diff --git a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/portal/portal.test.tsx b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/portal/portal.test.tsx
index 53bdd5c1f..41c874ed4 100644
--- a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/portal/portal.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/portal/portal.test.tsx
@@ -272,6 +272,42 @@ it('should be possible to tamper with the modal root and restore correctly', asy
   expect(getPortalRoot().childNodes).toHaveLength(2)
 })
 
+it('should restore the portal root to the end of the body after external reordering', async () => {
+  expect(getPortalRoot()).toBe(null)
+
+  function Example() {
+    let [tick, setTick] = useState(0)
+
+    return (
+      <main id="parent">
+        <button id="rerender" onClick={() => setTick((value) => value + 1)}>
+          {tick}
+        </button>
+
+        <Portal>
+          <p id="content">Contents...</p>
+        </Portal>
+      </main>
+    )
+  }
+
+  let { container } = render(<Example />)
+
+  let rerender = document.getElementById('rerender')
+
+  expect(document.body.lastElementChild).toBe(getPortalRoot())
+
+  document.body.insertBefore(getPortalRoot(), container)
+
+  expect(document.body.firstElementChild).toBe(getPortalRoot())
+  expect(document.body.lastElementChild).toBe(container)
+
+  await click(rerender)
+
+  expect(document.body.firstElementChild).toBe(container)
+  expect(document.body.lastElementChild).toBe(getPortalRoot())
+})
+
 it('should be possible to force the Portal into a specific element using Portal.Group', async () => {
   function Example() {
     let container = useRef(null)
diff --git a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/portal/portal.tsx b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/portal/portal.tsx
index 4bf04b0b8..afe40654e 100644
--- a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/portal/portal.tsx
+++ b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/portal/portal.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import React, {
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom'
 import { useDisposables } from '../../hooks/use-disposables'
 import { useEvent } from '../../hooks/use-event'
+import { useIsoMorphicEffect } from '../../hooks/use-iso-morphic-effect'
 import { useOnUnmount } from '../../hooks/use-on-unmount'
 import { useOwnerDocument } from '../../hooks/use-owner'
 import { useServerHandoffComplete } from '../../hooks/use-server-handoff-complete'
@@ -45,14 +46,20 @@ function usePortalTarget(ownerDocument: Document | null): HTMLElement | null {
     return ownerDocument.body.appendChild(root)
   })
 
-  // Ensure the portal root is always in the DOM
-  useEffect(() => {
+  useIsoMorphicEffect(() => {
     if (target === null) return
-
-    if (!ownerDocument?.body.contains(target)) {
-      ownerDocument?.body.appendChild(target)
+    if (ownerDocument === null) return
+    if (!forceInRoot && groupTarget !== null) return
+
+    // Keep the shared portal root as the last element in the body so external
+    // DOM updates can't leave future dialogs behind newly rendered page content.
+    if (
+      target.parentElement !== ownerDocument.body ||
+      target !== ownerDocument.body.lastElementChild
+    ) {
+      ownerDocument.body.appendChild(target)
     }
-  }, [target, ownerDocument])
+  })
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (forceInRoot) return