diff -r d186820c5f7a -r ce5403611cbe entities/test/unittest_base.py
--- a/entities/test/unittest_base.py	Thu Nov 19 16:48:55 2015 +0100
+++ b/entities/test/unittest_base.py	Thu Nov 19 17:50:48 2015 +0100
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 from logilab.common.testlib import unittest_main
 from logilab.common.decorators import clear_cache
+from logilab.common.registry import yes
 
 from cubicweb.devtools.testlib import CubicWebTC
 
@@ -64,12 +65,31 @@
                           {'description_format': ('format', 'description')})
 
     def test_fti_rql_method(self):
+        class EmailAddress(AnyEntity):
+            __regid__ = 'EmailAddress'
+            __select__ = AnyEntity.__select__ & yes(2)
+            @classmethod
+            def cw_fti_index_rql_queries(cls, req):
+                return ['EmailAddress Y']
         with self.admin_access.web_request() as req:
+            req.create_entity('EmailAddress', address=u'foo@bar.com')
             eclass = self.vreg['etypes'].etype_class('EmailAddress')
+            # deprecated
             self.assertEqual(['Any X, ADDRESS, ALIAS WHERE X is EmailAddress, '
                               'X address ADDRESS, X alias ALIAS'],
                              eclass.cw_fti_index_rql_queries(req))
 
+            self.assertEqual(['Any X, ADDRESS, ALIAS ORDERBY X LIMIT 1000 WHERE X is EmailAddress, '
+                              'X address ADDRESS, X alias ALIAS, X eid > 0'],
+                             [rset.rql for rset in eclass.cw_fti_index_rql_limit(req)])
+
+            # test backwards compatibility with custom method
+            with self.temporary_appobjects(EmailAddress):
+                self.vreg['etypes'].clear_caches()
+                eclass = self.vreg['etypes'].etype_class('EmailAddress')
+                self.assertEqual(['EmailAddress Y'],
+                                 [rset.rql for rset in eclass.cw_fti_index_rql_limit(req)])
+
 
 class EmailAddressTC(BaseEntityTC):