diff --git a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/SwappedByteBuf.java b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/SwappedByteBuf.java
index 9e1627abbd..c720f44f9d 100644
--- a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/SwappedByteBuf.java
+++ b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/SwappedByteBuf.java
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ public final class SwappedByteBuf extends ByteBuf {
 
     @Override
     public ByteBuf readSlice(int length) {
-        return buf.readSlice(length);
+        return buf.readSlice(length).order(order);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/buffer/src/test/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractByteBufTest.java b/buffer/src/test/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractByteBufTest.java
index ab5c5032b1..eac92e9fae 100644
--- a/buffer/src/test/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractByteBufTest.java
+++ b/buffer/src/test/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractByteBufTest.java
@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractByteBufTest {
             assertEquals(i, buffer.readerIndex());
             assertEquals(CAPACITY, buffer.writerIndex());
             ByteBuf actualValue = buffer.readSlice(BLOCK_SIZE);
+            assertEquals(buffer.order(), actualValue.order());
             assertEquals(wrappedBuffer(expectedValue), actualValue);
 
             // Make sure if it is a sliced buffer.