diff --git a/lib/filter.h b/lib/filter.h
index d5a7e7d5e2..c7108b26ba 100644
--- a/lib/filter.h
+++ b/lib/filter.h
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ extern void access_list_show(struct vty *vty, struct lyd_node *dnode,
 			     bool show_defaults);
 extern void access_list_remark_show(struct vty *vty, struct lyd_node *dnode,
 				    bool show_defaults);
+extern int prefix_list_cmp(struct lyd_node *dnode1, struct lyd_node *dnode2);
 extern void prefix_list_show(struct vty *vty, struct lyd_node *dnode,
 			     bool show_defaults);
 extern void prefix_list_remark_show(struct vty *vty, struct lyd_node *dnode,
diff --git a/lib/filter_cli.c b/lib/filter_cli.c
index fd20ffc36e..893981ffab 100644
--- a/lib/filter_cli.c
+++ b/lib/filter_cli.c
@@ -1701,6 +1701,14 @@ ALIAS(
 	ACCESS_LIST_REMARK_STR
 	ACCESS_LIST_REMARK_LINE_STR)
 
+int prefix_list_cmp(struct lyd_node *dnode1, struct lyd_node *dnode2)
+{
+	uint32_t seq1 = yang_dnode_get_uint32(dnode1, "./sequence");
+	uint32_t seq2 = yang_dnode_get_uint32(dnode2, "./sequence");
+
+	return seq1 - seq2;
+}
+
 void prefix_list_show(struct vty *vty, struct lyd_node *dnode,
 		      bool show_defaults)
 {
diff --git a/lib/filter_nb.c b/lib/filter_nb.c
index 717c56ee7c..3c05f10750 100644
--- a/lib/filter_nb.c
+++ b/lib/filter_nb.c
@@ -1691,6 +1691,7 @@ const struct frr_yang_module_info frr_filter_info = {
 			.cbs = {
 				.create = lib_prefix_list_entry_create,
 				.destroy = lib_prefix_list_entry_destroy,
+				.cli_cmp = prefix_list_cmp,
 				.cli_show = prefix_list_show,
 			}
 		},