diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-SqlTemplates.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-SqlTemplates.cs
index 549dae5bd6..ad5b326035 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-SqlTemplates.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-SqlTemplates.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public static partial class Constants
             public const string GetVersion = "Umbraco.Core.VersionableRepository.GetVersion";
             public const string GetVersions = "Umbraco.Core.VersionableRepository.GetVersions";
             public const string EnsureUniqueNodeName = "Umbraco.Core.VersionableRepository.EnsureUniqueNodeName";
+            public const string SortOrderExists = "Umbraco.Core.VersionableRepository.SortOrderExists";
             public const string GetSortOrder = "Umbraco.Core.VersionableRepository.GetSortOrder";
             public const string GetParentNode = "Umbraco.Core.VersionableRepository.GetParentNode";
             public const string GetReservedId = "Umbraco.Core.VersionableRepository.GetReservedId";
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentRepositoryBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentRepositoryBase.cs
index ce14f1ec1e..de247a6120 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentRepositoryBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentRepositoryBase.cs
@@ -1013,6 +1013,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Persistence.Repositories.Implement
             return SimilarNodeName.GetUniqueName(names, id, nodeName);
         }
 
+        protected virtual bool SortorderExists(int parentId, int sortOrder)
+        {
+            SqlTemplate? template = SqlContext.Templates.Get(Constants.SqlTemplates.VersionableRepository.SortOrderExists, tsql => tsql
+                .Select("sortOrder")
+                .From<NodeDto>()
+                .Where<NodeDto>(x => x.NodeObjectType == SqlTemplate.Arg<Guid>("nodeObjectType") &&
+                x.ParentId == SqlTemplate.Arg<int>("parentId") &&
+                x.SortOrder == SqlTemplate.Arg<int>("sortOrder")));
+
+            Sql<ISqlContext> sql = template.Sql(NodeObjectTypeId, parentId, sortOrder);
+            var result = Database.ExecuteScalar<int?>(sql);
+
+            return result != null;
+        }
+
         protected virtual int GetNewChildSortOrder(int parentId, int first)
         {
             SqlTemplate? template = SqlContext.Templates.Get(Constants.SqlTemplates.VersionableRepository.GetSortOrder, tsql => tsql
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/DocumentRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/DocumentRepository.cs
index 5c7488401f..3951ffba69 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/DocumentRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/DocumentRepository.cs
@@ -900,8 +900,9 @@ public class DocumentRepository : ContentRepositoryBase<int, IContent, DocumentR
         NodeDto parent = GetParentNodeDto(entity.ParentId);
         var level = parent.Level + 1;
 
-        // get sort order
-        var sortOrder = GetNewChildSortOrder(entity.ParentId, 0);
+        var sortOrderExists = SortorderExists(entity.ParentId, entity.SortOrder);
+        // if the sortorder of the entity already exists get a new one, else use the sortOrder of the entity
+        var sortOrder = sortOrderExists ? GetNewChildSortOrder(entity.ParentId, 0) : entity.SortOrder;
 
         // persist the node dto
         NodeDto nodeDto = dto.ContentDto.NodeDto;