diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/event/JdbcEventStore.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/event/JdbcEventStore.java
index 3058782d67c4..ea8179e5baa8 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/event/JdbcEventStore.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/event/JdbcEventStore.java
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@ private String getOrderQuery(EventQueryParams params) {
     }
 
     if (!orderFields.isEmpty()) {
-      return "order by " + StringUtils.join(orderFields, ',') + " ";
+      return "order by " + StringUtils.join(orderFields, ',') + ", psi_id desc ";
     } else {
       return "order by psi_lastupdated desc ";
     }
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/OrderAndPaginationExporterTest.java b/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/OrderAndPaginationExporterTest.java
index 4fc53cc4d363..69874ecbd397 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/OrderAndPaginationExporterTest.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/OrderAndPaginationExporterTest.java
@@ -133,6 +133,27 @@ void setUp() {
     injectAdminUser();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void shouldOrderEventsByStatusAndByDefaultOrder() {
+    List<String> expected =
+        Stream.of(
+                get(ProgramStageInstance.class, "ck7DzdxqLqA"),
+                get(ProgramStageInstance.class, "kWjSezkXHVp"),
+                get(ProgramStageInstance.class, "OTmjvJDn0Fu"))
+            .sorted(Comparator.comparing(ProgramStageInstance::getId).reversed()) // reversed = desc
+            .map(ProgramStageInstance::getUid)
+            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+    EventQueryParams params = new EventQueryParams();
+    params.setOrgUnit(get(OrganisationUnit.class, "DiszpKrYNg8"));
+    params.setEvents(Set.of("ck7DzdxqLqA", "kWjSezkXHVp", "OTmjvJDn0Fu"));
+    params.addOrders(List.of(new OrderParam("status", SortDirection.DESC)));
+
+    List<String> actual = getEvents(params);
+
+    assertEquals(expected, actual);
+  }
+
   @Test
   void shouldReturnPaginatedEventsWithNotesGivenNonDefaultPageSize() {
     EventQueryParams params = new EventQueryParams();
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/resources/tracker/event_and_enrollment.json b/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/resources/tracker/event_and_enrollment.json
index 984f16da83ee..538b67f22a2d 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/resources/tracker/event_and_enrollment.json
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-test-integration/src/test/resources/tracker/event_and_enrollment.json
@@ -1227,6 +1227,22 @@
       "to": {
         "event": "pTzf9KYMk72"
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "relationship": "fHn74P5T3r1",
+      "relationshipType": {
+        "idScheme": "UID",
+        "identifier": "TV9oB9LT3sh"
+      },
+      "createdAtClient": "2018-11-01T13:24:37.118",
+      "bidirectional": false,
+      "deleted": false,
+      "from": {
+        "trackedEntity": "dUE514NMOlo"
+      },
+      "to": {
+        "event": "D9PbzJY8bJM"
+      }
     }
   ],
   "username": "system-process"