diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt
index 7cf65cbc8a..4d3286cce0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/restore/restorers/MangaRestorer.kt
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ class MangaRestorer(
                 bookmark = chapter.bookmark || dbChapter.bookmark,
                 read = chapter.read,
                 lastPageRead = chapter.lastPageRead,
+                sourceOrder = chapter.sourceOrder,
             )
         } else {
             chapter.copyFrom(dbChapter).let {
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ class MangaRestorer(
                     bookmark = chapter.bookmark,
                     lastPageRead = chapter.lastPageRead,
                     chapterNumber = null,
-                    sourceOrder = null,
+                    sourceOrder = if (isSync) chapter.sourceOrder else null,
                     dateFetch = null,
                     dateUpload = null,
                     chapterId = chapter.id,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/sync/service/SyncService.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/sync/service/SyncService.kt
index 2524fbab1f..c16083bfaf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/sync/service/SyncService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/sync/service/SyncService.kt
@@ -233,7 +233,12 @@ abstract class SyncService(
                 localChapter != null && remoteChapter != null -> {
                     // Use version number to decide which chapter to keep
                     val chosenChapter = if (localChapter.version >= remoteChapter.version) {
-                        localChapter
+                        // If there mare more chapter on remote, local sourceOrder will need to be updated to maintain correct source order.
+                        if (localChapters.size < remoteChapters.size) {
+                            localChapter.copy(sourceOrder = remoteChapter.sourceOrder)
+                        } else {
+                            localChapter
+                        }
                     } else {
                         remoteChapter
                     }
@@ -500,6 +505,7 @@ abstract class SyncService(
                     logcat(LogPriority.DEBUG, logTag) { "Using remote saved search: ${remoteSearch.name}." }
                     remoteSearch
                 }
+
                 else -> {
                     logcat(LogPriority.DEBUG, logTag) {
                         "No saved search found for composite key: $compositeKey. Skipping."