diff --git a/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator.Test/GenerateTocActionTests.cs b/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator.Test/GenerateTocActionTests.cs
index ce3792e..cafb077 100644
--- a/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator.Test/GenerateTocActionTests.cs
+++ b/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator.Test/GenerateTocActionTests.cs
@@ -384,4 +384,348 @@ public async Task Run_Issue_77()
         string toc = _fileService.ReadAllText(_fileService.GetFullPath("toc.yml"));
         toc.Should().Be(expected);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Run_Issue_86_OrderingAll()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        Issue_86_Setup();
+
+        ContentInventoryAction content = new(_fileService.Root, useOrder: true, useIgnore: false, useOverride: false, camelCasing: false, _fileService, _logger);
+        await content.RunAsync();
+
+        EnsureIndexAction index = new(content.RootFolder!, Index.IndexGenerationStrategy.Never, camelCasing: false, _fileService, _logger);
+        await index.RunAsync();
+
+        GenerateTocAction action = new(
+            _fileService.Root,
+            content.RootFolder!,
+            folderReferenceStrategy: TocFolderReferenceStrategy.None,
+            orderStrategy: TocOrderStrategy.All,     // this is distinctive for this test
+            maxDepth: 0,
+            _fileService,
+            _logger);
+
+        int originalCount = _fileService.Files.Count();
+
+        string expected =
+@"# This is an automatically generated file
+- name: Docs
+- name: FilesOnly
+  items:
+  - name: C Document
+    href: FilesOnly/C.md
+  - name: B Document
+    href: FilesOnly/B.md
+  - name: A Document
+    href: FilesOnly/A.md
+  - name: A1 Document
+    href: FilesOnly/A1.md
+  - name: A2 Document
+    href: FilesOnly/A2.md
+- name: FoldersAndFiles
+  items:
+  - name: BB
+    items:
+    - name: BB Document
+      href: FoldersAndFiles/BB/README.md
+  - name: B Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/B.md
+  - name: AA
+    items:
+    - name: AA Document
+      href: FoldersAndFiles/AA/README.md
+  - name: A Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/A.md
+  - name: C Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/C.md
+  - name: CC
+    items:
+    - name: CC Document
+      href: FoldersAndFiles/CC/README.md
+  - name: A1 Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/A1.md
+  - name: A2 Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/A2.md
+- name: FoldersOnly
+  items:
+  - name: CC
+    items:
+    - name: CC Document
+      href: FoldersOnly/CC/README.md
+  - name: BB
+    items:
+    - name: BB Document
+      href: FoldersOnly/BB/README.md
+  - name: AA
+    items:
+    - name: AA Document
+      href: FoldersOnly/AA/README.md
+".NormalizeContent();
+
+        // act
+        ReturnCode ret = await action.RunAsync();
+
+        // assert
+        ret.Should().Be(ReturnCode.Normal);
+        _fileService.Files.Should().HaveCount(originalCount + 1);
+        string toc = _fileService.ReadAllText(_fileService.GetFullPath("toc.yml"));
+        toc.Should().Be(expected);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Run_Issue_86_OrderingFilesFirst()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        Issue_86_Setup();
+
+        ContentInventoryAction content = new(_fileService.Root, useOrder: true, useIgnore: false, useOverride: false, camelCasing: false, _fileService, _logger);
+        await content.RunAsync();
+
+        EnsureIndexAction index = new(content.RootFolder!, Index.IndexGenerationStrategy.Never, camelCasing: false, _fileService, _logger);
+        await index.RunAsync();
+
+        GenerateTocAction action = new(
+            _fileService.Root,
+            content.RootFolder!,
+            folderReferenceStrategy: TocFolderReferenceStrategy.None,
+            orderStrategy: TocOrderStrategy.FilesFirst,     // this is distinctive for this test
+            maxDepth: 0,
+            _fileService,
+            _logger);
+
+        int originalCount = _fileService.Files.Count();
+
+        string expected =
+@"# This is an automatically generated file
+- name: Docs
+- name: FilesOnly
+  items:
+  - name: C Document
+    href: FilesOnly/C.md
+  - name: B Document
+    href: FilesOnly/B.md
+  - name: A Document
+    href: FilesOnly/A.md
+  - name: A1 Document
+    href: FilesOnly/A1.md
+  - name: A2 Document
+    href: FilesOnly/A2.md
+- name: FoldersAndFiles
+  items:
+  - name: B Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/B.md
+  - name: A Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/A.md
+  - name: C Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/C.md
+  - name: A1 Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/A1.md
+  - name: A2 Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/A2.md
+  - name: BB
+    items:
+    - name: BB Document
+      href: FoldersAndFiles/BB/README.md
+  - name: AA
+    items:
+    - name: AA Document
+      href: FoldersAndFiles/AA/README.md
+  - name: CC
+    items:
+    - name: CC Document
+      href: FoldersAndFiles/CC/README.md
+- name: FoldersOnly
+  items:
+  - name: CC
+    items:
+    - name: CC Document
+      href: FoldersOnly/CC/README.md
+  - name: BB
+    items:
+    - name: BB Document
+      href: FoldersOnly/BB/README.md
+  - name: AA
+    items:
+    - name: AA Document
+      href: FoldersOnly/AA/README.md
+".NormalizeContent();
+
+        // act
+        ReturnCode ret = await action.RunAsync();
+
+        // assert
+        ret.Should().Be(ReturnCode.Normal);
+        _fileService.Files.Should().HaveCount(originalCount + 1);
+        string toc = _fileService.ReadAllText(_fileService.GetFullPath("toc.yml"));
+        toc.Should().Be(expected);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Run_Issue_86_OrderingFoldersFirst()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        Issue_86_Setup();
+
+        ContentInventoryAction content = new(_fileService.Root, useOrder: true, useIgnore: false, useOverride: false, camelCasing: false, _fileService, _logger);
+        await content.RunAsync();
+
+        EnsureIndexAction index = new(content.RootFolder!, Index.IndexGenerationStrategy.Never, camelCasing: false, _fileService, _logger);
+        await index.RunAsync();
+
+        GenerateTocAction action = new(
+            _fileService.Root,
+            content.RootFolder!,
+            folderReferenceStrategy: TocFolderReferenceStrategy.None,
+            orderStrategy: TocOrderStrategy.FoldersFirst,     // this is distinctive for this test
+            maxDepth: 0,
+            _fileService,
+            _logger);
+
+        int originalCount = _fileService.Files.Count();
+
+        string expected =
+@"# This is an automatically generated file
+- name: Docs
+- name: FilesOnly
+  items:
+  - name: C Document
+    href: FilesOnly/C.md
+  - name: B Document
+    href: FilesOnly/B.md
+  - name: A Document
+    href: FilesOnly/A.md
+  - name: A1 Document
+    href: FilesOnly/A1.md
+  - name: A2 Document
+    href: FilesOnly/A2.md
+- name: FoldersAndFiles
+  items:
+  - name: BB
+    items:
+    - name: BB Document
+      href: FoldersAndFiles/BB/README.md
+  - name: AA
+    items:
+    - name: AA Document
+      href: FoldersAndFiles/AA/README.md
+  - name: CC
+    items:
+    - name: CC Document
+      href: FoldersAndFiles/CC/README.md
+  - name: B Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/B.md
+  - name: A Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/A.md
+  - name: C Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/C.md
+  - name: A1 Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/A1.md
+  - name: A2 Document
+    href: FoldersAndFiles/A2.md
+- name: FoldersOnly
+  items:
+  - name: CC
+    items:
+    - name: CC Document
+      href: FoldersOnly/CC/README.md
+  - name: BB
+    items:
+    - name: BB Document
+      href: FoldersOnly/BB/README.md
+  - name: AA
+    items:
+    - name: AA Document
+      href: FoldersOnly/AA/README.md
+".NormalizeContent();
+
+        // act
+        ReturnCode ret = await action.RunAsync();
+
+        // assert
+        ret.Should().Be(ReturnCode.Normal);
+        _fileService.Files.Should().HaveCount(originalCount + 1);
+        string toc = _fileService.ReadAllText(_fileService.GetFullPath("toc.yml"));
+        toc.Should().Be(expected);
+    }
+
+    private void Issue_86_Setup()
+    {
+        _fileService.Files.Clear();
+
+        var folder = _fileService.AddFolder("FilesOnly");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, ".order",
+@"C
+B
+A");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "A.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("A Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "B.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("B Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "C.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("C Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "A1.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("A1 Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "A2.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("A2 Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+
+        folder = _fileService.AddFolder("FoldersOnly");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, ".order",
+@"CC
+BB
+AA");
+        folder = _fileService.AddFolder("FoldersOnly/AA");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "README.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("AA Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        folder = _fileService.AddFolder("FoldersOnly/BB");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "README.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("BB Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        folder = _fileService.AddFolder("FoldersOnly/CC");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "README.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("CC Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+
+        folder = _fileService.AddFolder("FoldersAndFiles");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, ".order",
+@"BB
+B
+AA
+A
+C
+CC");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "A.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("A Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "B.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("B Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "C.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("C Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "A1.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("A1 Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "A2.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("A2 Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        folder = _fileService.AddFolder("FoldersAndFiles/AA");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "README.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("AA Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        folder = _fileService.AddFolder("FoldersAndFiles/BB");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "README.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("BB Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+        folder = _fileService.AddFolder("FoldersAndFiles/CC");
+        _fileService.AddFile(folder, "README.md", string.Empty
+            .AddHeading("CC Document", 1)
+            .AddParagraphs(1));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator/Actions/ContentInventoryAction.cs b/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator/Actions/ContentInventoryAction.cs
index 8d10cd2..0364e05 100644
--- a/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator/Actions/ContentInventoryAction.cs
+++ b/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator/Actions/ContentInventoryAction.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) DocFx Companion Tools. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 // </copyright>
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
 using DocFxTocGenerator.ConfigFiles;
 using DocFxTocGenerator.FileService;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -129,6 +131,14 @@ public Task<ReturnCode> RunAsync()
                 folder.DisplayName = name;
                 folder.IsDisplayNameOverride = true;
             }
+
+            // see if we have a sequence for the folder name
+            if (parent.OrderList.FindIndex(x => x.Equals(folder.Name, StringComparison.Ordinal)) != -1)
+            {
+                // set the order
+                folder.Sequence = parent.OrderList.FindIndex(x => x.Equals(folder.Name, StringComparison.Ordinal));
+                Debug.WriteLine($"Folder '{parent.Path}' Subfolder '{folder.Name}' Sequence '{folder.Sequence}'");
+            }
         }
 
         // read config files
diff --git a/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator/FileService/FileInfoService.cs b/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator/FileService/FileInfoService.cs
index 8dec1b4..514fc91 100644
--- a/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator/FileService/FileInfoService.cs
+++ b/src/DocFxTocGenerator/DocFxTocGenerator/FileService/FileInfoService.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) DocFx Companion Tools. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 // </copyright>
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Markdig;
 using Markdig.Syntax;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public FileData CreateFileData(FolderData folder, string file)
         {
             // set the order
             filedata.Sequence = folder.OrderList.FindIndex(x => x.Equals(fname, comparison));
+            Debug.WriteLine($"Folder '{folder.Path}' File '{filedata.Name}' Sequence '{filedata.Sequence}'");
         }
 
         var title = GetFileDisplayName(file, _camelCasing);