diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Extensions/PublishedContentExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Extensions/PublishedContentExtensions.cs
index adfdbb6076d7..0200d929a73b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Extensions/PublishedContentExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Extensions/PublishedContentExtensions.cs
@@ -4453,7 +4453,8 @@ private static IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> GetChildren(
         return childrenKeys
             .Where(x => publishStatusQueryService.IsDocumentPublished(x, culture))
             .Select(publishedCache.GetById)
-            .WhereNotNull();
+            .WhereNotNull()
+            .OrderBy(x => x.SortOrder);
     }
 
     private static IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> FilterByCulture(