diff --git a/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp b/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
index 09c74ea2daa..6cc3a71e195 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ RPCHelpMan listdescriptors()
         },
         RPCResult{RPCResult::Type::OBJ, "", "", {
             {RPCResult::Type::STR, "wallet_name", "Name of wallet this operation was performed on"},
-            {RPCResult::Type::ARR, "descriptors", "Array of descriptor objects",
+            {RPCResult::Type::ARR, "descriptors", "Array of descriptor objects (sorted by descriptor string representation)",
             {
                 {RPCResult::Type::OBJ, "", "", {
                     {RPCResult::Type::STR, "desc", "Descriptor string representation"},
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_listdescriptors.py b/test/functional/wallet_listdescriptors.py
index 202ef928879..d5372f5aeef 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_listdescriptors.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_listdescriptors.py
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class ListDescriptorsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             assert item['range'] == [0, 0]
             assert item['timestamp'] is not None
 
+        self.log.info('Test that descriptor strings are returned in lexicographically sorted order.')
+        descriptor_strings = [descriptor['desc'] for descriptor in result['descriptors']]
+        assert_equal(descriptor_strings, sorted(descriptor_strings))
+
         self.log.info('Test descriptors with hardened derivations are listed in importable form.')
         xprv = 'tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPeuVhWwi6wuMQGfPKi9Li5GtX35jVNknACgqe3CY4g5xgkfDDJcmtF7o1QnxWDRYw4H5P26PXq7sbcUkEqeR4fg3Kxp2tigg'
         xpub_acc = 'tpubDCMVLhErorrAGfApiJSJzEKwqeaf2z3NrkVMxgYQjZLzMjXMBeRw2muGNYbvaekAE8rUFLftyEar4LdrG2wXyyTJQZ26zptmeTEjPTaATts'