diff --git a/pkg/haproxy/rules/order_refresh_test.go b/pkg/haproxy/rules/order_refresh_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..499036e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/haproxy/rules/order_refresh_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package rules
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/haproxytech/client-native/v6/models"
+
+	"github.com/haproxytech/kubernetes-ingress/pkg/haproxy/api"
+)
+
+// orderingTestClient overrides only methods touched by SectionRules.RefreshRules and rule Create methods.
+// The embedded interface satisfies the full api.HAProxyClient method set for compilation.
+type orderingTestClient struct {
+	api.HAProxyClient
+	frontendRules map[string][]models.HTTPRequestRule
+}
+
+func (c *orderingTestClient) UserListDeleteAll() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *orderingTestClient) FrontendGet(frontendName string) (models.Frontend, error) {
+	return models.Frontend{
+		FrontendBase: models.FrontendBase{
+			Name: frontendName,
+			Mode: "http",
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *orderingTestClient) FrontendRuleDeleteAll(frontend string) {
+	if c.frontendRules == nil {
+		c.frontendRules = map[string][]models.HTTPRequestRule{}
+	}
+	c.frontendRules[frontend] = nil
+}
+
+func (c *orderingTestClient) UserListExistsByGroup(group string) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (c *orderingTestClient) UserListCreateByGroup(group string, userPasswordMap map[string][]byte) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *orderingTestClient) FrontendHTTPRequestRuleCreate(id int64, frontend string, rule models.HTTPRequestRule, ingressACL string) error {
+	if c.frontendRules == nil {
+		c.frontendRules = map[string][]models.HTTPRequestRule{}
+	}
+
+	rules := c.frontendRules[frontend]
+	if id == 0 {
+		// HAProxy client treats index 0 insertion as rule prepending.
+		rules = append([]models.HTTPRequestRule{rule}, rules...)
+	} else {
+		rules = append(rules, rule)
+	}
+	c.frontendRules[frontend] = rules
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestRefreshRules_RedirectBeforeAuthInFinalHTTPRules(t *testing.T) {
+	rs := New()
+	frontend := "http"
+
+	err := rs.AddRule(frontend, RequestRedirect{
+		SSLRedirect:  true,
+		RedirectPort: 8443,
+		RedirectCode: 302,
+	}, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to add redirect rule: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = rs.AddRule(frontend, ReqBasicAuth{
+		AuthGroup: "site.example.com",
+		AuthRealm: "Authentication-Required",
+	}, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to add auth rule: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	client := &orderingTestClient{}
+	rs.RefreshRules(client)
+
+	created := client.frontendRules[frontend]
+	if len(created) < 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected at least 2 http-request rules, got %d", len(created))
+	}
+
+	if created[0].Type != "redirect" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected first rule to be redirect, got %q", created[0].Type)
+	}
+	if created[1].Type != "auth" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected second rule to be auth, got %q", created[1].Type)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/haproxy/rules/types.go b/pkg/haproxy/rules/types.go
index 052ff6c1..0d920f52 100644
--- a/pkg/haproxy/rules/types.go
+++ b/pkg/haproxy/rules/types.go
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ const (
 	REQ_SET_SRC
 	REQ_DENY
 	REQ_TRACK
+	REQ_REDIRECT
 	REQ_AUTH
 	REQ_RATELIMIT
 	REQ_CAPTURE
-	REQ_REDIRECT
 	REQ_FORWARDED_PROTO
 	REQ_SET_HEADER
 	REQ_SET_HOST
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ var constLookup = map[Type]string{
 	REQ_SET_SRC:         "REQ_SET_SRC",
 	REQ_DENY:            "REQ_DENY",
 	REQ_TRACK:           "REQ_TRACK",
+	REQ_REDIRECT:        "REQ_REDIRECT",
 	REQ_AUTH:            "REQ_AUTH",
 	REQ_RATELIMIT:       "REQ_RATELIMIT",
 	REQ_CAPTURE:         "REQ_CAPTURE",
-	REQ_REDIRECT:        "REQ_REDIRECT",
 	REQ_FORWARDED_PROTO: "REQ_FORWARDED_PROTO",
 	REQ_SET_HEADER:      "REQ_SET_HEADER",
 	REQ_SET_HOST:        "REQ_SET_HOST",
diff --git a/pkg/haproxy/rules/types_test.go b/pkg/haproxy/rules/types_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d657a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/haproxy/rules/types_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package rules
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestRuleTypeOrder_RedirectBeforeAuth(t *testing.T) {
+	if REQ_REDIRECT >= REQ_AUTH {
+		t.Fatalf("expected REQ_REDIRECT (%d) to be evaluated before REQ_AUTH (%d)", REQ_REDIRECT, REQ_AUTH)
+	}
+}