diff --git a/eland/ml/_model_serializer.py b/eland/ml/_model_serializer.py
index 49d461e..efea762 100644
--- a/eland/ml/_model_serializer.py
+++ b/eland/ml/_model_serializer.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class TreeNode:
             add_if_exists(d, "split_feature", self._split_feature)
             add_if_exists(d, "threshold", self._threshold)
             add_if_exists(d, "number_samples", self._number_samples)
+            add_if_exists(d, "default_left", self._default_left)
         else:
             if len(self._leaf_value) == 1:
                 # Support Elasticsearch 7.6 which only
diff --git a/eland/ml/transformers/xgboost.py b/eland/ml/transformers/xgboost.py
index acb7aff..9fa8671 100644
--- a/eland/ml/transformers/xgboost.py
+++ b/eland/ml/transformers/xgboost.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class XGBoostForestTransformer(ModelTransformer):
                 decision_type=self._node_decision_type,
                 left_child=self.extract_node_id(row["Yes"], curr_tree),
                 right_child=self.extract_node_id(row["No"], curr_tree),
+                default_left=row["Yes"] == row["Missing"],
                 threshold=float(row["Split"]),
                 split_feature=self.get_feature_id(row["Feature"]),
             )
diff --git a/tests/ml/test_ml_model_pytest.py b/tests/ml/test_ml_model_pytest.py
index c7d0215..934025a 100644
--- a/tests/ml/test_ml_model_pytest.py
+++ b/tests/ml/test_ml_model_pytest.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import pytest
 
 import eland as ed
 from eland.ml import MLModel
-from eland.ml.ltr import LTRModelConfig, QueryFeatureExtractor
+from eland.ml.ltr import FeatureLogger, LTRModelConfig, QueryFeatureExtractor
 from tests import (
     ES_TEST_CLIENT,
     ES_VERSION,
@@ -321,13 +321,27 @@ class TestMLModel:
         es_model.delete_model()
 
     @requires_elasticsearch_version((8, 12))
-    @requires_sklearn
+    @requires_xgboost
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("compress_model_definition", [True, False])
-    def test_learning_to_rank(self, compress_model_definition):
-        # Train model
-        training_data = datasets.make_regression(n_features=2)
-        regressor = DecisionTreeRegressor()
-        regressor.fit(training_data[0], training_data[1])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "objective",
+        ["rank:ndcg", "rank:map", "rank:pairwise"],
+    )
+    def test_learning_to_rank(self, objective, compress_model_definition):
+        X, y = datasets.make_classification(
+            n_features=3, n_informative=2, n_redundant=1
+        )
+        rng = np.random.default_rng()
+        qid = rng.integers(0, 3, size=X.shape[0])
+
+        # Sort the inputs based on query index
+        sorted_idx = np.argsort(qid)
+        X = X[sorted_idx, :]
+        y = y[sorted_idx]
+        qid = qid[sorted_idx]
+
+        ranker = XGBRanker(objective=objective)
+        ranker.fit(X, y, qid=qid)
 
         # Serialise the models to Elasticsearch
         model_id = "test_learning_to_rank"
@@ -356,7 +370,7 @@ class TestMLModel:
         es_model = MLModel.import_ltr_model(
             ES_TEST_CLIENT,
             model_id,
-            regressor,
+            ranker,
             ltr_model_config,
             es_if_exists="replace",
             es_compress_model_definition=compress_model_definition,
@@ -388,16 +402,27 @@ class TestMLModel:
                 "learning_to_rank": {
                     "model_id": model_id,
                     "params": {"query_string": "yosemite"},
-                }
+                },
+                "window_size": 2,
             },
         )
 
-        # Assert that:
-        # - all documents from the query are present
-        # - all documents have been rescored (score != 1.0)
+        # Assert that rescored search result match predition.
         doc_scores = [hit["_score"] for hit in search_result["hits"]["hits"]]
-        assert len(search_result["hits"]["hits"]) == 2
-        assert all(score != float(1) for score in doc_scores)
+
+        feature_logger = FeatureLogger(
+            ES_TEST_CLIENT, NATIONAL_PARKS_INDEX_NAME, ltr_model_config
+        )
+        expected_scores = sorted(
+            [
+                ranker.predict(np.asarray([doc_features]))[0]
+                for _, doc_features in feature_logger.extract_features(
+                    {"query_string": "yosemite"}, ["park_yosemite", "park_everglades"]
+                ).items()
+            ],
+            reverse=True,
+        )
+        np.testing.assert_almost_equal(expected_scores, doc_scores, decimal=2)
 
         # Verify prediction is not supported for LTR
         try: