diff --git a/helix-term/src/application.rs b/helix-term/src/application.rs
index 0d02eaca5dca7..c5116efbd89b0 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/application.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/application.rs
@@ -898,7 +898,9 @@ impl Application {
 
                         // Sort diagnostics first by severity and then by line numbers.
                         // Note: The `lsp::DiagnosticSeverity` enum is already defined in decreasing order
-                        diagnostics.sort_unstable_by_key(|(d, _)| (d.severity, d.range.start));
+                        diagnostics.sort_unstable_by_key(|(d, server_id)| {
+                            (d.severity, d.range.start, *server_id)
+                        });
                     }
                     Notification::ShowMessage(params) => {
                         log::warn!("unhandled window/showMessage: {:?}", params);
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 1feab942c7a80..3e67ab0fc2dd7 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -1127,8 +1127,13 @@ impl Document {
                 diagnostic.range.end = changes.map_pos(diagnostic.range.end, assoc);
                 diagnostic.line = self.text.char_to_line(diagnostic.range.start);
             }
-            self.diagnostics
-                .sort_unstable_by_key(|diagnostic| diagnostic.range);
+            self.diagnostics.sort_unstable_by_key(|diagnostic| {
+                (
+                    diagnostic.range,
+                    diagnostic.severity,
+                    diagnostic.language_server_id,
+                )
+            });
 
             // Update the inlay hint annotations' positions, helping ensure they are displayed in the proper place
             let apply_inlay_hint_changes = |annotations: &mut Rc<[InlineAnnotation]>| {
@@ -1624,8 +1629,13 @@ impl Document {
             });
         }
         self.diagnostics.extend(diagnostics);
-        self.diagnostics
-            .sort_unstable_by_key(|diagnostic| diagnostic.range);
+        self.diagnostics.sort_unstable_by_key(|diagnostic| {
+            (
+                diagnostic.range,
+                diagnostic.severity,
+                diagnostic.language_server_id,
+            )
+        });
     }
 
     pub fn clear_diagnostics(&mut self, language_server_id: usize) {