diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/sorter/GasPricePendingTransactionsSorter.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/sorter/GasPricePendingTransactionsSorter.java
index ce8f8802592..4726574a406 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/sorter/GasPricePendingTransactionsSorter.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/sorter/GasPricePendingTransactionsSorter.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.MetricsSystem;
 
 import java.time.Clock;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.NavigableSet;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
@@ -39,8 +40,7 @@ public class GasPricePendingTransactionsSorter extends AbstractPendingTransactio
       new TreeSet<>(
           comparing(PendingTransaction::hasPriority)
               .thenComparing(PendingTransaction::getGasPrice)
-              .thenComparing(PendingTransaction::getAddedAt)
-              .thenComparing(PendingTransaction::getSequence)
+              .thenComparing(PendingTransaction::getSequence, Comparator.reverseOrder())
               .reversed());
 
   public GasPricePendingTransactionsSorter(