diff --git a/pandas/core/series.py b/pandas/core/series.py
index c41cdc89b7bb1..f147eb87d7480 100644
--- a/pandas/core/series.py
+++ b/pandas/core/series.py
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ def ndim(self):
     def base(self):
         return self.values.base
 
-    def ravel(self):
-        return self.values.ravel()
+    def ravel(self, order='C'):
+        return self.values.ravel(order=order)
 
     def transpose(self):
         """ support for compatiblity """
diff --git a/pandas/tests/test_series.py b/pandas/tests/test_series.py
index 21f94f0c5d9e1..16e3368a2710d 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/test_series.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/test_series.py
@@ -3253,6 +3253,10 @@ def f(x):
         expected = Series(1,index=range(10),dtype='float64')
         #assert_series_equal(result,expected)
 
+        # ravel
+        s = Series(np.random.randn(10))
+        tm.assert_almost_equal(s.ravel(order='F'),s.values.ravel(order='F'))
+
     def test_complexx(self):
 
         # GH4819