diff --git a/netbox/extras/api/views.py b/netbox/extras/api/views.py
index 3f5bb172a..facb1b17a 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/api/views.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/api/views.py
@@ -185,7 +185,9 @@ class TagViewSet(NetBoxModelViewSet):
 
 
 class TaggedItemViewSet(RetrieveModelMixin, ListModelMixin, BaseViewSet):
-    queryset = TaggedItem.objects.prefetch_related('content_type', 'content_object', 'tag')
+    queryset = TaggedItem.objects.prefetch_related(
+        'content_type', 'content_object', 'tag'
+    ).order_by('tag__weight', 'tag__name')
     serializer_class = serializers.TaggedItemSerializer
     filterset_class = filtersets.TaggedItemFilterSet
 
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/api/exceptions.py b/netbox/netbox/api/exceptions.py
index f552b06b5..c4d05d1a5 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/api/exceptions.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/api/exceptions.py
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ class SerializerNotFound(Exception):
 
 class GraphQLTypeNotFound(Exception):
     pass
+
+
+class QuerySetNotOrdered(Exception):
+    pass
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/api/pagination.py b/netbox/netbox/api/pagination.py
index f1430a9fd..698e0a8dd 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/api/pagination.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/api/pagination.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.db.models import QuerySet
 from rest_framework.pagination import LimitOffsetPagination
 
+from netbox.api.exceptions import QuerySetNotOrdered
 from netbox.config import get_config
 
 
@@ -15,6 +16,12 @@ class OptionalLimitOffsetPagination(LimitOffsetPagination):
 
     def paginate_queryset(self, queryset, request, view=None):
 
+        if isinstance(queryset, QuerySet) and not queryset.ordered:
+            raise QuerySetNotOrdered(
+                "Paginating over an unordered queryset is unreliable. Ensure that a minimal "
+                "ordering has been applied to the queryset for this API endpoint."
+            )
+
         if isinstance(queryset, QuerySet):
             self.count = self.get_queryset_count(queryset)
         else:
diff --git a/netbox/users/migrations/0010_add_token_meta_ordering.py b/netbox/users/migrations/0010_add_token_meta_ordering.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb2be6c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/users/migrations/0010_add_token_meta_ordering.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.4 on 2025-07-23 17:28
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('users', '0009_update_group_perms'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='token',
+            options={'ordering': ('-created',)},
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/netbox/users/models/tokens.py b/netbox/users/models/tokens.py
index 2e7040699..3c1284bc9 100644
--- a/netbox/users/models/tokens.py
+++ b/netbox/users/models/tokens.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class Token(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = _('token')
         verbose_name_plural = _('tokens')
+        ordering = ('-created',)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.key if settings.ALLOW_TOKEN_RETRIEVAL else self.partial
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/query.py b/netbox/utilities/query.py
index b254df582..5eaff836f 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/query.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/query.py
@@ -67,5 +67,8 @@ def reapply_model_ordering(queryset: QuerySet) -> QuerySet:
     # MPTT-based models are exempt from this; use caution when annotating querysets of these models
     if any(isinstance(manager, TreeManager) for manager in queryset.model._meta.local_managers):
         return queryset
+    elif queryset.ordered:
+        return queryset
+
     ordering = queryset.model._meta.ordering
     return queryset.order_by(*ordering)