diff --git a/fxsharing/shares/migrations/0003_alter_link_options_alter_share_options_link_position_and_more.py b/fxsharing/shares/migrations/0003_alter_link_options_alter_share_options_link_position_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61d401d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fxsharing/shares/migrations/0003_alter_link_options_alter_share_options_link_position_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.6 on 2026-07-06 17:31
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('shares', '0002_share_type'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='link',
+            options={'ordering': ('position',)},
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='share',
+            options={'ordering': ('position',)},
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='link',
+            name='position',
+            field=models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='share',
+            name='position',
+            field=models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/fxsharing/shares/models.py b/fxsharing/shares/models.py
index 97495f1..00be2bb 100644
--- a/fxsharing/shares/models.py
+++ b/fxsharing/shares/models.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import heapq
 import math
 import secrets
 import string
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class Share(models.Model):
         blank=True,
         related_name="nested_shares",
     )
+    position = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)
     expires_at = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
     created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     deleted_at = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@ class Share(models.Model):
     objects = SoftDeleteManager()
     all_objects = models.Manager.from_queryset(SoftDeleteQuerySet)()
 
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ("position",)
+
     @property
     def is_expired(self):
         if self.status == ShareStatus.EXPIRED:
@@ -117,9 +122,12 @@ def to_dict(self, this_only=False):
         )
 
         if not this_only:
-            links = [link.to_dict() for link in self.links.all()]
-            nested_shares = [s.to_dict() for s in self.nested_shares.all()]
-            this["links"] = links + nested_shares
+            children = heapq.merge(
+                self.links.all(),
+                self.nested_shares.all(),
+                key=lambda obj: obj.position,
+            )
+            this["links"] = [child.to_dict() for child in children]
 
         if self.parent_share:
             this["parent_share"] = self.parent_share.to_dict(this_only=True)
@@ -135,6 +143,7 @@ def get_queryset(self):
 class Link(models.Model):
     id = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
     share = models.ForeignKey(Share, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="links")
+    position = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)
     title = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True)
     url = models.URLField(max_length=4000)
     safety_status = models.CharField(
@@ -150,6 +159,9 @@ class Link(models.Model):
     objects = LinkManager()
     all_objects = models.Manager()
 
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ("position",)
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.title or self.url
 
diff --git a/fxsharing/shares/tests.py b/fxsharing/shares/tests.py
index c0c0c0a..119e3f6 100644
--- a/fxsharing/shares/tests.py
+++ b/fxsharing/shares/tests.py
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ def test_to_dict_includes_new_fields(self):
         assert d["preview_image_url"] == "https://example.com/img.png"
         assert d["favicon_url"] == "https://example.com/favicon.png"
 
+    def test_to_dict_orders_children_by_position(self):
+        Link.objects.create(share=self.share, url="https://c.example", position=2)
+        Link.objects.create(share=self.share, url="https://a.example", position=0)
+        Share.objects.create(
+            title="Folder",
+            user=self.user,
+            type="bookmarks",
+            parent_share=self.share,
+            position=1,
+        )
+
+        children = self.share.to_dict()["links"]
+        assert [c.get("url") or c["title"] for c in children] == [
+            "https://a.example",
+            "Folder",
+            "https://c.example",
+        ]
+
 
 class TestCreateShare(TestCase):
     @classmethod
diff --git a/fxsharing/shares/views.py b/fxsharing/shares/views.py
index 7416646..cf6a88b 100644
--- a/fxsharing/shares/views.py
+++ b/fxsharing/shares/views.py
@@ -153,12 +153,13 @@ def active_share_count(user):
 
 
 @transaction.atomic
-def create_share_from_data(data, user, parent_share=None):
+def create_share_from_data(data, user, parent_share=None, position=0):
     share = Share.objects.create(
         user=user,
         title=data["title"],
         type=data["type"],
         parent_share=parent_share,
+        position=position,
         expires_at=(
             timezone.now() + timedelta(days=SHARE_EXPIRY_DAYS)
             if parent_share is None
@@ -167,11 +168,18 @@ def create_share_from_data(data, user, parent_share=None):
     )
 
     links = []
-    for obj in data["links"]:
+    for index, obj in enumerate(data["links"]):
         if obj.get("url"):
-            links.append(Link(share=share, title=obj.get("title", ""), url=obj["url"]))
+            links.append(
+                Link(
+                    share=share,
+                    title=obj.get("title", ""),
+                    url=obj["url"],
+                    position=index,
+                )
+            )
         elif obj.get("links"):
-            create_share_from_data(obj, user=user, parent_share=share)
+            create_share_from_data(obj, user=user, parent_share=share, position=index)
 
     Link.objects.bulk_create(links)