diff --git a/zellij-server/src/panes/tiled_panes/tiled_pane_grid.rs b/zellij-server/src/panes/tiled_panes/tiled_pane_grid.rs
index fee6f56754..de37fad30c 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/panes/tiled_panes/tiled_pane_grid.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/panes/tiled_panes/tiled_pane_grid.rs
@@ -1039,14 +1039,14 @@ impl<'a> TiledPaneGrid<'a> {
                 Direction::Left => {
                     let x_comparison = a.x().cmp(&b.x());
                     match x_comparison {
-                        Ordering::Equal => b.y().cmp(&a.y()),
+                        Ordering::Equal => a.rows().cmp(&b.rows()).then(b.y().cmp(&a.y())),
                         _ => x_comparison,
                     }
                 },
                 Direction::Right => {
                     let x_comparison = b.x().cmp(&a.x());
                     match x_comparison {
-                        Ordering::Equal => b.y().cmp(&a.y()),
+                        Ordering::Equal => a.rows().cmp(&b.rows()).then(b.y().cmp(&a.y())),
                         _ => x_comparison,
                     }
                 },