diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/client.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/client.hpp
index bc45983ec4..d61b9496cf 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/client.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/client.hpp
@@ -363,12 +363,16 @@ class ClientBase
   std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Context> context_;
   rclcpp::Logger node_logger_;
 
+  std::recursive_mutex callback_mutex_;
+  // It is important to declare on_new_response_callback_ before
+  // client_handle_, so on destruction the client is
+  // destroyed first. Otherwise, the rmw client callback
+  // would point briefly to a destroyed function.
+  std::function<void(size_t)> on_new_response_callback_{nullptr};
+  // Declare client_handle_ after callback
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_client_t> client_handle_;
 
   std::atomic<bool> in_use_by_wait_set_{false};
-
-  std::recursive_mutex callback_mutex_;
-  std::function<void(size_t)> on_new_response_callback_{nullptr};
 };
 
 template<typename ServiceT>
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/service.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/service.hpp
index 1ce13c7c7a..4fb98b9a9d 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/service.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/service.hpp
@@ -265,15 +265,19 @@ class ServiceBase
 
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_node_t> node_handle_;
 
+  std::recursive_mutex callback_mutex_;
+  // It is important to declare on_new_request_callback_ before
+  // service_handle_, so on destruction the service is
+  // destroyed first. Otherwise, the rmw service callback
+  // would point briefly to a destroyed function.
+  std::function<void(size_t)> on_new_request_callback_{nullptr};
+  // Declare service_handle_ after callback
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_service_t> service_handle_;
   bool owns_rcl_handle_ = true;
 
   rclcpp::Logger node_logger_;
 
   std::atomic<bool> in_use_by_wait_set_{false};
-
-  std::recursive_mutex callback_mutex_;
-  std::function<void(size_t)> on_new_request_callback_{nullptr};
 };
 
 template<typename ServiceT>
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp
index b122e96575..615f3852b6 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_base.hpp
@@ -645,6 +645,14 @@ class SubscriptionBase : public std::enable_shared_from_this<SubscriptionBase>
   rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface * const node_base_;
 
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_node_t> node_handle_;
+
+  std::recursive_mutex callback_mutex_;
+  // It is important to declare on_new_message_callback_ before
+  // subscription_handle_, so on destruction the subscription is
+  // destroyed first. Otherwise, the rmw subscription callback
+  // would point briefly to a destroyed function.
+  std::function<void(size_t)> on_new_message_callback_{nullptr};
+  // Declare subscription_handle_ after callback
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_subscription_t> subscription_handle_;
   std::shared_ptr<rcl_subscription_t> intra_process_subscription_handle_;
   rclcpp::Logger node_logger_;
@@ -669,9 +677,6 @@ class SubscriptionBase : public std::enable_shared_from_this<SubscriptionBase>
   std::atomic<bool> intra_process_subscription_waitable_in_use_by_wait_set_{false};
   std::unordered_map<rclcpp::EventHandlerBase *,
     std::atomic<bool>> qos_events_in_use_by_wait_set_;
-
-  std::recursive_mutex callback_mutex_;
-  std::function<void(size_t)> on_new_message_callback_{nullptr};
 };
 
 }  // namespace rclcpp