diff --git a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/pom/tree/events/impl/TreeChangeEventImpl.java b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/pom/tree/events/impl/TreeChangeEventImpl.java
index 75fabb814444..85d16fe5ebd8 100644
--- a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/pom/tree/events/impl/TreeChangeEventImpl.java
+++ b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/pom/tree/events/impl/TreeChangeEventImpl.java
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ public class TreeChangeEventImpl implements TreeChangeEvent{
   }
 
   public void fireEvents() {
-    Collection<TreeChangeImpl> changes = ContainerUtil.sorted(myChangedElements.values(), 
-                                                              Comparator.comparing(TreeChangeImpl::getInitialStart));
+    Collection<TreeChangeImpl> changes = ContainerUtil.sorted(myChangedElements.values());
     for (TreeChangeImpl change : changes) {
       change.fireEvents((PsiFile)myFileElement.getPsi());
     }
diff --git a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/pom/tree/events/impl/TreeChangeImpl.java b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/pom/tree/events/impl/TreeChangeImpl.java
index f3e651a4cd4f..38de8aee42d9 100644
--- a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/pom/tree/events/impl/TreeChangeImpl.java
+++ b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/pom/tree/events/impl/TreeChangeImpl.java
@@ -22,24 +22,23 @@ import com.intellij.pom.tree.events.TreeChange;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.CompositeElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.TreeElement;
+import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.JBIterable;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
-public class TreeChangeImpl implements TreeChange {
+public class TreeChangeImpl implements TreeChange, Comparable<TreeChangeImpl> {
   private final CompositeElement myParent;
   private final List<CompositeElement> mySuperParents;
   private final LinkedHashSet<TreeElement> myInitialChildren = new LinkedHashSet<>();
   private final Map<TreeElement, Integer> myInitialLengths = new HashMap<>();
   private final Set<TreeElement> myContentChangeChildren = new HashSet<>();
-  private final int myInitialStart;
   private Map<TreeElement, ChangeInfoImpl> myChanges;
 
   public TreeChangeImpl(@NotNull CompositeElement parent) {
     myParent = parent;
     mySuperParents = JBIterable.generate(parent.getTreeParent(), TreeElement::getTreeParent).toList();
-    myInitialStart = myParent.getStartOffset();
     for (TreeElement child : getCurrentChildren()) {
       myInitialChildren.add(child);
       myInitialLengths.put(child, child.getTextLength());
@@ -55,8 +54,29 @@ public class TreeChangeImpl implements TreeChange {
     return JBIterable.generate(myParent.getFirstChildNode(), TreeElement::getTreeNext);
   }
 
-  int getInitialStart() {
-    return myInitialStart;
+  @Override
+  public int compareTo(@NotNull TreeChangeImpl o) {
+    List<CompositeElement> thisParents = getSuperParents();
+    List<CompositeElement> thatParents = o.getSuperParents();
+    for (int i = 1; i <= thisParents.size() && i <= thatParents.size(); i++) {
+      CompositeElement thisParent = i < thisParents.size() ? thisParents.get(thisParents.size() - i) : myParent;
+      CompositeElement thatParent = i < thatParents.size() ? thatParents.get(thatParents.size() - i) : o.myParent;
+      int result = compareNodePositions(thisParent, thatParent);
+      if (result != 0) return result;
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  private static int compareNodePositions(CompositeElement node1, CompositeElement node2) {
+    if (node1 == node2) return 0;
+    
+    int o1 = node1.getStartOffsetInParent();
+    int o2 = node2.getStartOffsetInParent();
+    return o1 != o2 ? Integer.compare(o1, o2) : Integer.compare(getChildIndex(node1), getChildIndex(node2));
+  }
+
+  private static int getChildIndex(CompositeElement e) {
+    return ArrayUtil.indexOf(e.getTreeParent().getChildren(null), e);
   }
 
   int getLengthDelta() {
diff --git a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/impl/PsiEventConsistencyTest.kt b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/impl/PsiEventConsistencyTest.kt
index e253fda6ebf3..38dd4c94a8cd 100644
--- a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/impl/PsiEventConsistencyTest.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/impl/PsiEventConsistencyTest.kt
@@ -78,6 +78,31 @@ class PsiEventConsistencyTest : LightPlatformCodeInsightFixtureTestCase() {
       assertEquals(root.text, file.viewProvider.document!!.text)
     }
   }
+  
+  fun `test changes in different AST parents at the same initial offset`() {
+    val file = createEmptyFile()
+    WriteCommandAction.runWriteCommandAction(project) {
+      //prepare
+      val root = file.node as FileElement
+      root.replaceChild(root.firstChildNode, composite(compositeTypes[0],
+                                                       composite(compositeTypes[0]),
+                                                       composite(compositeTypes[0], leaf(leafTypes[0], "x")),
+                                                       composite(compositeTypes[0], leaf(leafTypes[0], "s"))))
+      
+      ChangeUtil.prepareAndRunChangeAction(ChangeUtil.ChangeAction {
+        val pComposite = root.firstChildNode.firstChildNode
+        val xComposite = pComposite.treeNext
+        val sComposite = xComposite.treeNext
+        sComposite.replaceChild(sComposite.firstChildNode, leaf(leafTypes[0], "h"))
+        ChangeUtil.prepareAndRunChangeAction(ChangeUtil.ChangeAction {
+          pComposite.addChild(leaf(leafTypes[0], "p"))
+          xComposite.removeChild(xComposite.firstChildNode)
+        }, root)
+      }, root)
+      assertEquals("ph", root.text)
+      assertEquals(root.text, file.viewProvider.document!!.text)
+    }
+  }
 
   fun testPsiDocSynchronization() {
     PropertyChecker.forAll(commands).shouldHold { cmd ->