diff --git a/crates/xlsx/src/styles.rs b/crates/xlsx/src/styles.rs
index 49ef72ca5..42a3853da 100644
--- a/crates/xlsx/src/styles.rs
+++ b/crates/xlsx/src/styles.rs
@@ -716,12 +716,12 @@ pub fn write_styles(wb: &Workbook, dxfs: &[Style], extra_fmts: &[String]) -> (St
         if let Some(a) = alignment_xml(&d.align) {
             dx.push_str(&a);
         }
-        if st.protection || d.protection != def.protection {
-            let _ = write!(dx, "<protection locked=\"{}\" hidden=\"{}\"/>", d.protection.locked as u8, d.protection.hidden as u8);
-        }
         if d.borders != def.borders {
             dx.push_str(&border_xml(&d.borders));
         }
+        if st.protection || d.protection != def.protection {
+            let _ = write!(dx, "<protection locked=\"{}\" hidden=\"{}\"/>", d.protection.locked as u8, d.protection.hidden as u8);
+        }
         dx.push_str("</dxf>");
     }
     for f in extra_fmts {
diff --git a/crates/xlsx/src/tests/fixtures.rs b/crates/xlsx/src/tests/fixtures.rs
index b15f4da7d..19a6335b8 100644
--- a/crates/xlsx/src/tests/fixtures.rs
+++ b/crates/xlsx/src/tests/fixtures.rs
@@ -224,6 +224,32 @@ fn dxf_font_and_parts_stated_at_their_defaults_survive_save() {
     assert_eq!(written, Some(format!(r#" count="4">{dxfs}"#).as_str()));
 }
 
+/// A dxf writes its parts in schema order: the border comes before the protection.
+#[test]
+fn dxf_border_is_written_before_protection() {
+    let dxfs = r#"<dxf><border><left style="thin"><color rgb="FF000000"/></left></border><protection locked="0" hidden="1"/></dxf>"#;
+    let styles = format!(
+        r#"<styleSheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main">
+      <fonts count="1"><font><sz val="11"/><name val="Calibri"/></font></fonts>
+      <fills count="2"><fill><patternFill patternType="none"/></fill><fill><patternFill patternType="gray125"/></fill></fills>
+      <borders count="1"><border/></borders>
+      <cellXfs count="1"><xf numFmtId="0" fontId="0" fillId="0" borderId="0"/></cellXfs>
+      <dxfs count="1">{dxfs}</dxfs>
+    </styleSheet>"#
+    );
+    let rels = r#"<Relationship Id="rId2" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/styles" Target="styles.xml"/>"#;
+    let body = r#"<sheetData><row r="1"><c r="A1"><v>1</v></c></row></sheetData>
+      <conditionalFormatting sqref="A1"><cfRule type="cellIs" dxfId="0" priority="1" operator="greaterThan"><formula>0</formula></cfRule></conditionalFormatting>"#;
+    let bytes = minimal(body, &[("xl/styles.xml", &styles)], rels, "");
+    let (wb, _) = read_xlsx(&bytes).unwrap();
+    let out = crate::write_xlsx(&wb).unwrap();
+    let st = crate::package::Package::open(&out).unwrap().read("xl/styles.xml").unwrap().unwrap();
+    let st = String::from_utf8(st).unwrap();
+    let dx = st.split_once("<dxfs").and_then(|(_, r)| r.split_once("</dxfs>")).map(|(d, _)| d).unwrap_or_default();
+    let (b, p) = (dx.find("<border"), dx.find("<protection"));
+    assert!(b.is_some() && p.is_some() && b < p, "{dx}");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn strict_namespace_and_shared_strings() {
     let ct = super::CT;