diff --git a/src/Data/ULID.hs b/src/Data/ULID.hs
index 4ea0e70..089d31e 100644
--- a/src/Data/ULID.hs
+++ b/src/Data/ULID.hs
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ data ULID = ULID
   { timeStamp :: !ULIDTimeStamp
   , random    :: !ULIDRandom
   }
-  deriving (Eq, Typeable, Data, Generic)
-
-instance Ord ULID where
-    compare (ULID ts1 _) (ULID ts2 _) = compare ts1 ts2
+  deriving (Eq, Ord, Typeable, Data, Generic)
 
 instance Show ULID where
     show (ULID ts bytes) = show ts ++ show bytes
diff --git a/src/Data/ULID/Random.hs b/src/Data/ULID/Random.hs
index 43b5431..52806a8 100644
--- a/src/Data/ULID/Random.hs
+++ b/src/Data/ULID/Random.hs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import qualified Data.ULID.Base32 as B32
 
 -- | Newtype wrapping a `ByteString`
 newtype ULIDRandom = ULIDRandom BS.ByteString
-    deriving (Eq, Typeable, Data, Generic)
+    deriving (Eq, Ord, Typeable, Data, Generic)
 
 instance Show ULIDRandom where
     show (ULIDRandom r) = T.unpack $ B32.encode 16 . roll . BS.unpack $ r
diff --git a/test/Data/ULIDSpec.hs b/test/Data/ULIDSpec.hs
index 7989ae3..d41b65f 100644
--- a/test/Data/ULIDSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Data/ULIDSpec.hs
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import           Data.Binary
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as LBS
 import           Data.Char
 import           Data.Hashable
-import           Data.List            (nub, sort)
+import           Data.List            (nub, sort, sortOn)
 import qualified System.Random        as R
 
 import           Data.ULID
 
 import           Test.Hspec
+import Data.ULID.TimeStamp (getULIDTimeStamp)
+import Data.ULID.Random (getULIDRandom)
 
 
 spec :: Spec
@@ -34,6 +36,20 @@ spec = do
         let l' = sort l
         l' `shouldBe` [show u1, show u2, show u3, show u4]
 
+        -- it should be lexicographically sortable even if the timestamps are the same
+        ts <- getULIDTimeStamp
+        ur1 <- getULIDRandom
+        ur2 <- getULIDRandom
+        ur3 <- getULIDRandom
+        ur4 <- getULIDRandom
+
+        let u5 = ULID ts ur1
+        let u6 = ULID ts ur2
+        let u7 = ULID ts ur3
+        let u8 = ULID ts ur4
+
+        sort [u5, u6, u7, u8] `shouldBe` sortOn show [u5, u6, u7, u8]
+
         -- make sure it works in internal representation too :)
         let ul = [u3, u2, u4, u1]
         let ul' = sort ul