diff --git a/malsim/mal_simulator/agent_state.py b/malsim/mal_simulator/agent_state.py
index 7d4f94c9..2bc3ca1c 100644
--- a/malsim/mal_simulator/agent_state.py
+++ b/malsim/mal_simulator/agent_state.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from types import MappingProxyType
 
 from maltoolbox.attackgraph import AttackGraphNode
 from malsim.mal_simulator.simulator_state import MalSimulatorState
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ class MalSimAgentState:
     action_surface: frozenset[AttackGraphNode]
     # Contains all nodes that this agent has performed successfully
     performed_nodes: frozenset[AttackGraphNode]
+    # Contains the order of performed nodes
+    performed_nodes_order: MappingProxyType[int, frozenset[AttackGraphNode]]
     # Contains the nodes performed successfully in the last step
     step_performed_nodes: frozenset[AttackGraphNode]
     # Contains possible nodes that became available in the last step
diff --git a/malsim/mal_simulator/attacker_state.py b/malsim/mal_simulator/attacker_state.py
index 4d2bd674..06edacf7 100644
--- a/malsim/mal_simulator/attacker_state.py
+++ b/malsim/mal_simulator/attacker_state.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def __getstate__(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         state['num_attempts'] = dict(state['num_attempts'])
         state['ttc_overrides'] = dict(state['ttc_overrides'])
         state['ttc_value_overrides'] = dict(state['ttc_value_overrides'])
+        state['performed_nodes_order'] = dict(state['performed_nodes_order'])
         return state
 
     def __setstate__(self, state: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ def __setstate__(self, state: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         object.__setattr__(
             self, 'ttc_value_overrides', MappingProxyType(state['ttc_value_overrides'])
         )
+        object.__setattr__(
+            self,
+            'performed_nodes_order',
+            MappingProxyType(state['performed_nodes_order']),
+        )
         # set other frozen attributes
         for key, value in state.items():
             if key not in ('num_attempts', 'ttc_overrides', 'ttc_value_overrides'):
diff --git a/malsim/mal_simulator/attacker_state_factories.py b/malsim/mal_simulator/attacker_state_factories.py
index 5487e9aa..634cd422 100644
--- a/malsim/mal_simulator/attacker_state_factories.py
+++ b/malsim/mal_simulator/attacker_state_factories.py
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ def create_attacker_state(
         )
         action_surface_removals: set[AttackGraphNode] = set()
         action_surface_additions = new_action_surface
+        performed_nodes_order: dict[int, frozenset[AttackGraphNode]] = {}
 
-        if not sim_state.settings.compromise_entrypoints_at_start:
+        if sim_state.settings.compromise_entrypoints_at_start:
+            performed_nodes_order[0] = frozenset(entry_points)
+        else:
             # If entrypoints not compromised at start,
             # we need to put them in action surface
             new_action_surface |= entry_points
@@ -82,6 +85,12 @@ def create_attacker_state(
         ttc_value_overrides = previous_state.ttc_value_overrides
         impossible_step_overrides = previous_state.impossible_step_overrides
         compromised_nodes = previous_state.performed_nodes | step_compromised_nodes
+        performed_nodes_order = dict(previous_state.performed_nodes_order)
+
+        if step_compromised_nodes:
+            performed_nodes_order[previous_state.iteration] = frozenset(
+                step_compromised_nodes
+            )
 
         # Build on previous attack surface (for performance)
         action_surface_additions = (
@@ -128,6 +137,7 @@ def create_attacker_state(
         iteration=(previous_state.iteration + 1) if previous_state else 1,
         reward_rule=reward_rule,
         actionability_rule=actionability_rule,
+        performed_nodes_order=MappingProxyType(performed_nodes_order),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/malsim/mal_simulator/defender_state.py b/malsim/mal_simulator/defender_state.py
index 9068e7ba..494b8ad4 100644
--- a/malsim/mal_simulator/defender_state.py
+++ b/malsim/mal_simulator/defender_state.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Optional
+from types import MappingProxyType
+from typing import Any, Optional
 from maltoolbox.attackgraph import AttackGraphNode
 from malsim.config.node_property_rule import NodePropertyRule
 from malsim.mal_simulator.agent_state import MalSimAgentState
@@ -27,6 +28,22 @@ class MalSimDefenderState(MalSimAgentState):
     false_negative_rates_rule: Optional[NodePropertyRule] = None
     observability_rule: Optional[NodePropertyRule] = None
 
+    # Pickling
+    def __getstate__(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        state = self.__dict__.copy()
+        state['performed_nodes_order'] = dict(state['performed_nodes_order'])
+        return state
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        object.__setattr__(
+            self,
+            'performed_nodes_order',
+            MappingProxyType(state['performed_nodes_order']),
+        )
+        for key, value in state.items():
+            if key not in ('performed_nodes_order'):
+                object.__setattr__(self, key, value)
+
 
 def get_defender_agents(
     agent_states: AgentStates, alive_agents: set[str], only_alive: bool = False
diff --git a/malsim/mal_simulator/defender_state_factories.py b/malsim/mal_simulator/defender_state_factories.py
index 3a1007b7..68d4bc49 100644
--- a/malsim/mal_simulator/defender_state_factories.py
+++ b/malsim/mal_simulator/defender_state_factories.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Creation/manipulation of defender state"""
 
 from collections.abc import Set
+from types import MappingProxyType
 from typing import Optional
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ def create_defender_state(
         previous_observed_nodes: Set[AttackGraphNode] = frozenset()
         action_surface_additions: Set[AttackGraphNode] = action_surface
         action_surface_removals: Set[AttackGraphNode] = frozenset()
+        performed_nodes_order: dict[int, frozenset[AttackGraphNode]] = {}
+
+        if step_enabled_defenses:
+            # Pre enabled defenses go into iteration 0
+            performed_nodes_order[0] = frozenset(step_enabled_defenses)
     else:
         # Previous rules used if previous state given
         reward_rule = previous_state.reward_rule
@@ -64,6 +70,11 @@ def create_defender_state(
         previous_observed_nodes = previous_state.observed_nodes
         action_surface_additions = frozenset()
         action_surface_removals = step_enabled_defenses
+        performed_nodes_order = dict(previous_state.performed_nodes_order)
+        if step_enabled_defenses:
+            performed_nodes_order[previous_state.iteration] = frozenset(
+                step_enabled_defenses
+            )
 
     step_observed_nodes = defender_observed_nodes(
         observability_rule,
@@ -94,6 +105,7 @@ def create_defender_state(
         actionability_rule=actionability_rule,
         false_negative_rates_rule=false_negative_rates_rule,
         false_positive_rates_rule=false_positive_rates_rule,
+        performed_nodes_order=MappingProxyType(performed_nodes_order),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/malsim/mal_simulator/simulator.py b/malsim/mal_simulator/simulator.py
index bb816660..3e0c7508 100644
--- a/malsim/mal_simulator/simulator.py
+++ b/malsim/mal_simulator/simulator.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     defender_step,
 )
 from malsim.mal_simulator.node_getters import (
-    full_name_dict_to_node_dict,
     full_names_or_nodes_to_nodes,
     get_node,
 )
@@ -694,6 +693,7 @@ def step(
         agent_state = agent_states[agent_name]
 
         if isinstance(agent_state, MalSimDefenderState):
+            current_iteration = agent_state.iteration
             # Update defender state
             updated_defender_state = create_defender_state(
                 sim_state=sim_state,
diff --git a/tests/test_mal_simulator.py b/tests/test_mal_simulator.py
index 4e21f4b1..7eb710e0 100644
--- a/tests/test_mal_simulator.py
+++ b/tests/test_mal_simulator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Test MalSimulator class"""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
+import random
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from maltoolbox.attackgraph import AttackGraph, AttackGraphNode
@@ -1434,3 +1435,79 @@ def test_active_defenses() -> None:
         sim.get_node('Creds:notDisclosed')
         in sim.sim_state.graph_state.pre_enabled_defenses
     )
+
+
+def test_compromise_order() -> None:
+    """Verify that the compromise order is correctly recorded"""
+
+    scenario = Scenario.load_from_file(
+        'tests/testdata/scenarios/socialEngineering_scenario.yml'
+    )
+    sim = MalSimulator.from_scenario(scenario)
+    sim.register_defender('Defender1')
+    states = sim.reset()
+
+    attacker_record = (
+        {0: set(states['Attacker1'].performed_nodes_order[0])}
+        if len(states['Attacker1'].performed_nodes_order) > 0
+        else {}
+    )
+    defender_record = (
+        {0: set(states['Defender1'].performed_nodes_order[0])}
+        if len(states['Defender1'].performed_nodes_order) > 0
+        else {}
+    )
+
+    for i in range(1, 101):
+        actions: dict[str, list[AttackGraphNode]] = {}
+        if len(states['Attacker1'].action_surface) == 0 or random.random() < 0.5:
+            actions['Attacker1'] = []
+        else:
+            actions['Attacker1'] = [
+                random.choice(list(states['Attacker1'].action_surface))
+            ]
+
+        if len(states['Defender1'].action_surface) == 0 or random.random() < 0.3:
+            actions['Defender1'] = []
+        else:
+            actions['Defender1'] = [
+                random.choice(list(states['Defender1'].action_surface))
+            ]
+        states = sim.step(actions)
+        if len(sim.recording[i]['Attacker1']) > 0:
+            attacker_record[i] = set(sim.recording[i]['Attacker1'])
+        if len(sim.recording[i]['Defender1']) > 0:
+            defender_record[i] = set(sim.recording[i]['Defender1'])
+        if sim.done():
+            break
+
+    for i in range(max(max(attacker_record.keys()), max(defender_record.keys())) + 1):
+        if i in attacker_record and i in states['Attacker1'].performed_nodes_order:
+            assert attacker_record[i] == states['Attacker1'].performed_nodes_order[i], (
+                f'Attacker record does not match simulator at time {i}'
+            )
+        elif i in attacker_record:
+            assert False, (
+                f'Attacker record has steps for time {i} but simulator does not'
+            )
+        elif i in states['Attacker1'].performed_nodes_order:
+            assert False, (
+                f'Simulator has steps for time {i} but attacker record does not'
+            )
+
+    for i in range(100):
+        if i in defender_record and i in states['Defender1'].performed_nodes_order:
+            assert defender_record[i] == states['Defender1'].performed_nodes_order[i], (
+                f'Defender record does not match simulator at time {i}'
+            )
+        elif i in defender_record:
+            assert False, (
+                f'Defender record has steps for time {i} but simulator does not'
+            )
+        elif i in states['Defender1'].performed_nodes_order:
+            assert False, (
+                f'Simulator has steps for time {i} but defender record does not'
+            )
+
+    assert states['Attacker1'].performed_nodes_order == attacker_record
+    assert states['Defender1'].performed_nodes_order == defender_record