diff --git a/pkg/controller/atlasdeployment/advanced_deployment.go b/pkg/controller/atlasdeployment/advanced_deployment.go
index 61c7237ce8..35aa4029ea 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/atlasdeployment/advanced_deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/atlasdeployment/advanced_deployment.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-kubernetes/v2/pkg/api"
@@ -171,9 +172,30 @@ func MergedAdvancedDeployment(atlasDeploymentAsAtlas mongodbatlas.AdvancedCluste
 	atlasDeployment.MongoDBVersion = ""
 	mergedDeployment.MongoDBVersion = ""
 
+	atlasDeployment = sortReplicationSpecs(atlasDeployment)
+	mergedDeployment = sortReplicationSpecs(mergedDeployment)
+
 	return
 }
 
+func sortReplicationSpecs(spec akov2.AdvancedDeploymentSpec) akov2.AdvancedDeploymentSpec {
+	slices.SortFunc(spec.ReplicationSpecs, func(a, b *akov2.AdvancedReplicationSpec) int {
+		return strings.Compare(a.ZoneName, b.ZoneName)
+	})
+	for _, r := range spec.ReplicationSpecs {
+		slices.SortFunc(r.RegionConfigs, func(a, b *akov2.AdvancedRegionConfig) int {
+			if !(*a.Priority == *b.Priority) {
+				return *a.Priority - *b.Priority
+			} else if !strings.EqualFold(a.ProviderName, b.ProviderName) {
+				return strings.Compare(a.ProviderName, b.ProviderName)
+			} else {
+				return strings.Compare(a.RegionName, b.RegionName)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	return spec
+}
+
 func IsFreeTierAdvancedDeployment(deployment *mongodbatlas.AdvancedCluster) bool {
 	if deployment != nil && deployment.ReplicationSpecs != nil {
 		for _, replicationSpec := range deployment.ReplicationSpecs {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/atlasdeployment/advanced_deployment_test.go b/pkg/controller/atlasdeployment/advanced_deployment_test.go
index 0a898be601..d627a8cdb3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/atlasdeployment/advanced_deployment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/atlasdeployment/advanced_deployment_test.go
@@ -124,6 +124,129 @@ func TestAdvancedDeploymentsEqual(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, beforeSpec, &merged, "Comparison should not change original spec values")
 		assert.Equal(t, beforeAtlas, &atlas, "Comparison should not change original atlas values")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Advanced deployments are the same when region configs are unordered", func(t *testing.T) {
+		akoDeployment := akov2.DefaultAwsAdvancedDeployment("default", "my-project")
+		akoDeployment.Spec.DeploymentSpec.ReplicationSpecs[0].RegionConfigs = []*akov2.AdvancedRegionConfig{
+			{
+				ElectableSpecs: &akov2.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M10",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(1),
+				},
+				ReadOnlySpecs: &akov2.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M30",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(0),
+				},
+				Priority:     pointer.MakePtr(7),
+				ProviderName: "AWS",
+				RegionName:   "US_EAST_1",
+			},
+			{
+				ElectableSpecs: &akov2.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M10",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(2),
+				},
+				ReadOnlySpecs: &akov2.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M30",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(0),
+				},
+				Priority:     pointer.MakePtr(6),
+				ProviderName: "AWS",
+				RegionName:   "US_WEST_2",
+			},
+			{
+				ReadOnlySpecs: &akov2.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M30",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(2),
+				},
+				Priority:     pointer.MakePtr(0),
+				ProviderName: "GCP",
+				RegionName:   "US_WEST_2",
+			},
+			{
+				AnalyticsSpecs: &akov2.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M30",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(2),
+				},
+				Priority:     pointer.MakePtr(0),
+				ProviderName: "AWS",
+				RegionName:   "CA_CENTRAL_1",
+			},
+			{
+				AnalyticsSpecs: &akov2.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M10",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(4),
+				},
+				ReadOnlySpecs: &akov2.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M30",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(2),
+				},
+				Priority:     pointer.MakePtr(0),
+				ProviderName: "AWS",
+				RegionName:   "US_WEST_2",
+			},
+		}
+
+		atlasDeployment := makeDefaultAtlasSpec()
+		atlasDeployment.ReplicationSpecs[0].RegionConfigs = []*mongodbatlas.AdvancedRegionConfig{
+			{
+				AnalyticsSpecs: &mongodbatlas.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M30",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(2),
+				},
+				Priority:     pointer.MakePtr(0),
+				ProviderName: "AWS",
+				RegionName:   "CA_CENTRAL_1",
+			},
+			{
+				ElectableSpecs: &mongodbatlas.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M10",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(1),
+				},
+				Priority:     pointer.MakePtr(7),
+				ProviderName: "AWS",
+				RegionName:   "US_EAST_1",
+			},
+			{
+				AnalyticsSpecs: &mongodbatlas.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M10",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(4),
+				},
+				ReadOnlySpecs: &mongodbatlas.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M30",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(2),
+				},
+				Priority:     pointer.MakePtr(0),
+				ProviderName: "AWS",
+				RegionName:   "US_WEST_2",
+			},
+			{
+				ReadOnlySpecs: &mongodbatlas.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M30",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(2),
+				},
+				Priority:     pointer.MakePtr(0),
+				ProviderName: "GCP",
+				RegionName:   "US_WEST_2",
+			},
+			{
+				ElectableSpecs: &mongodbatlas.Specs{
+					InstanceSize: "M10",
+					NodeCount:    pointer.MakePtr(2),
+				},
+				Priority:     pointer.MakePtr(6),
+				ProviderName: "AWS",
+				RegionName:   "US_WEST_2",
+			},
+		}
+
+		merged, atlas, err := MergedAdvancedDeployment(*atlasDeployment, *akoDeployment.Spec.DeploymentSpec)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		logger, _ := zap.NewProduction()
+		areEqual, _ := AdvancedDeploymentsEqual(logger.Sugar(), &merged, &atlas)
+		assert.True(t, areEqual, "Deployments should be the same")
+	})
 }
 
 func makeDefaultAtlasSpec() *mongodbatlas.AdvancedCluster {