diff --git a/ts/services/backups/export.ts b/ts/services/backups/export.ts
index ef441da2eebe..4aaeb60ea5dd 100644
--- a/ts/services/backups/export.ts
+++ b/ts/services/backups/export.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 import type { PageMessagesCursorType } from '../../sql/Interface';
 import * as log from '../../logging/log';
 import { GiftBadgeStates } from '../../components/conversation/Message';
+import { type CustomColorType } from '../../types/Colors';
 import { StorySendMode, MY_STORY_ID } from '../../types/Stories';
 import {
   isPniString,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import type {
   QuotedMessageType,
 } from '../../model-types.d';
 import { drop } from '../../util/drop';
+import { isNotNil } from '../../util/isNotNil';
 import { explodePromise } from '../../util/explodePromise';
 import {
   isDirectConversation,
@@ -2405,8 +2407,29 @@ export class BackupExportStream extends Readable {
       return [];
     }
 
-    const result = new Array<Backups.ChatStyle.ICustomChatColor>();
+    const { order = [] } = customColors;
+    const map = new Map(
+      order
+        .map((id: string): [string, CustomColorType] | undefined => {
+          const color = customColors.colors[id];
+          if (color == null) {
+            return undefined;
+          }
+          return [id, color];
+        })
+        .filter(isNotNil)
+    );
+
+    // Add colors not present in the order list
     for (const [uuid, color] of Object.entries(customColors.colors)) {
+      if (map.has(uuid)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      map.set(uuid, color);
+    }
+
+    const result = new Array<Backups.ChatStyle.ICustomChatColor>();
+    for (const [uuid, color] of map.entries()) {
       const id = Long.fromNumber(result.length);
       this.customColorIdByUuid.set(uuid, id);
 
diff --git a/ts/services/backups/import.ts b/ts/services/backups/import.ts
index c4697fb6569d..c0cdfcb306eb 100644
--- a/ts/services/backups/import.ts
+++ b/ts/services/backups/import.ts
@@ -2853,15 +2853,19 @@ export class BackupImportStream extends Writable {
       return;
     }
 
+    const order = new Array<string>();
     const customColors: CustomColorsItemType = {
       version: 1,
       colors: {},
+      order,
     };
 
     for (const color of customChatColors) {
       const uuid = generateUuid();
       let value: CustomColorType;
 
+      order.push(uuid);
+
       if (color.solid) {
         value = {
           start: rgbIntToHSL(color.solid),
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/items.ts b/ts/state/ducks/items.ts
index d0c01a5c67b1..09fe5cb8d8bf 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/items.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/items.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ function getDefaultCustomColorData() {
   return {
     colors: {} as Record<string, CustomColorType>,
     version: 1,
+    order: [],
   };
 }
 
@@ -157,12 +158,17 @@ function addCustomColor(
       uuid = getGuid();
     }
 
+    const order = new Set(customColors.order ?? []);
+    order.delete(uuid);
+    order.add(uuid);
+
     const nextCustomColors = {
       ...customColors,
       colors: {
         ...customColors.colors,
         [uuid]: customColor,
       },
+      order: [...order],
     };
 
     dispatch(putItem('customColors', nextCustomColors));
@@ -220,6 +226,7 @@ function removeCustomColor(
     const nextCustomColors = {
       ...customColors,
       colors: omit(customColors.colors, payload),
+      order: customColors.order?.filter(id => id !== payload),
     };
 
     dispatch(putItem('customColors', nextCustomColors));
diff --git a/ts/types/Colors.ts b/ts/types/Colors.ts
index 2e741a3dec82..8ec256fcf85a 100644
--- a/ts/types/Colors.ts
+++ b/ts/types/Colors.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONVERSATION_COLOR: DefaultConversationColorType = {
 export type CustomColorsItemType = {
   readonly colors: Record<string, CustomColorType>;
   readonly version: number;
+  readonly order?: ReadonlyArray<string>;
 };
 
 export function getAvatarColor(color?: AvatarColorType): AvatarColorType {