diff --git a/lib/src/kdbx_entry.dart b/lib/src/kdbx_entry.dart
index 93db068..5d2f85e 100644
--- a/lib/src/kdbx_entry.dart
+++ b/lib/src/kdbx_entry.dart
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ class KdbxEntry extends KdbxObject {
   Iterable<MapEntry<KdbxKey, KdbxBinary>> get binaryEntries =>
       _binaries.entries;
 
+  KdbxBinary getBinary(KdbxKey key) => _binaries[key];
+
 //  Map<KdbxKey, StringValue> get strings => UnmodifiableMapView(_strings);
 
   Iterable<MapEntry<KdbxKey, StringValue>> get stringEntries =>
diff --git a/lib/src/kdbx_meta.dart b/lib/src/kdbx_meta.dart
index 3fcb7c3..02e4dac 100644
--- a/lib/src/kdbx_meta.dart
+++ b/lib/src/kdbx_meta.dart
@@ -43,18 +43,29 @@ class KdbxMeta extends KdbxNode implements KdbxNodeContext {
                 .singleElement('CustomData')
                 ?.let((e) => KdbxCustomData.read(e)) ??
             KdbxCustomData.create(),
-        binaries = node.singleElement(KdbxXml.NODE_BINARIES)?.let((el) sync* {
-          var i = 0;
-          for (final binaryNode in el.findElements(KdbxXml.NODE_BINARY)) {
-            final id = int.parse(binaryNode.getAttribute(KdbxXml.ATTR_ID));
-            if (id != i) {
-              throw KdbxCorruptedFileException(
-                  'Invalid ID for binary. expected $i, but was $id');
-            }
-            i++;
-            yield KdbxBinary.readBinaryXml(binaryNode, isInline: false);
-          }
-        })?.toList(),
+        binaries = node
+            .singleElement(KdbxXml.NODE_BINARIES)
+            ?.let((el) sync* {
+              for (final binaryNode in el.findElements(KdbxXml.NODE_BINARY)) {
+                final id = int.parse(binaryNode.getAttribute(KdbxXml.ATTR_ID));
+                yield MapEntry(
+                  id,
+                  KdbxBinary.readBinaryXml(binaryNode, isInline: false),
+                );
+              }
+            })
+            ?.toList()
+            ?.let((binaries) {
+              binaries.sort((a, b) => a.key.compareTo(b.key));
+              for (var i = 0; i < binaries.length; i++) {
+                if (i != binaries[i].key) {
+                  throw KdbxCorruptedFileException(
+                      'Invalid ID for binary. expected $i,'
+                      ' but was ${binaries[i].key}');
+                }
+              }
+              return binaries.map((e) => e.value).toList();
+            }),
         _customIcons = node
                 .singleElement(KdbxXml.NODE_CUSTOM_ICONS)
                 ?.let((el) sync* {
diff --git a/test/kdbx_binaries_test.dart b/test/kdbx_binaries_test.dart
index e1556a4..87746e9 100644
--- a/test/kdbx_binaries_test.dart
+++ b/test/kdbx_binaries_test.dart
@@ -122,6 +122,18 @@ void main() {
       // make sure the file can still be saved.
       await file.save();
     });
+    test('keepassxc compatibility', () async {
+      // keepass has files in arbitrary sort order.
+      final file = await TestUtil.readKdbxFile(
+          'test/test_files/binarytest-keepassxc.kdbx');
+      final entry = file.body.rootGroup.entries.first;
+      for (final name in ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']) {
+        expect(
+          utf8.decode(entry.getBinary(KdbxKey('$name.txt')).value).trim(),
+          name,
+        );
+      }
+    });
   }, tags: ['kdbx3']);
   group('kdbx4 attachment', () {
     test('read binary', () async {
diff --git a/test/test_files/binarytest-keepassxc.kdbx b/test/test_files/binarytest-keepassxc.kdbx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59d29c6
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