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diff --git a/16.md b/16.md
index 4d9481d..8ef4af4 100644
--- a/16.md
+++ b/16.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Upon a replaceable event with a newer timestamp than the currently known latest
 effectively replacing what gets returned when querying for
 `author:kind` tuples.
 
+If two events have the same timestamp, the event with the lowest id (first in lexical order) SHOULD be retained, and the other discarded.
+
 Ephemeral Events
 ----------------
 An *ephemeral event* is defined as an event with a kind `20000 <= n < 30000`.
diff --git a/33.md b/33.md
index c93c36e..5128bec 100644
--- a/33.md
+++ b/33.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ replaceable event with the same kind, author and first `d` tag value being recei
 SHOULD be discarded, effectively replacing what gets returned when querying for
 `author:kind:d-tag` tuples.
 
+If two events have the same timestamp, the event with the lowest id (first in lexical order) SHOULD be retained, and the other discarded.
+
 A missing or a `d` tag with no value should be interpreted equivalent to a `d` tag with the
 value as an empty string. Events from the same author with any of the following `tags`
 replace each other: