diff --git a/neutron/db/db_base_plugin_v2.py b/neutron/db/db_base_plugin_v2.py
index 31ba7c8f2de..db88b7fe5f5 100644
--- a/neutron/db/db_base_plugin_v2.py
+++ b/neutron/db/db_base_plugin_v2.py
@@ -592,6 +592,11 @@ class NeutronDbPluginV2(neutron_plugin_base_v2.NeutronPluginBaseV2,
     def _allocate_fixed_ips(self, context, network, fixed_ips):
         """Allocate IP addresses according to the configured fixed_ips."""
         ips = []
+
+        # we need to start with entries that asked for a specific IP in case
+        # those IPs happen to be next in the line for allocation for ones that
+        # didn't ask for a specific IP
+        fixed_ips.sort(key=lambda x: 'ip_address' not in x)
         for fixed in fixed_ips:
             if 'ip_address' in fixed:
                 # Remove the IP address from the allocation pool
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py
index e7257b96d5e..cb0ccdbd7f1 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py
@@ -853,6 +853,18 @@ class TestPortsV2(NeutronDbPluginV2TestCase):
                 self.assertIn('mac_address', port['port'])
                 self._delete('ports', port['port']['id'])
 
+    def test_create_port_anticipating_allocation(self):
+        with self.network(shared=True) as network:
+            with self.subnet(network=network, cidr='10.0.0.0/24') as subnet:
+                fixed_ips = [{'subnet_id': subnet['subnet']['id']},
+                             {'subnet_id': subnet['subnet']['id'],
+                              'ip_address': '10.0.0.2'}]
+                res = self._create_port(self.fmt, network['network']['id'],
+                                        webob.exc.HTTPCreated.code,
+                                        fixed_ips=fixed_ips)
+                self._delete('ports',
+                             self.deserialize(self.fmt, res)['port']['id'])
+
     def test_create_ports_bulk_native(self):
         if self._skip_native_bulk:
             self.skipTest("Plugin does not support native bulk port create")