diff --git a/XSD/common.xsd b/XSD/common.xsd
index 5267852..058ba19 100644
--- a/XSD/common.xsd
+++ b/XSD/common.xsd
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@
 			</xsd:annotation>
 		</xsd:attribute>
 
+		<xsd:attribute name="order" type="xsd:positiveInteger" use="optional">
+			<xsd:annotation>
+				<xsd:documentation>Die Reihenfolge des Beitrags auf einer Seite, falls mehrdeutig.</xsd:documentation>
+			</xsd:annotation>
+		</xsd:attribute>
+
 		<xsd:attribute name="beilage" type="xsd:unsignedInt"
 			use="optional" default="0">
 			<xsd:annotation>
diff --git a/scripts/orderfix/add_order_hints.py b/scripts/orderfix/add_order_hints.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9854abe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/orderfix/add_order_hints.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+
+import os
+from lxml import etree
+from collections import defaultdict
+import sys
+
+def process_xml_file(filepath):
+    """
+    Processes a single XML file to add 'order' attributes to <stueck> elements where necessary.
+
+    Args:
+        filepath (str): The path to the XML file.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Use a parser that preserves comments and whitespace as much as possible
+        parser = etree.XMLParser(remove_blank_text=False, remove_comments=False, strip_cdata=False)
+        tree = etree.parse(filepath, parser)
+        root = tree.getroot()
+
+        # Default namespace from the document, if it exists
+        ns = {'kgpz': root.nsmap.get(None)} if root.nsmap.get(None) else {}
+
+        # Group stueck elements by (when, nr, von)
+        stueck_groups = defaultdict(list)
+
+        # XPath to find all beitrag elements
+        beitraege = root.xpath('//beitrag')
+
+        for beitrag in beitraege:
+            stueck = beitrag.find('stueck')
+            if stueck is not None:
+                when = stueck.get('when')
+                nr = stueck.get('nr')
+                von = stueck.get('von')
+                bis = stueck.get('bis')
+
+                # Ambiguity arises for single-page entries.
+                # A multi-page entry is one where `bis` is present and `bis` != `von`.
+                is_multi_page = bis is not None and bis != von
+
+                if von and not is_multi_page:
+                    key = (when, nr, von)
+                    stueck_groups[key].append(stueck)
+
+        # Add order attribute where there is ambiguity
+        modified = False
+        for key, stuecks in stueck_groups.items():
+            if len(stuecks) > 1:
+                modified = True
+                for i, stueck in enumerate(stuecks):
+                    stueck.set('order', str(i + 1))
+
+        # Write back to the file only if changes were made
+        if modified:
+            # Get the original XML declaration details
+            xml_declaration = tree.docinfo.xml_version
+            encoding = tree.docinfo.encoding
+
+            tree.write(filepath,
+                       encoding=encoding,
+                       xml_declaration=True,
+                       pretty_print=False)
+            print(f"Updated order attributes in: {filepath}")
+        else:
+            print(f"No changes needed for: {filepath}")
+
+    except etree.XMLSyntaxError as e:
+        print(f"Error parsing {filepath}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An unexpected error occurred with {filepath}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Main function to find and process all relevant XML files.
+    """
+    # The script is in scripts/orderfix, so we go up two levels
+    # to the project root, then into XML/beitraege.
+    script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    beitraege_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(script_dir, '../../XML/beitraege'))
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(beitraege_dir):
+        print(f"Error: Directory not found at {beitraege_dir}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return
+
+    print(f"Scanning for XML files in: {beitraege_dir}")
+    for filename in os.listdir(beitraege_dir):
+        if filename.endswith('.xml'):
+            filepath = os.path.join(beitraege_dir, filename)
+            process_xml_file(filepath)
+    print("Processing complete.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()