExtensionLoader.java
index 16a8ad6997..b95937dbde 100644
--- a/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/TestExtensionLoader.java
+++ b/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/TestExtensionLoader.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 package org.jvnet.hudson.test;
 
 import hudson.Extension;
+import hudson.ExtensionComponent;
 import hudson.ExtensionFinder;
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
 import net.java.sezpoz.Index;
@@ -46,10 +47,10 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 @Extension
 public class TestExtensionLoader extends ExtensionFinder {
     @Override
-    public <T> Collection<T> findExtensions(Class<T> type, Hudson hudson) {
+    public <T> Collection<ExtensionComponent<T>> find(Class<T> type, Hudson hudson) {
         TestEnvironment env = TestEnvironment.get();
 
-        List<T> result = new ArrayList<T>();
+        List<ExtensionComponent<T>> result = new ArrayList<ExtensionComponent<T>>();
 
         ClassLoader cl = hudson.getPluginManager().uberClassLoader;
         for (IndexItem<TestExtension,Object> item : Index.load(TestExtension.class, Object.class, cl)) {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ public class TestExtensionLoader extends ExtensionFinder {
                 if(type.isAssignableFrom(extType)) {
                     Object instance = item.instance();
                     if(instance!=null)
-                        result.add(type.cast(instance));
+                        result.add(new ExtensionComponent<T>(type.cast(instance)));
                 }
             } catch (InstantiationException e) {
                 LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to load "+item.className(),e);
diff --git a/test/src/test/java/hudson/ExtensionListTest.java b/test/src/test/java/hudson/ExtensionListTest.java
index 0d92eea79f..7e755becdd 100644
--- a/test/src/test/java/hudson/ExtensionListTest.java
+++ b/test/src/test/java/hudson/ExtensionListTest.java
@@ -150,4 +150,36 @@ public class ExtensionListTest extends HudsonTestCase {
         LIST = new DescriptorList<Fish>();
         assertEquals(0,LIST.size());
     }
+
+    public static class Car implements ExtensionPoint {
+        final String name;
+
+        public Car(String name) {
+            this.name = name;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Extension(ordinal=1)
+    public static class Toyota extends Car {
+        public Toyota() {
+            super("toyota");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Extension(ordinal=3)
+    public static Car honda() { return new Car("honda"); }
+
+
+    @Extension(ordinal=2)
+    public static final Car mazda = new Car("mazda");
+
+    /**
+     * Makes sure sorting of the components work as expected.
+     */
+    public void testOrdinals() {
+        ExtensionList<Car> list = hudson.getExtensionList(Car.class);
+        assertEquals("honda",list.get(0).name);
+        assertEquals("mazda",list.get(1).name);
+        assertEquals("toyota",list.get(2).name);
+    }
 }