diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdclient.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdclient.cpp
index f39df0aeeb8..2eea1c1f46d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdclient.cpp
@@ -1162,10 +1162,12 @@ void ClangdClient::VirtualFunctionAssistProcessor::finalize()
         const auto item = new CppTools::VirtualFunctionProposalItem(
                     link, m_data->followSymbolData->openInSplit);
         QString text = symbol.first;
-        if (isOriginalLink
-                && (m_data->followSymbolData->defLinkNode.isPureVirtualDeclaration()
-                    || m_data->followSymbolData->defLinkNode.isPureVirtualDefinition())) {
-            text += " = 0";
+        if (isOriginalLink) {
+            item->setOrder(1000); // Ensure base declaration is on top.
+            if (m_data->followSymbolData->defLinkNode.isPureVirtualDeclaration()
+                    || m_data->followSymbolData->defLinkNode.isPureVirtualDefinition()) {
+                text += " = 0";
+            }
         }
         item->setText(text);
         items << item;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/followsymbol_switchmethoddecldef_test.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/followsymbol_switchmethoddecldef_test.cpp
index 75f70497472..fbd23e1bd0b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/followsymbol_switchmethoddecldef_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/followsymbol_switchmethoddecldef_test.cpp
@@ -516,8 +516,6 @@ F2TestCase::F2TestCase(CppEditorAction action,
     if (useClangd)
         QEXPECT_FAIL("allOverrides from base declaration", "FIXME: check why this fails", Abort);
     QCOMPARE(finalVirtualSymbolResults.size(), expectedVirtualFunctionProposal.size());
-    if (useClangd)
-        QEXPECT_FAIL("itemOrder", "FIXME: sort items", Abort);
     QCOMPARE(finalVirtualSymbolResults, expectedVirtualFunctionProposal);
 }