diff --git a/params/forks/forkreg.go b/params/forks/forkreg.go
index 5598e6ff64..d5b140e046 100644
--- a/params/forks/forkreg.go
+++ b/params/forks/forkreg.go
@@ -75,6 +75,43 @@ func (f *Fork) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(f.configName), nil
 }
 
+// DependencyOrder computes an ordering of the given forks, according to their dependencies.
+// Note the resulting ordering may not be unique!
+func DependencyOrder(list []Fork) []Fork {
+	var (
+		inList   = make(map[Fork]bool, len(list))
+		visiting = make(map[Fork]bool, len(list))
+		mark     = make(map[Fork]bool, len(list))
+		result   = make([]Fork, 0, len(list))
+	)
+	for _, f := range list {
+		inList[f] = true
+	}
+
+	var visit func(Fork)
+	visit = func(f Fork) {
+		if mark[f] {
+			return
+		}
+		if visiting[f] {
+			// This can't happen because we check for cycles at definition time.
+			panic("fork dependency cycle")
+		}
+		visiting[f] = true
+		for _, dep := range f.directDeps {
+			visit(dep)
+		}
+		mark[f] = true
+		if inList[f] {
+			result = append(result, f)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, l := range list {
+		visit(l)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 type forkProperties struct {
 	name       string
 	configName string
diff --git a/params/forks/forkreg_test.go b/params/forks/forkreg_test.go
index 1bbe47ff66..850296e299 100644
--- a/params/forks/forkreg_test.go
+++ b/params/forks/forkreg_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package forks
 
 import (
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -48,3 +49,29 @@ func TestForkName(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("wrong fork found by name cancun")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestForkDependencyOrder(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		list, result []Fork
+	}{
+		{
+			list:   []Fork{},
+			result: []Fork{},
+		},
+		{
+			list:   []Fork{BPO2, Homestead, Cancun, London, Paris},
+			result: []Fork{Homestead, London, Paris, Cancun, BPO2},
+		},
+		{
+			list:   []Fork{BPO3, Osaka, Cancun, Prague, BPO1, BPO2},
+			result: []Fork{Cancun, Prague, Osaka, BPO1, BPO2, BPO3},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		res := DependencyOrder(test.list)
+		if !slices.Equal(res, test.result) {
+			t.Errorf("DependencyOrder(%v) -> %v\n  want: %v", test.list, res, test.result)
+		}
+	}
+}