diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/viewport.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/viewport.dart
index f8f6980baa..786eb11fe9 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/viewport.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/viewport.dart
@@ -2009,19 +2009,19 @@ class RenderShrinkWrappingViewport extends RenderViewportBase<SliverLogicalConta
 
   @override
   Iterable<RenderSliver> get childrenInPaintOrder sync* {
-    RenderSliver? child = firstChild;
-    while (child != null) {
-      yield child;
-      child = childAfter(child);
-    }
-  }
-
-  @override
-  Iterable<RenderSliver> get childrenInHitTestOrder sync* {
     RenderSliver? child = lastChild;
     while (child != null) {
       yield child;
       child = childBefore(child);
     }
   }
+
+  @override
+  Iterable<RenderSliver> get childrenInHitTestOrder sync* {
+    RenderSliver? child = firstChild;
+    while (child != null) {
+      yield child;
+      child = childAfter(child);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/viewport_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/viewport_test.dart
index de0561744f..18a2858c5b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/viewport_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/viewport_test.dart
@@ -1746,6 +1746,49 @@ void main() {
     );
   });
 
+  group('Viewport childrenInPaintOrder control test', () {
+    test('RenderViewport', () async {
+      final List<RenderSliver> children = <RenderSliver>[
+        RenderSliverToBoxAdapter(),
+        RenderSliverToBoxAdapter(),
+        RenderSliverToBoxAdapter(),
+      ];
+
+      final RenderViewport renderViewport = RenderViewport(
+        crossAxisDirection: AxisDirection.right,
+        offset: ViewportOffset.zero(),
+        children: children,
+      );
+
+      // Children should be painted in reverse order to the list given
+      expect(renderViewport.childrenInPaintOrder, equals(children.reversed));
+      // childrenInPaintOrder should be reverse of childrenInHitTestOrder
+      expect(renderViewport.childrenInPaintOrder,
+          equals(renderViewport.childrenInHitTestOrder.toList().reversed));
+    });
+
+    test('RenderShrinkWrappingViewport', () async {
+      final List<RenderSliver> children = <RenderSliver>[
+        RenderSliverToBoxAdapter(),
+        RenderSliverToBoxAdapter(),
+        RenderSliverToBoxAdapter(),
+      ];
+
+      final RenderShrinkWrappingViewport renderViewport =
+          RenderShrinkWrappingViewport(
+        crossAxisDirection: AxisDirection.right,
+        offset: ViewportOffset.zero(),
+        children: children,
+      );
+
+      // Children should be painted in reverse order to the list given
+      expect(renderViewport.childrenInPaintOrder, equals(children.reversed));
+      // childrenInPaintOrder should be reverse of childrenInHitTestOrder
+      expect(renderViewport.childrenInPaintOrder,
+          equals(renderViewport.childrenInHitTestOrder.toList().reversed));
+    });
+  });
+
   testWidgets('Handles infinite constraints when TargetPlatform is iOS or macOS', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     // regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/45866
     await tester.pumpWidget(