diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/entities/sorted_state_adapter.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/entities/sorted_state_adapter.ts
index ec2ae5dd50..7731bd5ba7 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/entities/sorted_state_adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/entities/sorted_state_adapter.ts
@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ export function createSortedStateAdapter<T, Id extends EntityId>(
       state,
     )
 
-    if (updated.length) {
-      updateManyMutably(updated, state)
-    }
     if (added.length) {
       addManyMutably(added, state, existingIdsArray)
     }
+    if (updated.length) {
+      updateManyMutably(updated, state)
+    }
   }
 
   function areArraysEqual(a: readonly unknown[], b: readonly unknown[]) {
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/entities/tests/sorted_state_adapter.test.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/entities/tests/sorted_state_adapter.test.ts
index 042ce37218..d378449886 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/entities/tests/sorted_state_adapter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/entities/tests/sorted_state_adapter.test.ts
@@ -509,6 +509,28 @@ describe('Sorted State Adapter', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('should let you add a new entity then apply changes to it', () => {
+    const firstChange = { author: TheHobbit.author }
+    const secondChange = { title: 'Zack' }
+    const withMany = adapter.setAll(state, [AClockworkOrange])
+
+    const withUpserts = adapter.upsertMany(withMany, [
+      {...TheGreatGatsby}, { ...TheGreatGatsby, ...firstChange }, {...TheGreatGatsby, ...secondChange}
+    ])
+
+    expect(withUpserts).toEqual({
+      ids: [AClockworkOrange.id, TheGreatGatsby.id],
+      entities: {
+        [TheGreatGatsby.id]: {
+          ...TheGreatGatsby,
+          ...firstChange,
+          ...secondChange,
+        },
+        [AClockworkOrange.id]: AClockworkOrange,
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
   it('should let you add a new entity in the state with setOne() and keep the sorting', () => {
     const withMany = adapter.setAll(state, [AnimalFarm, TheHobbit])
     const withOneMore = adapter.setOne(withMany, TheGreatGatsby)
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/entities/tests/unsorted_state_adapter.test.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/entities/tests/unsorted_state_adapter.test.ts
index 6d2fc8eaf3..d7b551e63b 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/entities/tests/unsorted_state_adapter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/entities/tests/unsorted_state_adapter.test.ts
@@ -355,6 +355,28 @@ describe('Unsorted State Adapter', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('should let you add a new entity then apply changes to it', () => {
+    const firstChange = { author: TheHobbit.author }
+    const secondChange = { title: 'Zack' }
+    const withMany = adapter.setAll(state, [TheGreatGatsby])
+
+    const withUpserts = adapter.upsertMany(withMany, [
+      {...AClockworkOrange}, { ...AClockworkOrange, ...firstChange }, {...AClockworkOrange, ...secondChange}
+    ])
+
+    expect(withUpserts).toEqual({
+      ids: [TheGreatGatsby.id, AClockworkOrange.id],
+      entities: {
+        [TheGreatGatsby.id]: TheGreatGatsby,
+        [AClockworkOrange.id]: {
+          ...AClockworkOrange,
+          ...firstChange,
+          ...secondChange,
+        },
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
   it('should let you add a new entity in the state with setOne()', () => {
     const withOne = adapter.setOne(state, TheGreatGatsby)
     expect(withOne).toEqual({
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/entities/unsorted_state_adapter.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/entities/unsorted_state_adapter.ts
index 54739ec9d7..c7ec7f123b 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/entities/unsorted_state_adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/entities/unsorted_state_adapter.ts
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ export function createUnsortedStateAdapter<T, Id extends EntityId>(
       state,
     )
 
-    updateManyMutably(updated, state)
     addManyMutably(added, state)
+    updateManyMutably(updated, state)
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/entities/utils.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/entities/utils.ts
index f9f58a6a0c..1d8c087235 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/entities/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/entities/utils.ts
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ export function splitAddedUpdatedEntities<T, Id extends EntityId>(
   const existingIds = new Set<Id>(existingIdsArray)
 
   const added: T[] = []
+  const addedIds = new Set<Id>([])
   const updated: Update<T, Id>[] = []
 
   for (const entity of newEntities) {
     const id = selectIdValue(entity, selectId)
-    if (existingIds.has(id)) {
+    if (existingIds.has(id) || addedIds.has(id)) {
       updated.push({ id, changes: entity })
     } else {
+      addedIds.add(id)
       added.push(entity)
     }
   }