diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 482d2997b..859349052 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -5286,6 +5286,13 @@ UniValue z_sendmany(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp, const CPubKey& mypk)
     // find all unspent and unlocked notes in this zaddr
     pwalletMain->GetFilteredNotes(saplingEntries, fromaddress);
 
+    // sort notes from largest to smallest, which means
+    // we will spend the largest first
+    std::sort(saplingEntries.begin(), saplingEntries.end(),
+        [](SaplingNoteEntry i, SaplingNoteEntry j) -> bool {
+            return i.note.value() > j.note.value();
+        });
+
     CAmount total_value = 0;
 
     std::vector<SendManyInputSaplingNote> saplingNoteInputs;