diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/template.py b/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
index 6149f28b50b..203a0f24fad 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ class TemplateEnvironment(ImmutableSandboxedEnvironment):
         self.filters['regex_findall_index'] = regex_findall_index
         self.filters['bitwise_and'] = bitwise_and
         self.filters['bitwise_or'] = bitwise_or
+        self.filters['ord'] = ord
         self.globals['log'] = logarithm
         self.globals['sin'] = sine
         self.globals['cos'] = cosine
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_template.py b/tests/helpers/test_template.py
index f7e4e7dd2ec..9cc688de32e 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_template.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_template.py
@@ -388,6 +388,12 @@ def test_max(hass):
                              hass).async_render() == '3'
 
 
+def test_ord(hass):
+    """Test the ord filter."""
+    assert template.Template('{{ "d" | ord }}',
+                             hass).async_render() == '100'
+
+
 def test_base64_encode(hass):
     """Test the base64_encode filter."""
     assert template.Template('{{ "homeassistant" | base64_encode }}',