diff --git a/src/categories/update.js b/src/categories/update.js
index 20b14361fb..d4be83edb8 100644
--- a/src/categories/update.js
+++ b/src/categories/update.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ module.exports = function (Categories) {
 		if (currentIndex === -1) {
 			throw new Error('[[error:no-category]]');
 		}
-		// moves cid to index order-1 in the array
+		// moves cid to index order - 1 in the array
 		if (childrenCids.length > 1) {
 			childrenCids.splice(Math.max(0, order - 1), 0, childrenCids.splice(currentIndex, 1)[0]);
 		}
diff --git a/test/categories.js b/test/categories.js
index 98d15c28bc..cd28ee33ef 100644
--- a/test/categories.js
+++ b/test/categories.js
@@ -421,6 +421,22 @@ describe('Categories', () => {
 			assert.equal(data.icon, updateData[cid].icon);
 		});
 
+		it('should properly order categories', async () => {
+			const p1 = await Categories.create({ name: 'p1', description: 'd', parentCid: 0, order: 1 });
+			const c1 = await Categories.create({ name: 'c1', description: 'd1', parentCid: p1.cid, order: 1 });
+			const c2 = await Categories.create({ name: 'c2', description: 'd2', parentCid: p1.cid, order: 2 });
+			const c3 = await Categories.create({ name: 'c3', description: 'd3', parentCid: p1.cid, order: 3 });
+			// move c1 to second place
+			await apiCategories.update({ uid: adminUid }, { [c1.cid]: { order: 2 } });
+			let cids = await db.getSortedSetRange(`cid:${p1.cid}:children`, 0, -1);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(cids.map(Number), [c2.cid, c1.cid, c3.cid]);
+
+			// move c3 to front
+			await apiCategories.update({ uid: adminUid }, { [c3.cid]: { order: 1 } });
+			cids = await db.getSortedSetRange(`cid:${p1.cid}:children`, 0, -1);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(cids.map(Number), [c3.cid, c2.cid, c1.cid]);
+		});
+
 		it('should not remove category from parent if parent is set again to same category', async () => {
 			const parentCat = await Categories.create({ name: 'parent', description: 'poor parent' });
 			const updateData = {};