diff --git a/serialization/src/commonMain/kotlin/nl/adaptivity/xmlutil/serialization/XMLEncoder.kt b/serialization/src/commonMain/kotlin/nl/adaptivity/xmlutil/serialization/XMLEncoder.kt
index 9f2dc1b5d..3ff2c5f1c 100644
--- a/serialization/src/commonMain/kotlin/nl/adaptivity/xmlutil/serialization/XMLEncoder.kt
+++ b/serialization/src/commonMain/kotlin/nl/adaptivity/xmlutil/serialization/XMLEncoder.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018.
+ * Copyright (c) 2024.
  *
- * This file is part of XmlUtil.
+ * This file is part of xmlutil.
  *
  * This file is licenced to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
  * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
@@ -409,7 +409,9 @@ internal open class XmlEncoderBase internal constructor(
     ) : XmlEncoder(parent.xmlDescriptor.getElementDescriptor(childIndex), childIndex, null) {
         override fun encodeString(value: String) {
             val d = xmlDescriptor.getElementDescriptor(0)
-            parent.encodeStringElement(d, childIndex, value)
+            parent.defer(childIndex, forceDefer = true) {
+                parent.encodeStringElement(d, childIndex, value)
+            }
         }
 
         override fun <T> encodeSerializableValue(
@@ -417,12 +419,14 @@ internal open class XmlEncoderBase internal constructor(
             value: T
         ) {
             val d = xmlDescriptor.getElementDescriptor(0)
-            parent.encodeSerializableElement(
-                d,
-                childIndex,
-                serializer,
-                value
-            )
+            parent.defer(childIndex, forceDefer = true) {
+                parent.encodeSerializableElement(
+                    d,
+                    childIndex,
+                    serializer,
+                    value
+                )
+            }
         }
 
         @ExperimentalSerializationApi
@@ -528,13 +532,16 @@ internal open class XmlEncoderBase internal constructor(
         }
 
         @OptIn(ExperimentalSerializationApi::class)
-        open fun defer(index: Int, deferred: CompositeEncoder.() -> Unit) {
-            if (xmlDescriptor.getElementDescriptor(index).doInline) {
-                deferred() // Don't defer inline values as it has a problem with the value serializer deferring
+        open fun defer(index: Int, forceDefer: Boolean = false, deferred: CompositeEncoder.() -> Unit) {
+            if (! forceDefer && xmlDescriptor.getElementDescriptor(index).doInline) {
+                // Don't defer inline values as it has a problem with the value serializer deferring
+                deferred()
             } else if (!deferring) { // We should never defer if we are processing deferred elements
                 deferred()
             } else if (reorderInfo != null) {
                 deferredBuffer.add(reorderInfo[index] to deferred)
+            } else if (forceDefer) {
+                deferredBuffer.add(index to deferred)
             } else {
                 val outputKind =
                     xmlDescriptor.getElementDescriptor(index).outputKind
@@ -902,8 +909,10 @@ internal open class XmlEncoderBase internal constructor(
 
         override fun defer(
             index: Int,
+            forceDefer: Boolean,
             deferred: CompositeEncoder.() -> Unit
         ) {
+            // Polymorphic types are "hardcoded" so don't need deferring
             deferred()
         }
 
@@ -1000,7 +1009,8 @@ internal open class XmlEncoderBase internal constructor(
         TagEncoder<XmlDescriptor>(xmlDescriptor, null) {
 
         private lateinit var entryKey: QName
-        override fun defer(index: Int, deferred: CompositeEncoder.() -> Unit) {
+        override fun defer(index: Int, forceDefer: Boolean, deferred: CompositeEncoder.() -> Unit) {
+            // a map, where deferring is never needed
             deferred()
         }
 
@@ -1078,7 +1088,10 @@ internal open class XmlEncoderBase internal constructor(
             }
         }
 
-        override fun defer(index: Int, deferred: CompositeEncoder.() -> Unit) = deferred()
+        override fun defer(index: Int, forceDefer: Boolean, deferred: CompositeEncoder.() -> Unit) {
+            // This is a list, deferring is not relevant.
+            deferred()
+        }
 
         override fun writeBegin() {}
 
@@ -1133,8 +1146,10 @@ internal open class XmlEncoderBase internal constructor(
 
         override fun defer(
             index: Int,
+            forceDefer: Boolean,
             deferred: CompositeEncoder.() -> Unit
         ) {
+            // Deferring in a list is not needed (this is for list elements, not the list itself.
             deferred()
         }
 
@@ -1193,7 +1208,8 @@ internal open class XmlEncoderBase internal constructor(
         private lateinit var keySerializer: SerializationStrategy<*>
         private var keyValue: Any? = null
 
-        override fun defer(index: Int, deferred: CompositeEncoder.() -> Unit) {
+        override fun defer(index: Int, forceDefer: Boolean, deferred: CompositeEncoder.() -> Unit) {
+            // deferring is never valid in a map, ther should not be any reordering either
             deferred()
         }
 
diff --git a/serialization/src/commonTest/kotlin/nl/adaptivity/xml/serialization/regressions/ValueMemberSerialOrder195.kt b/serialization/src/commonTest/kotlin/nl/adaptivity/xml/serialization/regressions/ValueMemberSerialOrder195.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dddf21e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serialization/src/commonTest/kotlin/nl/adaptivity/xml/serialization/regressions/ValueMemberSerialOrder195.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024.
+ *
+ * This file is part of xmlutil.
+ *
+ * This file is licenced to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You should have received a copy of the license with the source distribution.
+ * Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package nl.adaptivity.xml.serialization.regressions
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+import nl.adaptivity.xmlutil.serialization.XML
+import nl.adaptivity.xmlutil.serialization.XmlElement
+import nl.adaptivity.xmlutil.serialization.XmlSerialName
+import kotlin.jvm.JvmInline
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+/**
+ * Value members should not be ordered differently.
+ */
+class ValueMemberSerialOrder195 {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testOrder() {
+        val foo = Foo("a", Foo.Code("b"))
+        assertEquals(
+            expected = "<Foo><ServiceName>a</ServiceName><SendingSystem>b</SendingSystem></Foo>",
+            actual = XML.encodeToString(foo) // <Foo><SendingSystem>b</SendingSystem><ServiceName>a</ServiceName></Foo>
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Serializable
+    @XmlSerialName("Foo")
+    data class Foo(
+        @XmlElement(true)
+        @XmlSerialName("ServiceName","", "")
+        val serviceName: String? = null,
+
+        @XmlElement
+        @XmlSerialName("SendingSystem","", "")
+        val sendingSystem: Code? = null,
+    ) {
+        @JvmInline
+        @Serializable
+        @XmlSerialName("Code","", "")
+        value class Code(
+            val `value`: String,
+        )
+    }
+}