diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
index 9eb401c7..8cb2dd3b 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/JsonSerializerTest.cs
@@ -4691,6 +4691,7 @@ keyword such as type of business.""
       public Boolean WheelchairAccessible { get; set; }
     }
 
+    [Test]
     public void DeserializeGenericEnumerableProperty()
     {
       BusRun r = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<BusRun>("{\"Departures\":[\"\\/Date(1309874148734-0400)\\/\",\"\\/Date(1309874148739-0400)\\/\",null],\"WheelchairAccessible\":true}");
@@ -4700,5 +4701,52 @@ keyword such as type of business.""
       Assert.IsNotNull(r.Departures.ElementAt(1));
       Assert.IsNull(r.Departures.ElementAt(2));
     }
+
+#if !(NET20)
+    [DataContract]
+    public class BaseType
+    {
+
+      [DataMember]
+      public string zebra;
+    }
+
+    [DataContract]
+    public class DerivedType : BaseType
+    {
+      [DataMember(Order = 0)]
+      public string bird;
+      [DataMember(Order = 1)]
+      public string parrot;
+      [DataMember]
+      public string dog;
+      [DataMember(Order = 3)]
+      public string antelope;
+      [DataMember]
+      public string cat;
+      [JsonProperty(Order = 1)]
+      public string albatross;
+      [JsonProperty(Order = -2)]
+      public string dinosaur;
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void JsonPropertyDataMemberOrder()
+    {
+      DerivedType d = new DerivedType();
+      string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(d, Formatting.Indented);
+
+      Assert.AreEqual(@"{
+  ""dinosaur"": null,
+  ""dog"": null,
+  ""cat"": null,
+  ""zebra"": null,
+  ""bird"": null,
+  ""parrot"": null,
+  ""albatross"": null,
+  ""antelope"": null
+}", json);
+    }
+#endif
   }
 }
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diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonPropertyAttribute.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonPropertyAttribute.cs
index 465d2d51..b283c585 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonPropertyAttribute.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonPropertyAttribute.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
     internal ObjectCreationHandling? _objectCreationHandling;
     internal TypeNameHandling? _typeNameHandling;
     internal bool? _isReference;
+    internal int? _order;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the null value handling used when serializing this property.
@@ -77,6 +78,16 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
       set { _isReference = value; }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the order of serialization and deserialization of a member.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <value>The numeric order of serialization or deserialization.</value>
+    public int Order
+    {
+      get { return _order ?? default(int); }
+      set { _order = value; }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the name of the property.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultContractResolver.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultContractResolver.cs
index 12962617..48e028cc 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultContractResolver.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/DefaultContractResolver.cs
@@ -753,7 +753,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
           properties.AddProperty(property);
       }
 
-      return properties;
+      IList<JsonProperty> orderedProperties = properties.OrderBy(p => p.Order ?? -1).ToList();
+      return orderedProperties;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -830,13 +831,21 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
       property.UnderlyingName = name;
 
       if (propertyAttribute != null)
+      {
         property.Required = propertyAttribute.Required;
+        property.Order = propertyAttribute._order;
+      }
 #if !PocketPC && !NET20
       else if (dataMemberAttribute != null)
+      {
         property.Required = (dataMemberAttribute.IsRequired) ? Required.AllowNull : Required.Default;
+        property.Order = (dataMemberAttribute.Order != -1) ? (int?) dataMemberAttribute.Order : null;
+      }
 #endif
       else
+      {
         property.Required = Required.Default;
+      }
 
       property.Ignored = (hasIgnoreAttribute ||
                       (memberSerialization == MemberSerialization.OptIn
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonProperty.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonProperty.cs
index ccc39d0f..322eb5cf 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonProperty.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonProperty.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
     /// <value>The name of the property.</value>
     public string PropertyName { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the order of serialization and deserialization of a member.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <value>The numeric order of serialization or deserialization.</value>
+    public int? Order { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the name of the underlying member or parameter.
     /// </summary>