diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/restrictions/StatementRestrictions.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/restrictions/StatementRestrictions.java
index 4d1b4bb68a09..b4bf34dbfa54 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/restrictions/StatementRestrictions.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/restrictions/StatementRestrictions.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public class StatementRestrictions
     "Restriction on partition key column %s must not be nested under OR operator";
 
     public static final String GEO_DISTANCE_REQUIRES_INDEX_MESSAGE = "GEO_DISTANCE requires the vector column to be indexed";
+    public static final String BM25_ORDERING_REQUIRES_ANALYZED_INDEX_MESSAGE = "BM25 ordering on column %s requires an analyzed index";
     public static final String NON_CLUSTER_ORDERING_REQUIRES_INDEX_MESSAGE = "Ordering on non-clustering column %s requires the column to be indexed";
     public static final String NON_CLUSTER_ORDERING_REQUIRES_ALL_RESTRICTED_NON_PARTITION_KEY_COLUMNS_INDEXED_MESSAGE =
     "Ordering on non-clustering column requires each restricted column to be indexed except for fully-specified partition keys";
@@ -696,8 +697,12 @@ else if (indexOrderings.size() == 1)
                         throw new InvalidRequestException(String.format("SAI based ordering on column %s of type %s is not supported",
                                                           restriction.getFirstColumn(),
                                                           restriction.getFirstColumn().type.asCQL3Type()));
-                    throw new InvalidRequestException(String.format(NON_CLUSTER_ORDERING_REQUIRES_INDEX_MESSAGE,
-                                                                    restriction.getFirstColumn()));
+                    if (ordering.expression instanceof Ordering.Bm25)
+                        throw new InvalidRequestException(String.format(BM25_ORDERING_REQUIRES_ANALYZED_INDEX_MESSAGE,
+                                                                        restriction.getFirstColumn()));
+                    else
+                        throw new InvalidRequestException(String.format(NON_CLUSTER_ORDERING_REQUIRES_INDEX_MESSAGE,
+                                                                        restriction.getFirstColumn()));
                 }
                 receiver.addRestriction(restriction, false);
             }
diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/index/sai/cql/BM25Test.java b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/index/sai/cql/BM25Test.java
index 3f220527d648..44f5c76982f7 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/index/sai/cql/BM25Test.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/index/sai/cql/BM25Test.java
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.InvalidRequestException;
 import org.apache.cassandra.index.sai.SAITester;
 import org.apache.cassandra.index.sai.plan.QueryController;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForInterfaceTypes.assertThat;
 
 public class BM25Test extends SAITester
@@ -43,6 +45,19 @@ public void testMatchingAllowed() throws Throwable
         });
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testTwoIndexes() throws Throwable
+    {
+        // create un-analyzed index
+        createTable("CREATE TABLE %s (k int PRIMARY KEY, v text)");
+        createIndex("CREATE CUSTOM INDEX ON %s(v) USING 'org.apache.cassandra.index.sai.StorageAttachedIndex'");
+
+        execute("INSERT INTO %s (k, v) VALUES (1, 'apple')");
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> execute("SELECT k FROM %s WHERE v : 'apple' ORDER BY v BM25 OF 'apple' LIMIT 3"))
+        .isInstanceOf(InvalidRequestException.class)
+        .hasMessage("BM25 ordering on column v requires an analyzed index");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testTermFrequencyOrdering() throws Throwable
     {