diff --git a/packages/api/src/transaction/transaction.service.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/transaction/transaction.service.spec.ts
index 7fabab7d56..788582b82f 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/transaction/transaction.service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/transaction/transaction.service.spec.ts
@@ -155,11 +155,12 @@ describe("TransactionService", () => {
         ]);
       });
 
-      it("orders transactions by receivedAt and transactionIndex DESC", async () => {
+      it("orders transactions by blockNumber, receivedAt and transactionIndex DESC", async () => {
         await service.findAll(filterTransactionsOptions, pagingOptions);
         expect(queryBuilderMock.orderBy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
-        expect(queryBuilderMock.orderBy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("transaction.receivedAt", "DESC");
-        expect(queryBuilderMock.addOrderBy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(queryBuilderMock.orderBy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("transaction.blockNumber", "DESC");
+        expect(queryBuilderMock.addOrderBy).toBeCalledTimes(2);
+        expect(queryBuilderMock.addOrderBy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("transaction.receivedAt", "DESC");
         expect(queryBuilderMock.addOrderBy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("transaction.transactionIndex", "DESC");
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/transaction/transaction.service.ts b/packages/api/src/transaction/transaction.service.ts
index 95821b839f..32661d830d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/transaction/transaction.service.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/transaction/transaction.service.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ export class TransactionService {
       queryBuilder.leftJoin("transaction.batch", "batch");
       queryBuilder.addSelect(["batch.commitTxHash", "batch.executeTxHash", "batch.proveTxHash"]);
       queryBuilder.where(filterOptions);
-      queryBuilder.orderBy("transaction.receivedAt", "DESC");
+      queryBuilder.orderBy("transaction.blockNumber", "DESC");
+      queryBuilder.addOrderBy("transaction.receivedAt", "DESC");
       queryBuilder.addOrderBy("transaction.transactionIndex", "DESC");
       return await paginate<Transaction>(queryBuilder, paginationOptions);
     }