diff --git a/op-node/rollup/sequencing/origin_selector.go b/op-node/rollup/sequencing/origin_selector.go
index 255522d4644..c5f23407d76 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/sequencing/origin_selector.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/sequencing/origin_selector.go
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ func (los *L1OriginSelector) OnEvent(ctx context.Context, ev event.Event) bool {
 // FindL1Origin determines what the next L1 Origin should be.
 // The L1 Origin is either the L2 Head's Origin, or the following L1 block
 // if the next L2 block's time is greater than or equal to the L2 Head's Origin.
+// The origin selection relies purely on block numbers and it is the caller's
+// responsibility to detect and handle L1 reorgs.
 func (los *L1OriginSelector) FindL1Origin(ctx context.Context, l2Head eth.L2BlockRef) (eth.L1BlockRef, error) {
 	currentOrigin, nextOrigin, err := los.CurrentAndNextOrigin(ctx, l2Head)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -170,8 +172,10 @@ func (los *L1OriginSelector) maybeSetNextOrigin(nextOrigin eth.L1BlockRef) {
 	los.mu.Lock()
 	defer los.mu.Unlock()
 
-	// Set the next origin if it is the immediate child of the current origin.
-	if nextOrigin.ParentHash == los.currentOrigin.Hash {
+	// Set the next origin if it is the subsequent block by number.
+	// On reorgs, this might not be the immediate child of the current origin
+	// since the hash is not checked.
+	if nextOrigin.Number == los.currentOrigin.Number+1 {
 		los.nextOrigin = nextOrigin
 	}
 }
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/sequencing/origin_selector_test.go b/op-node/rollup/sequencing/origin_selector_test.go
index 9ec91af0901..be8a0dc7625 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/sequencing/origin_selector_test.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/sequencing/origin_selector_test.go
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ func TestOriginSelectorFetchNextError(t *testing.T) {
 // is no conf depth to stop the origin selection so block `b` should
 // be the next L1 origin, and then block `c` is the subsequent L1 origin.
 func TestOriginSelectorAdvances(t *testing.T) {
-
 	testOriginSelectorAdvances := func(t *testing.T, recoverMode bool) {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		defer cancel()
@@ -340,6 +339,85 @@ func TestOriginSelectorFetchesNextOrigin(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, b, next)
 }
 
+// TestOriginSelectorHandlesReorg ensures that the origin selector
+// can handle the current origin being reorged out
+//
+// There are 3 blocks [a, b, c]. After advancing to b, a reorg is simulated
+// where b is reorged and replaced by providing a `c` next that has a different parent hash.
+// The origin should still provide c as the next origin so upstream services can detect the reorg.
+func TestOriginSelectorHandlesReorg(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	log := testlog.Logger(t, log.LevelDebug)
+	cfg := &rollup.Config{
+		MaxSequencerDrift: 500,
+		BlockTime:         2,
+	}
+	l1 := &testutils.MockL1Source{}
+	defer l1.AssertExpectations(t)
+	a := eth.L1BlockRef{
+		Hash:   common.Hash{'a'},
+		Number: 10,
+		Time:   20,
+	}
+	b := eth.L1BlockRef{
+		Hash:       common.Hash{'b'},
+		Number:     11,
+		Time:       22,
+		ParentHash: a.Hash,
+	}
+	l2Head := eth.L2BlockRef{
+		L1Origin: a.ID(),
+		Time:     24,
+	}
+
+	// This is called as part of the background prefetch job
+	l1.ExpectL1BlockRefByNumber(b.Number, b, nil)
+
+	s := NewL1OriginSelector(ctx, log, cfg, l1)
+	s.currentOrigin = a
+
+	requireFindl1OriginEqual := func(l1ref eth.L1BlockRef) {
+		next, err := s.FindL1Origin(ctx, l2Head)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, l1ref, next)
+	}
+
+	requireFindl1OriginEqual(a)
+
+	// Selection is stable until the next origin is fetched
+	requireFindl1OriginEqual(a)
+
+	// Trigger the background fetch via a forkchoice update
+	handled := s.OnEvent(context.Background(), engine.ForkchoiceUpdateEvent{UnsafeL2Head: l2Head})
+	require.True(t, handled)
+
+	// The next origin should be `b` now.
+	requireFindl1OriginEqual(b)
+
+	// A reorg happens and `b` is replaced by a block with a different hash
+	c := eth.L1BlockRef{
+		Hash:       common.Hash{'c'},
+		Number:     12,
+		Time:       24,
+		ParentHash: common.Hash{'b', '2'},
+	}
+	l1.ExpectL1BlockRefByNumber(c.Number, c, nil)
+	l2Head = eth.L2BlockRef{
+		L1Origin: b.ID(),
+		Time:     26,
+	}
+
+	// Trigger the background fetch via a forkchoice update
+	handled = s.OnEvent(context.Background(), engine.ForkchoiceUpdateEvent{UnsafeL2Head: l2Head})
+	require.True(t, handled)
+
+	// The next origin should be `c` now, otherwise an upstream service cannot detect the reorg
+	// and the origin will be stuck at `b`
+	requireFindl1OriginEqual(c)
+}
+
 // TestOriginSelectorRespectsOriginTiming ensures that the origin selector
 // does not pick an origin that is ahead of the next L2 block time
 //