diff --git a/simpinkscr/simple_inkscape_scripting.py b/simpinkscr/simple_inkscape_scripting.py
index 0701144..db83e51 100644
--- a/simpinkscr/simple_inkscape_scripting.py
+++ b/simpinkscr/simple_inkscape_scripting.py
@@ -3265,6 +3265,12 @@ def apply_action(action, obj=None):
             # Object type is not recognized by Simple Inkscape Scripting.
             pass
 
+    # Sort new_sis_objs by the underlying inkex objects' order in the SVG
+    # file.
+    svg_order = {iobj: num
+                 for iobj, num in zip(svg_root.iter(), range(2**31))}
+    new_sis_objs.sort(key=lambda k: svg_order[k.get_inkex_object()])
+
     # Assign a parent to each created object.
     iobj2obj = {o.get_inkex_object(): o for o in all_objs + new_sis_objs}
     for obj in new_sis_objs:
@@ -3284,7 +3290,7 @@ def apply_action(action, obj=None):
             # nothing and hope for the best.
             pass
 
-    # Return the set of newly created objects.
+    # Return the list of newly created objects.
     return new_sis_objs
 
 
diff --git a/tests/data/refs/sis__8d48a6c75ad0f6ab2782880662940307.out b/tests/data/refs/sis__8d48a6c75ad0f6ab2782880662940307.out
index 44930b8..978174e 100644
--- a/tests/data/refs/sis__8d48a6c75ad0f6ab2782880662940307.out
+++ b/tests/data/refs/sis__8d48a6c75ad0f6ab2782880662940307.out
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
   </metadata>
   <g inkscape:label="Layer 1" inkscape:groupmode="layer" id="layer1">
     <g id="g2266">
+      <path style="color:#000000;fill:#add8e6;-inkscape-stroke:none" d="M 100,100 H 200 V 200 H 100 Z" id="path1"/>
       <path style="color:#000000;fill:#000080;-inkscape-stroke:none" d="M 142 142 L 142 150 L 142 258 L 258 258 L 258 142 Z M 158 158 L 242 158 L 242 242 L 158 242 Z" id="path2"/>
-    <path style="color:#000000;fill:#add8e6;-inkscape-stroke:none" d="M 100,100 H 200 V 200 H 100 Z" id="path1"/>
-      </g>
+    </g>
   </g>
 </svg>
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