diff --git a/tools/helpers.ts b/tools/helpers.ts
index 49b7218f..79040749 100644
--- a/tools/helpers.ts
+++ b/tools/helpers.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ export function sort_by_keys (obj: Record<string, any>, priorities: string[] = [
   })
 }
 
+export function sort_array_by_keys (values: any[], priorities: string[] = []): string[] {
+  const orders = _.fromPairs(priorities.map((k, i) => [k, i + 1]))
+  return _.clone(values).sort((a, b) => {
+    const order_a = orders[a]
+    const order_b = orders[b]
+    if (order_a != null && order_b != null) return order_a - order_b
+    if (order_a != null) return 1
+    if (order_b != null) return -1
+    return a.localeCompare(b)
+  })
+}
+
 export function ensure_parent_dir (file_path: string): void {
   fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(file_path), { recursive: true })
 }
diff --git a/tools/src/linter/components/SupersededOperationsFile.ts b/tools/src/linter/components/SupersededOperationsFile.ts
index 47b34fe9..7c0f5d3b 100644
--- a/tools/src/linter/components/SupersededOperationsFile.ts
+++ b/tools/src/linter/components/SupersededOperationsFile.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,40 @@
 * compatible open source license.
 */
 
+import _ from 'lodash'
+import { sort_array_by_keys } from '../../../helpers'
 import FileValidator from './base/FileValidator'
+import { type ValidationError } from 'types'
+import { type OpenAPIV3 } from 'openapi-types'
+
+const HTTP_METHODS = ['GET', 'HEAD', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE', 'OPTIONS', 'TRACE']
 
 export default class SupersededOperationsFile extends FileValidator {
   has_json_schema = true
+  protected _superseded_ops: OpenAPIV3.Document | undefined
+
+  validate (): ValidationError[] {
+    const schema_validations = super.validate()
+    if (schema_validations.length > 0) return schema_validations
+    return this.validate_order_of_operations()
+  }
+
+  superseded_ops (): OpenAPIV3.Document {
+    if (this._superseded_ops) return this._superseded_ops
+    this._superseded_ops = this.spec()
+    delete (this._superseded_ops as any).$schema
+    return this._superseded_ops
+  }
+
+  validate_order_of_operations (): ValidationError[] {
+    return _.entries(this.superseded_ops()).map(([path, p]) => {
+      const current_keys = p.operations
+      const sorted_keys = sort_array_by_keys(p.operations as string[], HTTP_METHODS)
+      if(!_.isEqual(current_keys, sorted_keys)) {
+        return this.error(
+          `Operations must be sorted. Expected ${_.join(sorted_keys, ', ')}.`,
+          path)
+      }
+    }).filter((e) => e) as ValidationError[]
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tools/tests/linter/SupersededOperationsFile.test.ts b/tools/tests/linter/SupersededOperationsFile.test.ts
index 13102d45..696e7842 100644
--- a/tools/tests/linter/SupersededOperationsFile.test.ts
+++ b/tools/tests/linter/SupersededOperationsFile.test.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,45 @@
 
 import SupersededOperationsFile from 'linter/components/SupersededOperationsFile'
 
-test('validate()', () => {
-  const validator = new SupersededOperationsFile('./tools/tests/linter/fixtures/_superseded_operations.yaml')
-  expect(validator.validate()).toEqual([
-    {
-      file: 'fixtures/_superseded_operations.yaml',
-      message: "File content does not match JSON schema found in './json_schemas/_superseded_operations.schema.yaml':\n [\n  {\n    \"instancePath\": \"/~1hello~1world/operations/1\",\n    \"schemaPath\": \"#/patternProperties/%5E~1/properties/operations/items/enum\",\n    \"keyword\": \"enum\",\n    \"params\": {\n      \"allowedValues\": [\n        \"GET\",\n        \"POST\",\n        \"PUT\",\n        \"DELETE\",\n        \"HEAD\",\n        \"OPTIONS\",\n        \"PATCH\"\n      ]\n    },\n    \"message\": \"must be equal to one of the allowed values\"\n  }\n]"
-    }
-  ])
+describe('validate()', () => {
+  test('invalid schema', () => {
+    const validator = new SupersededOperationsFile('./tools/tests/linter/fixtures/superseded_operations/invalid_schema.yaml')
+    expect(validator.validate()).toEqual([
+      {
+        file: 'superseded_operations/invalid_schema.yaml',
+        message: "File content does not match JSON schema found in './json_schemas/_superseded_operations.schema.yaml':\n " +
+          JSON.stringify([
+              {
+                "instancePath": "/~1hello~1world/operations/1",
+                "schemaPath": "#/patternProperties/%5E~1/properties/operations/items/enum",
+                "keyword": "enum",
+                "params": {
+                  "allowedValues": [
+                    "GET",
+                    "POST",
+                    "PUT",
+                    "DELETE",
+                    "HEAD",
+                    "OPTIONS",
+                    "PATCH"
+                  ]
+                },
+                "message": "must be equal to one of the allowed values"
+              }
+        ], null, 2),
+      },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('incorrect order of operations', () => {
+    const validator = new SupersededOperationsFile('./tools/tests/linter/fixtures/superseded_operations/incorrect_order_of_operations.yaml')
+    expect(validator.validate()).toEqual([
+      {
+        file: 'superseded_operations/incorrect_order_of_operations.yaml',
+        location: '/world/hello',
+        message: "Operations must be sorted. Expected GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE."
+      },
+    ])
+  })
 })
+
diff --git a/tools/tests/linter/fixtures/superseded_operations/incorrect_order_of_operations.yaml b/tools/tests/linter/fixtures/superseded_operations/incorrect_order_of_operations.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..076e2268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/tests/linter/fixtures/superseded_operations/incorrect_order_of_operations.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+$schema: ./json_schemas/_superseded_operations.schema.yaml
+
+/world/hello:
+  superseded_by: /world/goodbye
+  operations:
+    - PATCH
+    - GET
+    - DELETE
+    - HEAD
+    - POST
+    - PUT
diff --git a/tools/tests/linter/fixtures/_superseded_operations.yaml b/tools/tests/linter/fixtures/superseded_operations/invalid_schema.yaml
similarity index 91%
rename from tools/tests/linter/fixtures/_superseded_operations.yaml
rename to tools/tests/linter/fixtures/superseded_operations/invalid_schema.yaml
index 17341c41..34e2b3fe 100644
--- a/tools/tests/linter/fixtures/_superseded_operations.yaml
+++ b/tools/tests/linter/fixtures/superseded_operations/invalid_schema.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ $schema: ./json_schemas/_superseded_operations.schema.yaml
   superseded_by: /goodbye/world
   operations:
     - GET
-    - CLEAN
\ No newline at end of file
+    - CLEAN