diff --git a/api_docs/unmerged.d/ZF-fcae8c.md b/api_docs/unmerged.d/ZF-fcae8c.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a905cfd6be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api_docs/unmerged.d/ZF-fcae8c.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+* [`POST /channel_folders/create`](/api/create-channel-folder),
+  [`GET /channel_folders`](/api/get-channel-folders),
+  [`PATCH /channel_folders/{channel_folder_id}`](/api/update-channel-folder):
+  Added a new field `order` to show in which order should channel folders be
+  displayed. The list is 0-indexed and works similar to the `order` field of
+  custom profile fields.
diff --git a/zerver/lib/channel_folders.py b/zerver/lib/channel_folders.py
index 7033264cd3..d7b8e5304b 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/channel_folders.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/channel_folders.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class ChannelFolderDict(TypedDict):
     name: str
     description: str
     rendered_description: str
+    order: int
     creator_id: int | None
     date_created: int
     is_archived: bool
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ def get_channel_folder_dict(channel_folder: ChannelFolder) -> ChannelFolderDict:
         name=channel_folder.name,
         description=channel_folder.description,
         rendered_description=channel_folder.rendered_description,
+        order=channel_folder.order,
         date_created=date_created,
         creator_id=channel_folder.creator_id,
         is_archived=channel_folder.is_archived,
diff --git a/zerver/migrations/0748_channelfolder_add_order.py b/zerver/migrations/0748_channelfolder_add_order.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74ffabaab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zerver/migrations/0748_channelfolder_add_order.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.4 on 2025-08-05 08:53
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+from django.db.backends.base.schema import BaseDatabaseSchemaEditor
+from django.db.migrations.state import StateApps
+from django.db.models.functions import Lower
+
+
+def migrate_set_order_value(apps: StateApps, schema_editor: BaseDatabaseSchemaEditor) -> None:
+    Realm = apps.get_model("zerver", "Realm")
+    ChannelFolder = apps.get_model("zerver", "ChannelFolder")
+
+    realms = Realm.objects.all()
+
+    for realm in realms:
+        channel_folders = list(
+            ChannelFolder.objects.filter(realm_id=realm.id)
+            .annotate(lower_name=Lower("name"))
+            .order_by("lower_name")
+        )
+
+        for index, folder in enumerate(channel_folders):
+            folder.order = index
+
+        ChannelFolder.objects.bulk_update(channel_folders, ["order"])
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("zerver", "0747_realmcreationstatus"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="channelfolder",
+            name="order",
+            field=models.IntegerField(default=0),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(
+            migrate_set_order_value, reverse_code=migrations.RunPython.noop, elidable=True
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/zerver/models/channel_folders.py b/zerver/models/channel_folders.py
index f830272b30..ae3eba32cc 100644
--- a/zerver/models/channel_folders.py
+++ b/zerver/models/channel_folders.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class ChannelFolder(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=MAX_NAME_LENGTH)
     description = models.CharField(max_length=MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH, default="")
     rendered_description = models.TextField(default="")
+    order = models.IntegerField(default=0)
 
     date_created = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone_now)
     creator = models.ForeignKey(UserProfile, null=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)
diff --git a/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml b/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
index 5890c013db..355264a1eb 100644
--- a/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
+++ b/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
@@ -6081,6 +6081,7 @@ paths:
                                       "date_created": 1717484476,
                                       "description": "Channels for frontend discussions",
                                       "rendered_description": "<p>Channels for frontend discussions</p>",
+                                      "order": 1,
                                       "id": 2,
                                       "is_archived": false,
                                     },
@@ -27561,6 +27562,14 @@ components:
             work correctly. And any client-side security logic for
             user-generated message content should be applied when displaying
             this HTML as though it were the body of a Zulip message.
+        order:
+          type: integer
+          description: |
+            This value determines in which order the channel folders will be
+            displayed in the UI. The value is 0 indexed, and the value with
+            the lower order will be displayed first.
+
+            **Changes**: New in Zulip 11.0 (feature level ZF-fcae8c).
         id:
           type: integer
           description: |