diff --git a/library/core/src/marker.rs b/library/core/src/marker.rs
index c0fb954ce2d9d..61b051cb07938 100644
--- a/library/core/src/marker.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/marker.rs
@@ -700,7 +700,17 @@ pub trait DiscriminantKind {
     /// The type of the discriminant, which must satisfy the trait
     /// bounds required by `mem::Discriminant`.
     #[lang = "discriminant_type"]
-    type Discriminant: Clone + Copy + Debug + Eq + PartialEq + Hash + Send + Sync + Unpin;
+    type Discriminant: Clone
+        + Copy
+        + Debug
+        + Eq
+        + Hash
+        + Ord
+        + PartialEq
+        + PartialOrd
+        + Send
+        + Sync
+        + Unpin;
 }
 
 /// Compiler-internal trait used to determine whether a type contains
diff --git a/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs b/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs
index 5e01ccc07d8fd..8a1b01b788242 100644
--- a/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs
@@ -1106,6 +1106,20 @@ impl<T> fmt::Debug for Discriminant<T> {
     }
 }
 
+#[stable(feature = "discriminant_ord", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl<T> cmp::PartialOrd for Discriminant<T> {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<cmp::Ordering> {
+        self.0.partial_cmp(&other.0)
+    }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "discriminant_ord", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl<T> cmp::Ord for Discriminant<T> {
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> cmp::Ordering {
+        self.0.cmp(&other.0)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Returns a value uniquely identifying the enum variant in `v`.
 ///
 /// If `T` is not an enum, calling this function will not result in undefined behavior, but the
@@ -1113,9 +1127,8 @@ impl<T> fmt::Debug for Discriminant<T> {
 ///
 /// # Stability
 ///
-/// The discriminant of an enum variant may change if the enum definition changes. A discriminant
-/// of some variant will not change between compilations with the same compiler. See the [Reference]
-/// for more information.
+/// `Discriminant` is an opaque wrapper around the enum discriminant, therefore its value will
+/// change when the enum definition changes. See the [Reference] for more information.
 ///
 /// [Reference]: ../../reference/items/enumerations.html#custom-discriminant-values-for-fieldless-enumerations
 ///