diff --git a/config/eloquent-driver.php b/config/eloquent-driver.php
index 59de9c1d..20fb3de3 100644
--- a/config/eloquent-driver.php
+++ b/config/eloquent-driver.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         'driver' => 'eloquent',
         'model'  => \Statamic\Eloquent\Collections\CollectionModel::class,
         'update_entry_order_queue' => 'default',
+        'update_entry_order_connection' => 'default',
     ],
 
     'collection_trees' => [
diff --git a/src/Collections/CollectionRepository.php b/src/Collections/CollectionRepository.php
index 88f5ee48..e5d53bc4 100644
--- a/src/Collections/CollectionRepository.php
+++ b/src/Collections/CollectionRepository.php
@@ -85,8 +85,15 @@ public function updateEntryOrder(CollectionContract $collection, $ids = null)
         $collection->queryEntries()
             ->get(['id'])
             ->each(function ($entry) {
-                UpdateCollectionEntryOrder::dispatch($entry->id())
-                    ->onQueue(config('statamic.eloquent-driver.collections.update_entry_order_queue', 'default'));
+                $dispatch = UpdateCollectionEntryOrder::dispatch($entry->id());
+
+                $connection = config('statamic.eloquent-driver.collections.update_entry_order_connection', 'default');
+
+                if ($connection != 'default') {
+                    $dispatch->onConnection($connection);
+                }
+
+                $dispatch->onQueue(config('statamic.eloquent-driver.collections.update_entry_order_queue', 'default'));
             });
     }
 }