diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbBase.h b/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbBase.h
index 35ca0a638..f0a954b50 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbBase.h
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbBase.h
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ typedef struct dbRecordNode {
     char            *recordname;
     ELLLIST         infoList;       /*LIST head of info nodes*/
     int             flags;
+    /** Parse order of this record()
+     *  @since UNRELEASED
+     */
+    unsigned        order;
     struct dbRecordNode *aliasedRecnode; /* NULL unless flags|DBRN_FLAGS_ISALIAS */
 }dbRecordNode;
 
@@ -184,5 +188,9 @@ typedef struct dbBase {
     struct gphPvt   *pgpHash;
     short           ignoreMissingMenus;
     short           loadCdefs;
+    /** Total number of records.
+     *  @since UNRELEASED
+     */
+    unsigned        no_records;
 }dbBase;
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index eb008fb87..fda3cbf51 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -1445,6 +1445,7 @@ long dbCreateRecord(DBENTRY *pdbentry,const char *precordName)
     pdbentry->precnode = pNewRecNode;
     ppvd = dbPvdAdd(pdbentry->pdbbase,precordType,pNewRecNode);
     if(!ppvd) {errMessage(-1,"Logic Err: Could not add to PVD");return(-1);}
+    pNewRecNode->order = pdbentry->pdbbase->no_records++;
     return(0);
 }
 
@@ -1686,6 +1687,7 @@ long dbCreateAlias(DBENTRY *pdbentry, const char *alias)
     }
 
     ellAdd(&precordType->recList, &pnewnode->node);
+    pnewnode->order = pdbentry->pdbbase->no_records++;
     precordType->no_aliases++;
 
     return 0;