diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 7a59013..5242654 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -765,7 +765,11 @@ export class MerkleTree {
     while (i < indexqueue.length) {
       const index = indexqueue[i]
       if (index >= 2 && ({}).hasOwnProperty.call(tree, index ^ 1)) {
-        tree[(index / 2) | 0] = this.hashAlgo(Buffer.concat([tree[index - (index % 2)], tree[index - (index % 2) + 1]]))
+        let pair = [tree[index - (index % 2)], tree[index - (index % 2) + 1]]
+        if (this.sortPairs) {
+          pair = pair.sort(Buffer.compare)
+        }
+        tree[(index / 2) | 0] = this.hashAlgo(Buffer.concat(pair))
         indexqueue.push((index / 2) | 0)
       }
       i += 1
diff --git a/test/merkletree.test.js b/test/merkletree.test.js
index ed3291c..f8d14d3 100644
--- a/test/merkletree.test.js
+++ b/test/merkletree.test.js
@@ -696,6 +696,30 @@ test('sha256 getMultiProof', t => {
   t.equal(tree.verifyMultiProof(root, indices, tLeaves, depth, proof), true)
 })
 
+test('sha256 getMultiProof with pairs sorted', t => {
+  t.plan(1)
+
+  const leaves = Array(16).fill(0).map((x, i) => {
+    const b = Buffer.alloc(32)
+    b.writeUIntLE(i, 31, 1)
+    return b
+  })
+
+  const tree = new MerkleTree(leaves, sha256, { sortPairs: true })
+
+  const root = tree.getHexRoot()
+
+  const i = 100
+  const indices = Array(16).fill(0).map((x, j) => j).filter(j => (i >> j) % 2 === 1)
+
+  const proof = tree.getMultiProof(indices)
+
+  const depth = tree.getDepth()
+
+  const tLeaves = indices.map(i => leaves[i])
+  t.equal(tree.verifyMultiProof(root, indices, tLeaves, depth, proof), true)
+})
+
 test('sha256 getMultiProof using tree array', t => {
   t.plan(5)