diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.tests/src/org/eclipse/debug/tests/breakpoint/BreakpointOrderingTests.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.tests/src/org/eclipse/debug/tests/breakpoint/BreakpointOrderingTests.java
index 22dba3a1a59..77e12699cea 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.tests/src/org/eclipse/debug/tests/breakpoint/BreakpointOrderingTests.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.tests/src/org/eclipse/debug/tests/breakpoint/BreakpointOrderingTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2015 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2026 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  *  This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IBreakpoint;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.ILineBreakpoint;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IValue;
+import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.DebugUIPlugin;
+import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.IInternalDebugUIConstants;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.views.breakpoints.BreakpointsComparator;
 import org.eclipse.debug.tests.DebugTestExtension;
 import org.eclipse.debug.ui.IDebugModelPresentation;
@@ -283,6 +285,8 @@ public void testBreakpointOrdering3() throws CoreException {
 	 * Expecting the same ordering as in which the BP's are returned by createTestBreakpoints.
 	 */
 	void executeTest(TestBreakpoint[] testBps) throws CoreException {
+		int origSort = DebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getInt(IInternalDebugUIConstants.PREF_BREAKPOINT_SORTING_ORDER);
+		DebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().setValue(IInternalDebugUIConstants.PREF_BREAKPOINT_SORTING_ORDER, IInternalDebugUIConstants.BREAKPOINT_SORTING_ORDER_NAME);
 		BreakpointsComparator bpCompare = new BreakpointsComparator();
 		try {
 			boolean failed = false;
@@ -305,6 +309,7 @@ void executeTest(TestBreakpoint[] testBps) throws CoreException {
 			}
 			assertFalse(failed);
 		} finally {
+			DebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().setValue(IInternalDebugUIConstants.PREF_BREAKPOINT_SORTING_ORDER, origSort);
 			for (TestBreakpoint testBp : testBps) {
 				testBp.delete();
 			}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/breakpoints/BreakpointsComparator.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/breakpoints/BreakpointsComparator.java
index e70528ce8ed..2d8de341f94 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/breakpoints/BreakpointsComparator.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/breakpoints/BreakpointsComparator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2012 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2026 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.ILineBreakpoint;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.core.IInternalDebugCoreConstants;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.DebugUIPlugin;
+import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.IInternalDebugUIConstants;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IBasicPropertyConstants;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ILabelProvider;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer;
@@ -64,6 +65,27 @@ public int compare(Viewer viewer, Object e1, Object e2) {
 		}
 
 		IBreakpoint b2= (IBreakpoint)e2;
+		IMarker marker1= b1.getMarker();
+		IMarker marker2= b2.getMarker();
+		if (!marker1.exists() || !marker2.exists()) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		int sortingOrder= DebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getInt(IInternalDebugUIConstants.PREF_BREAKPOINT_SORTING_ORDER);
+		if (sortingOrder == IInternalDebugUIConstants.BREAKPOINT_SORTING_ORDER_CREATION_TIME) {
+			try {
+				long b1CreationTime = marker1.getCreationTime();
+				long b2CreationTime = marker2.getCreationTime();
+				if (b1CreationTime > b2CreationTime) {
+					return -1;
+				} else if (b1CreationTime < b2CreationTime) {
+					return 1;
+				}
+			} catch (CoreException e) {
+				DebugUIPlugin.log(e);
+			}
+		}
+
 		String modelId1= b1.getModelIdentifier();
 		String modelId2= b2.getModelIdentifier();
 		int result= modelId1.compareTo(modelId2);
@@ -72,20 +94,12 @@ public int compare(Viewer viewer, Object e1, Object e2) {
 		}
 		String type1= IInternalDebugCoreConstants.EMPTY_STRING;
 		String type2= IInternalDebugCoreConstants.EMPTY_STRING;
-		IMarker marker1= b1.getMarker();
-		if (!marker1.exists()) {
-			return 0;
-		}
 		try {
 			type1= marker1.getType();
 		} catch (CoreException ce) {
 			DebugUIPlugin.log(ce);
 		}
 		try {
-			IMarker marker2= b2.getMarker();
-			if (!marker2.exists()) {
-				return 0;
-			}
 			type2= marker2.getType();
 		} catch (CoreException e) {
 			DebugUIPlugin.log(e);