diff --git a/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs b/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs
index fd5b3e5e6dc454..5afaa3cd399c45 100644
--- a/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs
+++ b/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use {
     solana_streamer::socket::SocketAddrSpace,
     std::{
         any::TypeId,
-        cmp::Reverse,
+        cmp::Ordering,
         collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
         iter::repeat_with,
         marker::PhantomData,
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     Loopback { leader: Pubkey, shred: ShredId },
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 #[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
 enum NodeId {
     // TVU node obtained through gossip (staked or not).
@@ -307,9 +308,10 @@ fn get_nodes(
                 stake,
             }),
     )
-    .sorted_by_key(|node| Reverse((node.stake, *node.pubkey())))
-    // Since sorted_by_key is stable, in case of duplicates, this
-    // will keep nodes with contact-info.
+    .sorted_unstable_by(|a, b| cmp_nodes_stake(b, a))
+    // dedup_by keeps the first of consecutive elements which compare equal.
+    // Because if all else are equal above sort puts NodeId::ContactInfo before
+    // NodeId::Pubkey, this will keep nodes with contact-info.
     .dedup_by(|a, b| a.pubkey() == b.pubkey())
     .filter_map(|node| {
         if !should_dedup_addrs
@@ -338,6 +340,21 @@ fn get_nodes(
     .collect()
 }
 
+// Compares Nodes by stake and tie breaks by pubkeys.
+// For the same pubkey, NodeId::ContactInfo is considered > NodeId::Pubkey.
+#[inline]
+fn cmp_nodes_stake(a: &Node, b: &Node) -> Ordering {
+    a.stake
+        .cmp(&b.stake)
+        .then_with(|| a.pubkey().cmp(b.pubkey()))
+        .then_with(|| match (&a.node, &b.node) {
+            (NodeId::ContactInfo(_), NodeId::ContactInfo(_)) => Ordering::Equal,
+            (NodeId::ContactInfo(_), NodeId::Pubkey(_)) => Ordering::Greater,
+            (NodeId::Pubkey(_), NodeId::ContactInfo(_)) => Ordering::Less,
+            (NodeId::Pubkey(_), NodeId::Pubkey(_)) => Ordering::Equal,
+        })
+}
+
 fn get_seeded_rng(leader: &Pubkey, shred: &ShredId) -> ChaChaRng {
     let seed = shred.seed(leader);
     ChaChaRng::from_seed(seed)
@@ -870,4 +887,60 @@ mod tests {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cmp_nodes_stake() {
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        let pubkeys: Vec<Pubkey> = std::iter::repeat_with(|| Pubkey::from(rng.gen::<[u8; 32]>()))
+            .take(50)
+            .collect();
+        let stakes = std::iter::repeat_with(|| rng.gen_range(0..100u64));
+        let stakes: HashMap<Pubkey, u64> = pubkeys.iter().copied().zip(stakes).collect();
+        let mut nodes: Vec<Node> = std::iter::repeat_with(|| {
+            let pubkey = pubkeys.choose(&mut rng).copied().unwrap();
+            let stake = stakes[&pubkey];
+            let node = ContactInfo::new_localhost(&pubkey, /*wallclock:*/ timestamp());
+            [
+                Node {
+                    node: NodeId::from(node),
+                    stake,
+                },
+                Node {
+                    node: NodeId::from(pubkey),
+                    stake,
+                },
+            ]
+        })
+        .flatten()
+        .take(10_000)
+        .collect();
+        nodes.shuffle(&mut rng);
+        let nodes: Vec<Node> = nodes
+            .into_iter()
+            .sorted_unstable_by(|a, b| cmp_nodes_stake(b, a))
+            .dedup_by(|a, b| a.pubkey() == b.pubkey())
+            .collect();
+        // Assert that stakes are non-decreasing.
+        for (a, b) in nodes.iter().tuple_windows() {
+            assert!(a.stake >= b.stake);
+        }
+        // Assert that larger pubkey tie-breaks equal stakes.
+        for (a, b) in nodes.iter().tuple_windows() {
+            if a.stake == b.stake {
+                assert!(a.pubkey() > b.pubkey());
+            }
+        }
+        // Assert that NodeId::Pubkey are dropped in favor of
+        // NodeId::ContactInfo.
+        for node in &nodes {
+            assert_matches!(node.node, NodeId::ContactInfo(_));
+        }
+        // Assert that unique pubkeys are preserved.
+        {
+            let mut pubkeys = HashSet::new();
+            for node in &nodes {
+                assert!(pubkeys.insert(node.pubkey()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }