diff --git a/src/ui/windows/transactions_tab.cpp b/src/ui/windows/transactions_tab.cpp
index d0e5368..0f73805 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows/transactions_tab.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/windows/transactions_tab.cpp
@@ -425,7 +425,12 @@ void RenderTransactionsTab(App* app)
                             dtx.is_shield = true;
                             dtx.amount = rtx.amount;  // positive receive amount
                             dtx.timestamp = std::max(stx.timestamp, rtx.timestamp);
-                            dtx.confirmations = std::min(stx.confirmations, rtx.confirmations);
+                            // Both legs are the SAME transaction, so they share one real confirmation
+                            // count — but the send leg (from z_viewtransaction) often comes through
+                            // with confirmations=0. min() would then make a long-confirmed shield look
+                            // pending (conf==0), which the sort floats to the very top, out of date
+                            // order. Take the populated value.
+                            dtx.confirmations = std::max(stx.confirmations, rtx.confirmations);
                             dtx.address = rtx.address; // shielded destination
                             dtx.from_address = stx.address.empty() ? stx.from_address : stx.address;
                             dtx.memo = rtx.memo.empty() ? stx.memo : rtx.memo;
@@ -456,13 +461,16 @@ void RenderTransactionsTab(App* app)
                 }
             }
 
-            // Sort: pending (0-conf) transactions first, then by timestamp descending
+            // Sort: pending (0-conf) transactions first, then newest-first by timestamp, with txid as
+            // a final deterministic tiebreak so same-block transactions keep a stable order across
+            // rebuilds (otherwise equal timestamps reorder every time a new block bumps confirmations).
             std::sort(display_txns.begin(), display_txns.end(),
                 [](const DisplayTx& a, const DisplayTx& b) {
                     bool aPending = (a.confirmations == 0);
                     bool bPending = (b.confirmations == 0);
                     if (aPending != bPending) return aPending;
-                    return a.timestamp > b.timestamp;
+                    if (a.timestamp != b.timestamp) return a.timestamp > b.timestamp;
+                    return a.txid > b.txid;
                 });
 
             s_display_cache_key = displayKey;