diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2acceb20b..f60bcaaf9 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -4042,6 +4042,10 @@ export default class Elysia<
 					} = schemaOrRun
 					const localHook = hooks as AnyLocalHook
 
+					// Apply macros to expand group options before merging
+					// This ensures macro-defined hooks run before nested plugin hooks
+					this.applyMacro(hook)
+
 					const hasStandaloneSchema =
 						body || headers || query || params || cookie || response
 
@@ -4062,20 +4066,29 @@ export default class Elysia<
 											localHook.error,
 											...(sandbox.event.error ?? [])
 										],
-							standaloneValidator: !hasStandaloneSchema
-								? localHook.standaloneValidator
-								: [
-										...(localHook.standaloneValidator ??
-											[]),
-										{
-											body,
-											headers,
-											query,
-											params,
-											cookie,
-											response
-										}
-									]
+							// Merge macro's standaloneValidator with local and group schema
+							standaloneValidator:
+								hook.standaloneValidator ||
+								localHook.standaloneValidator ||
+								hasStandaloneSchema
+									? [
+											...(hook.standaloneValidator ?? []),
+											...(localHook.standaloneValidator ??
+												[]),
+											...(hasStandaloneSchema
+												? [
+														{
+															body,
+															headers,
+															query,
+															params,
+															cookie,
+															response
+														}
+													]
+												: [])
+										]
+									: undefined
 						}),
 						undefined
 					)
diff --git a/test/core/macro-lifecycle.test.ts b/test/core/macro-lifecycle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3548f371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/macro-lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'bun:test'
+import { Elysia } from '../../src'
+
+describe('macro beforeHandle lifecycle order', () => {
+	it('should run macro beforeHandle before nested plugin resolve', async () => {
+		const executionOrder: string[] = []
+
+		// Auth service with resolve + macro
+		const authService = new Elysia({ name: 'auth-service' })
+			.resolve(() => {
+				executionOrder.push('authService.resolve')
+				return { userId: undefined } // Simulating no auth
+			})
+			.macro({
+				isSignedIn: {
+					beforeHandle({ userId }) {
+						executionOrder.push('isSignedIn.beforeHandle')
+						if (!userId) throw new Error('Unauthorized')
+					}
+				}
+			})
+			.as('scoped')
+
+		// DB client that requires userId
+		const dbClient = new Elysia({ name: 'db-client' })
+			.resolve((ctx) => {
+				executionOrder.push('dbClient.resolve')
+				const userId = (ctx as { userId?: string }).userId
+				if (!userId) throw new Error('User ID is required')
+				return { db: { userId } }
+			})
+			.as('scoped')
+
+		// Feature module using dbClient
+		const feature = new Elysia({ name: 'feature' })
+			.use(dbClient)
+			.get('/', ({ db }) => `Hello ${db.userId}`)
+
+		// Main app
+		const app = new Elysia()
+			.use(authService)
+			.group('/v1', { isSignedIn: true }, (app) => app.use(feature))
+
+		const response = await app.handle(new Request('http://localhost/v1/'))
+
+		// The macro's beforeHandle should run BEFORE dbClient's resolve
+		// So we should get "Unauthorized" error, not "User ID is required"
+		const body = await response.text()
+
+		console.log('Execution order:', executionOrder)
+		console.log('Response:', body)
+
+		// Expected order: authService.resolve -> isSignedIn.beforeHandle (throws)
+		// dbClient.resolve should NOT run because beforeHandle throws first
+		expect(executionOrder).toContain('authService.resolve')
+		expect(executionOrder).toContain('isSignedIn.beforeHandle')
+		expect(executionOrder).not.toContain('dbClient.resolve')
+		expect(body).toContain('Unauthorized')
+	})
+
+	it('should run hooks in registration order within same queue', async () => {
+		const executionOrder: string[] = []
+
+		const app = new Elysia()
+			.resolve(() => {
+				executionOrder.push('resolve1')
+				return { val1: 1 }
+			})
+			.onBeforeHandle(() => {
+				executionOrder.push('beforeHandle1')
+			})
+			.resolve(() => {
+				executionOrder.push('resolve2')
+				return { val2: 2 }
+			})
+			.onBeforeHandle(() => {
+				executionOrder.push('beforeHandle2')
+			})
+			.get('/', () => 'ok')
+
+		await app.handle(new Request('http://localhost/'))
+
+		console.log('Execution order:', executionOrder)
+
+		// According to docs, resolve and beforeHandle share the same queue
+		// Order should be: resolve1 -> beforeHandle1 -> resolve2 -> beforeHandle2
+		expect(executionOrder).toEqual([
+			'resolve1',
+			'beforeHandle1',
+			'resolve2',
+			'beforeHandle2'
+		])
+	})
+
+	it('should demonstrate the issue with macro in group', async () => {
+		const executionOrder: string[] = []
+		let errorMessage = ''
+
+		const authPlugin = new Elysia({ name: 'auth' })
+			.resolve(() => {
+				executionOrder.push('auth.resolve')
+				return { userId: 'user123' } // Auth succeeds
+			})
+			.macro({
+				requireAuth: {
+					beforeHandle({ userId }) {
+						executionOrder.push('requireAuth.beforeHandle')
+						if (!userId) throw new Error('Unauthorized')
+					}
+				}
+			})
+			.as('scoped')
+
+		const dataPlugin = new Elysia({ name: 'data' })
+			.resolve((ctx) => {
+				executionOrder.push('data.resolve')
+				return { data: 'some data' }
+			})
+			.as('scoped')
+
+		const app = new Elysia()
+			.use(authPlugin)
+			.onError(({ error }) => {
+				errorMessage = error.message
+				return error.message
+			})
+			.group('/api', { requireAuth: true }, (app) => app.use(dataPlugin).get('/', ({ data }) => data))
+
+		const response = await app.handle(new Request('http://localhost/api/'))
+
+		console.log('Execution order:', executionOrder)
+		console.log('Error:', errorMessage)
+
+		// With auth succeeding (userId = 'user123'), all should run
+		// Expected: auth.resolve -> requireAuth.beforeHandle -> data.resolve
+		expect(executionOrder).toEqual([
+			'auth.resolve',
+			'requireAuth.beforeHandle',
+			'data.resolve'
+		])
+	})
+
+	it('should preserve macro schema when merging with nested plugin hooks', async () => {
+		const { t } = await import('../../src')
+
+		// Macro that adds both beforeHandle and body schema
+		const validatedMacro = new Elysia({ name: 'validated-macro' })
+			.macro({
+				validatePayload: {
+					body: t.Object({
+						name: t.String()
+					}),
+					beforeHandle() {
+						// Macro's beforeHandle
+					}
+				}
+			})
+			.as('scoped')
+
+		const nestedPlugin = new Elysia({ name: 'nested' })
+			.resolve(() => ({ nested: true }))
+			.as('scoped')
+
+		const app = new Elysia()
+			.use(validatedMacro)
+			.group('/api', { validatePayload: true }, (app) =>
+				app.use(nestedPlugin).post('/', ({ body }) => body.name)
+			)
+
+		// Valid request - should pass validation
+		const validResponse = await app.handle(
+			new Request('http://localhost/api/', {
+				method: 'POST',
+				headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+				body: JSON.stringify({ name: 'test' })
+			})
+		)
+		expect(validResponse.status).toBe(200)
+		expect(await validResponse.text()).toBe('test')
+
+		// Invalid request - should fail validation (macro schema should be preserved)
+		const invalidResponse = await app.handle(
+			new Request('http://localhost/api/', {
+				method: 'POST',
+				headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+				body: JSON.stringify({ invalid: 'data' })
+			})
+		)
+		// If macro schema is lost, this would be 200 instead of 422
+		expect(invalidResponse.status).toBe(422)
+	})
+})