diff --git a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/engine/elementmanager.go b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/engine/elementmanager.go
index a632318e02c7..bc8449c72b39 100644
--- a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/engine/elementmanager.go
+++ b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/engine/elementmanager.go
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ type element struct {
 	holdTimestamp          mtime.Time // only used for Timers
 	pane                   typex.PaneInfo
 	transform, family, tag string // only used for Timers.
+	// Used to ensure ordering within a key when sorting the heap,
+	// which isn't using a stable sort.
+	// Since ordering is weak across multiple bundles, it needs only
+	// be consistent between exiting a stage and entering a stateful stage.
+	// No synchronization is required in specifying this,
+	// since keyed elements are only processed by a single bundle at a time,
+	// if stateful stages are concerned.
+	sequence int
 
 	elmBytes []byte // When nil, indicates this is a timer.
 	keyBytes []byte
@@ -103,7 +111,8 @@ func (h elementHeap) Less(i, j int) bool {
 		} else if h[i].IsData() && h[j].IsTimer() {
 			return true // i before j.
 		}
-		// They're the same kind, fall through to timestamp less for consistency.
+		// They're the same kind, so compare by the sequence value.
+		return h[i].sequence < h[j].sequence
 	}
 	// Otherwise compare by timestamp.
 	return h[i].timestamp < h[j].timestamp
@@ -688,6 +697,7 @@ func reElementResiduals(residuals []Residual, inputInfo PColInfo, rb RunBundle)
 					pane:      pn,
 					elmBytes:  elmBytes,
 					keyBytes:  keyBytes,
+					sequence:  len(unprocessedElements),
 				})
 		}
 	}
@@ -704,6 +714,7 @@ func reElementResiduals(residuals []Residual, inputInfo PColInfo, rb RunBundle)
 // PersistBundle takes in the stage ID, ID of the bundle associated with the pending
 // input elements, and the committed output elements.
 func (em *ElementManager) PersistBundle(rb RunBundle, col2Coders map[string]PColInfo, d TentativeData, inputInfo PColInfo, residuals Residuals) {
+	var seq int
 	for output, data := range d.Raw {
 		info := col2Coders[output]
 		var newPending []element
@@ -743,7 +754,9 @@ func (em *ElementManager) PersistBundle(rb RunBundle, col2Coders map[string]PCol
 							pane:      pn,
 							elmBytes:  elmBytes,
 							keyBytes:  keyBytes,
+							sequence:  seq,
 						})
+					seq++
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/engine/timers.go b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/engine/timers.go
index 3f52ebc4510c..787d27858a0e 100644
--- a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/engine/timers.go
+++ b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/engine/timers.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func decodeTimer(keyDec func(io.Reader) []byte, usesGlobalWindow bool, raw []byt
 			timestamp:     firing,
 			holdTimestamp: hold,
 			pane:          pane,
+			sequence:      len(ret),
 		})
 	}
 	return keyBytes, tag, ret