diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/stream.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/stream.controller.ts
index 5476fb6e..b7670e84 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/stream.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/stream.controller.ts
@@ -316,7 +316,11 @@ export const getStreamEvents = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const [events, total] = await Promise.all([
       prisma.streamEvent.findMany({
         where: whereClause,
-        orderBy: { timestamp: order },
+        // `timestamp` is not unique (events in the same block/ledger can
+        // share a timestamp), so it can't be the sole sort key for cursor
+        // pagination. Add `id` as a unique tiebreaker so ordering (and
+        // therefore cursor pagination) is stable across pages.
+        orderBy: [{ timestamp: order }, { id: order }],
         take: limit,
         ...(cursor
           ? { cursor: { id: cursor }, skip: 1 }
@@ -770,4 +774,4 @@ export const resumeStream = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     logger.error('Error resuming stream:', error);
     return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' });
   }
-};
+};
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