diff --git a/radicle-cob/src/change_graph.rs b/radicle-cob/src/change_graph.rs
index a1fd62af..8cfcd2b1 100644
--- a/radicle-cob/src/change_graph.rs
+++ b/radicle-cob/src/change_graph.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright © 2021 The Radicle Link Contributors
 
-use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::ops::ControlFlow;
+use std::{cmp::Ordering, collections::BTreeSet};
 
 use git_ext::Oid;
 use radicle_dag::Dag;
@@ -113,20 +113,24 @@ impl ChangeGraph {
         let manifest = root.manifest.clone();
         let root = root.id;
 
-        self.graph.prune(&children, |_, entry, siblings| {
-            // Check the entry signatures are valid.
-            if !entry.valid_signatures() {
-                return ControlFlow::Break(());
-            }
-            // Apply the entry to the state, and if there's an error, prune that branch.
-            if object
-                .apply(entry, siblings.map(|(k, n)| (k, &n.value)), store)
-                .is_err()
-            {
-                return ControlFlow::Break(());
-            }
-            ControlFlow::Continue(())
-        });
+        self.graph.prune_by(
+            &children,
+            |_, entry, siblings| {
+                // Check the entry signatures are valid.
+                if !entry.valid_signatures() {
+                    return ControlFlow::Break(());
+                }
+                // Apply the entry to the state, and if there's an error, prune that branch.
+                if object
+                    .apply(entry, siblings.map(|(k, n)| (k, &n.value)), store)
+                    .is_err()
+                {
+                    return ControlFlow::Break(());
+                }
+                ControlFlow::Continue(())
+            },
+            Self::chronological,
+        );
 
         Ok(CollaborativeObject {
             manifest,
@@ -144,6 +148,10 @@ impl ChangeGraph {
     pub(crate) fn number_of_nodes(&self) -> usize {
         self.graph.len()
     }
+
+    fn chronological(x: (&Oid, &Entry), y: (&Oid, &Entry)) -> Ordering {
+        x.1.timestamp.cmp(&y.1.timestamp).then(x.0.cmp(y.0))
+    }
 }
 
 struct GraphBuilder {
diff --git a/radicle-dag/src/lib.rs b/radicle-dag/src/lib.rs
index 8c590bff..923e7274 100644
--- a/radicle-dag/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-dag/src/lib.rs
@@ -201,19 +201,38 @@ impl<K: Ord + Copy, V> Dag<K, V> {
     /// To continue traversing a branch, return [`ControlFlow::Continue`] from the
     /// filter function. To stop traversal of a branch and prune it,
     /// return [`ControlFlow::Break`].
-    pub fn prune<F>(&mut self, roots: &[K], mut filter: F)
+    pub fn prune<F>(&mut self, roots: &[K], filter: F)
     where
         F: for<'r> FnMut(
             &'r K,
             &'r Node<K, V>,
             Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (&'r K, &'r Node<K, V>)> + 'r>,
         ) -> ControlFlow<()>,
+    {
+        self.prune_by(roots, filter, |(k1, _), (k2, _)| k1.cmp(k2))
+    }
+
+    /// Fold over the graph in the order provided by `order`, pruning branches
+    /// along the way.
+    /// This is a depth-first traversal.
+    ///
+    /// To continue traversing a branch, return [`ControlFlow::Continue`] from the
+    /// filter function. To stop traversal of a branch and prune it,
+    /// return [`ControlFlow::Break`].
+    pub fn prune_by<F, P>(&mut self, roots: &[K], mut filter: F, ordering: P)
+    where
+        F: for<'r> FnMut(
+            &'r K,
+            &'r Node<K, V>,
+            Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (&'r K, &'r Node<K, V>)> + 'r>,
+        ) -> ControlFlow<()>,
+        P: Fn((&K, &V), (&K, &V)) -> Ordering,
     {
         let mut visited = BTreeSet::new();
         let mut result = VecDeque::new();
 
         for root in roots {
-            self.visit(root, &mut visited, &mut result);
+            self.visit_by(root, &mut visited, &mut result, &ordering);
         }
 
         for next in result {
@@ -369,6 +388,32 @@ impl<K: Ord + Copy, V> Dag<K, V> {
             order.push_front(*key);
         }
     }
+
+    /// Add nodes recursively to the provided ordering, starting from the given node.
+    fn visit_by(
+        &self,
+        key: &K,
+        visited: &mut BTreeSet<K>,
+        order: &mut VecDeque<K>,
+        ordering: &impl Fn((&K, &V), (&K, &V)) -> Ordering,
+    ) {
+        if visited.insert(*key) {
+            // Recursively visit all of the node's dependents.
+            if let Some(node) = self.graph.get(key) {
+                let mut dependents: Vec<&Node<K, V>> = node
+                    .dependents
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter_map(|k| self.get(k))
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                dependents.sort_by(|x, y| ordering((&x.key, &x.value), (&y.key, &y.value)));
+                for dependent in dependents.iter().rev() {
+                    self.visit_by(&dependent.key, visited, order, ordering);
+                }
+            }
+            // Add the node to the topological order.
+            order.push_front(*key);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<K: Ord + Copy + fmt::Display, V> Dag<K, V> {
@@ -915,4 +960,64 @@ mod tests {
         });
         assert_eq!(order, dag.sorted());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_prune_by_sorting() {
+        let mut dag = Dag::new();
+
+        dag.node("R", 0);
+        dag.node("A1", 1);
+        dag.node("A2", 2);
+        dag.node("A3", 3);
+        dag.node("B1", 1);
+        dag.node("B2", 2);
+        dag.node("B3", 3);
+        dag.node("C1", 1);
+
+        dag.dependency("A1", "R");
+        dag.dependency("A2", "R");
+        dag.dependency("A3", "R");
+
+        dag.dependency("B1", "A1");
+        dag.dependency("B2", "A1");
+        dag.dependency("B3", "A2");
+        dag.dependency("B3", "A3");
+
+        dag.dependency("C1", "B1");
+        dag.dependency("C1", "B2");
+        dag.dependency("C1", "B3");
+
+        let mut order = Vec::new();
+        dag.prune_by(
+            &["R"],
+            |key, _, _| {
+                order.push(*key);
+                ControlFlow::Continue(())
+            },
+            |(a, _), (b, _)| a.cmp(b),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(order, vec!["R", "A1", "B1", "B2", "A2", "A3", "B3", "C1"]);
+
+        let mut order = Vec::new();
+        dag.prune_by(
+            &["R"],
+            |key, _, _| {
+                order.push(*key);
+                ControlFlow::Continue(())
+            },
+            |(a, _), (b, _)| a.cmp(b).reverse(),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(order, vec!["R", "A3", "A2", "B3", "A1", "B2", "B1", "C1"]);
+
+        let mut order = Vec::new();
+        dag.prune_by(
+            &["R"],
+            |key, _, _| {
+                order.push(*key);
+                ControlFlow::Continue(())
+            },
+            |(_, a), (_, b)| a.cmp(b).reverse(),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(order, vec!["R", "A3", "A2", "B3", "A1", "B2", "B1", "C1"]);
+    }
 }