diff --git a/.github/actions/validate-deploy/action.yml b/.github/actions/validate-deploy/action.yml
index 74985d6..73c6426 100644
--- a/.github/actions/validate-deploy/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/validate-deploy/action.yml
@@ -57,14 +57,16 @@ runs:
       - name: ${{ inputs.name }}
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
+          $Env:PSModulePath = $Env:PSModulePath, '$(modulesFolder)' -join [IO.Path]::PathSeparator
+          $CustomSortOrder = $Env:AZOPS_CUSTOM_SORT_ORDER -eq 'true'
           Import-PSFConfig -Path settings.json -Schema MetaJson -EnableException
           $RunWhatIf = -not ('${{inputs.deploy}}' -eq 'true')
           $diff = Get-Content -Path /tmp/diff.txt
           if(Test-Path -Path "/tmp/diffdeletedfiles.txt") {
             $diffdeletedfiles = Get-Content -Path /tmp/diffdeletedfiles.txt
-            Invoke-AzOpsPush -ChangeSet $diff -DeleteSetContents $diffdeletedfiles -WhatIf:$RunWhatIf
+            Invoke-AzOpsPush -ChangeSet $diff -DeleteSetContents $diffdeletedfiles -WhatIf:$RunWhatIf -CustomSortOrder:$CustomSortOrder
           } 
           else {
-            Invoke-AzOpsPush -ChangeSet $diff -WhatIf:$RunWhatIf
+            Invoke-AzOpsPush -ChangeSet $diff -WhatIf:$RunWhatIf -CustomSortOrder:$CustomSortOrder
           }
           Get-Job | Remove-Job -Force
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index e22b070..9e467ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ env:
   AZOPS_MODULE_VERSION: ${{ secrets.AZOPS_MODULE_VERSION }}
   APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTIONSTRING: ${{ secrets.APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTIONSTRING }}
 
+  #
+  # customSortOrder
+  # Set to true to support custom sort order.
+  # When enabled, add a file named .order containing a list of
+  # file names and the files in that folder will be deployed in the
+  # order specified in the file. All files not listed in the file
+  # will be deployed after the files listed in the file.
+  #
+
+  AZOPS_CUSTOM_SORT_ORDER: ${{ secrets.AZOPS_CUSTOM_SORT_ORDER }}
+
   #
   # modulesFolder
   # To enable caching of PowerShell modules between
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 2a64198..5897cdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ env:
   AZOPS_MODULE_VERSION: ${{ secrets.AZOPS_MODULE_VERSION }}
   APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTIONSTRING: ${{ secrets.APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTIONSTRING }}
 
+  #
+  # customSortOrder
+  # Set to true to support custom sort order.
+  # When enabled, add a file named .order containing a list of
+  # file names and the files in that folder will be deployed in the
+  # order specified in the file. All files not listed in the file
+  # will be deployed after the files listed in the file.
+  #
+
+  AZOPS_CUSTOM_SORT_ORDER: ${{ secrets.AZOPS_CUSTOM_SORT_ORDER }}
+
   #
   # modulesFolder
   # To enable caching of PowerShell modules between