diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/tomakehurst/wiremock/matching/EqualToXmlPattern.java b/src/main/java/com/github/tomakehurst/wiremock/matching/EqualToXmlPattern.java
index 2021c21a17..d1a6c850f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/tomakehurst/wiremock/matching/EqualToXmlPattern.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/tomakehurst/wiremock/matching/EqualToXmlPattern.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class EqualToXmlPattern extends StringValuePattern {
   private final Document expectedXmlDoc;
 
   public EqualToXmlPattern(@JsonProperty("equalToXml") String expectedValue) {
-    this(expectedValue, null, null, null, null, false);
+    this(expectedValue, null, null, null, null, null);
   }
 
   public EqualToXmlPattern(
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ public Boolean isEnablePlaceholders() {
     return enablePlaceholders;
   }
 
+  public Boolean isIgnoreOrderOfSameNode() {
+    return ignoreOrderOfSameNode;
+  }
+
   public String getPlaceholderOpeningDelimiterRegex() {
     return placeholderOpeningDelimiterRegex;
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/tomakehurst/wiremock/matching/EqualToXmlPatternTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/tomakehurst/wiremock/matching/EqualToXmlPatternTest.java
index ed0bfc7c5e..487db4d9d3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/tomakehurst/wiremock/matching/EqualToXmlPatternTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/tomakehurst/wiremock/matching/EqualToXmlPatternTest.java
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ public void deserializesEqualToXmlWithMinimalParameters() {
   @Test
   public void deserializesEqualToXmlWithAllParameters() {
     Boolean enablePlaceholders = Boolean.TRUE;
+    Boolean ignoreOrderOfSameNode = Boolean.TRUE;
     String placeholderOpeningDelimiterRegex = "theOpeningDelimiterRegex";
     String placeholderClosingDelimiterRegex = "theClosingDelimiterRegex";
     String patternJson =
@@ -377,6 +378,9 @@ public void deserializesEqualToXmlWithAllParameters() {
             + "\"enablePlaceholders\" : "
             + enablePlaceholders
             + ", "
+            + "\"ignoreOrderOfSameNode\" : "
+            + ignoreOrderOfSameNode
+            + ", "
             + "\"placeholderOpeningDelimiterRegex\" : \""
             + placeholderOpeningDelimiterRegex
             + "\", "
@@ -389,6 +393,7 @@ public void deserializesEqualToXmlWithAllParameters() {
     assertTrue(stringValuePattern instanceof EqualToXmlPattern);
     EqualToXmlPattern equalToXmlPattern = (EqualToXmlPattern) stringValuePattern;
     assertEquals(enablePlaceholders, equalToXmlPattern.isEnablePlaceholders());
+    assertEquals(ignoreOrderOfSameNode, equalToXmlPattern.isIgnoreOrderOfSameNode());
     assertEquals(
         placeholderOpeningDelimiterRegex, equalToXmlPattern.getPlaceholderOpeningDelimiterRegex());
     assertEquals(
@@ -402,6 +407,7 @@ public void deserializesEqualToXmlWithAllParameters() {
   public void serializesEqualToXmlWithAllParameters() {
     String xml = "<stuff />";
     Boolean enablePlaceholders = Boolean.TRUE;
+    Boolean ignoreOrderOfSameNode = Boolean.TRUE;
     String placeholderOpeningDelimiterRegex = "[";
     String placeholderClosingDelimiterRegex = "]";
 
@@ -412,7 +418,7 @@ public void serializesEqualToXmlWithAllParameters() {
             placeholderOpeningDelimiterRegex,
             placeholderClosingDelimiterRegex,
             Set.of(SCHEMA_LOCATION, NAMESPACE_URI, ATTR_VALUE),
-            false);
+            ignoreOrderOfSameNode);
 
     String json = Json.write(pattern);
 
@@ -422,6 +428,7 @@ public void serializesEqualToXmlWithAllParameters() {
             "{\n"
                 + "  \"equalToXml\": \"<stuff />\",\n"
                 + "  \"enablePlaceholders\": true,\n"
+                + "  \"ignoreOrderOfSameNode\": true,\n"
                 + "  \"placeholderOpeningDelimiterRegex\": \"[\",\n"
                 + "  \"placeholderClosingDelimiterRegex\": \"]\",\n"
                 + "  \"exemptedComparisons\": [\"SCHEMA_LOCATION\", \"ATTR_VALUE\", \"NAMESPACE_URI\"]\n"