2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts b/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts
index 3f31ac862..e2145fb9a 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ function buildListQuery (model: typeof Model, options: BuildVideosQueryOptions)
        * justify a better score. However there are multiple ways to achieve that
        * goal, which is left for later. Yes, this is a TODO :)
        *
-       * note: weights and base score are in number of half-days.
+       * notes:
+       *  - weights and base score are in number of half-days.
+       *  - all comments are counted, regardless of being written by the video author or not
        * see https://github.com/reddit-archive/reddit/blob/master/r2/r2/lib/db/_sorts.pyx#L47-L58
        */
       const weights = {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/single-server.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/single-server.ts
index b74bc3e80..52c6800c1 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/single-server.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/single-server.ts
@@ -355,6 +355,14 @@ describe('Test a single server', function () {
     expect(videos.length).to.equal(2)
   })
 
+  it('Should list and sort by hotness in descending order', async function () {
+    const res = await getVideosListPagination(server.url, 0, 2, '-hot')
+
+    const videos = res.body.data
+    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(6)
+    expect(videos.length).to.equal(2)
+  })
+
   it('Should update a video', async function () {
     const attributes = {
       name: 'my super video updated',