diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/EntityXmlSerializer.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/EntityXmlSerializer.cs
index 16f33a1ce9..09c4dfcf48 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/EntityXmlSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/EntityXmlSerializer.cs
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                                                    new XElement("Type", propertyType.PropertyEditorAlias),
                                                    new XElement("Definition", definition.Key),
                                                    new XElement("Tab", propertyGroup == null ? "" : propertyGroup.Name),
+                                                   new XElement("SortOrder", propertyType.SortOrder),
                                                    new XElement("Mandatory", propertyType.Mandatory.ToString()),
                                                    propertyType.ValidationRegExp != null ? new XElement("Validation", propertyType.ValidationRegExp) : null,
                                                    propertyType.Description != null ? new XElement("Description", new XCData(propertyType.Description)) : null);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/PackagingService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/PackagingService.cs
index 0d1d8388b6..de58e32f74 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/PackagingService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/PackagingService.cs
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                                            Description = property.Element("Description") != null ? property.Element("Description").Value : null,
                                            Mandatory = property.Element("Mandatory") != null ? property.Element("Mandatory").Value.ToLowerInvariant().Equals("true") : false,
                                            ValidationRegExp = property.Element("Validation") != null ? property.Element("Validation").Value : null,
+                                           SortOrder = property.Element("SortOrder") != null ? int.Parse(property.Element("SortOrder").Value) : 0
                                        };
 
                 var tab = property.Element("Tab").Value;