diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Result.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Result.java
index bff50338ba5f..4563293330a0 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Result.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Result.java
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ public static Result create(List<Cell> cells, Boolean exists, boolean stale,
     if (exists != null){
       return new Result(null, exists, stale, mayHaveMoreCellsInRow);
     }
+    cells.sort(CellComparator.getInstance());
     return new Result(cells.toArray(new Cell[cells.size()]), null, stale, mayHaveMoreCellsInRow);
   }
 
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ public static Result create(Cell[] cells, Boolean exists, boolean stale,
     if (exists != null) {
       return new Result(null, exists, stale, mayHaveMoreCellsInRow);
     }
+    Arrays.sort(cells, CellComparator.getInstance());
     return new Result(cells, null, stale, mayHaveMoreCellsInRow);
   }