diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index 072b3b8ead55b8..6140bc112a8cfc 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -863,6 +863,20 @@ Use this flag to generate a blob that can be injected into the Node.js
 binary to produce a [single executable application][]. See the documentation
 about [this configuration][`--experimental-sea-config`] for details.
 
+
+### `--experimental-task-ordering`
+
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+> Stability: 1 - Experimental
+
+Enable experimental task ordering. Always drain micro task queue
+before running `process.nextTick` to avoid unintuitive behavior
+and unexpected logical deadlocks when mixing async callback and
+event API's with `Promise`, `async`/`await`` and `queueMicroTask`.
+
 ### `--experimental-shadow-realm`
 
 <!-- YAML
diff --git a/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js b/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
index bcb5eef841dd00..b3ab96a0e26ca1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const {
 
 const { AsyncResource } = require('async_hooks');
 
+let experimentalTaskOrdering;
 // *Must* match Environment::TickInfo::Fields in src/env.h.
 const kHasTickScheduled = 0;
 
@@ -65,8 +66,16 @@ function runNextTicks() {
 }
 
 function processTicksAndRejections() {
+  if (experimentalTaskOrdering === undefined) {
+    const { getOptionValue } = require('internal/options');
+    experimentalTaskOrdering = getOptionValue('--experimental-task-ordering');
+  }
+
   let tock;
   do {
+    if (experimentalTaskOrdering) {
+      runMicrotasks();
+    }
     while ((tock = queue.shift()) !== null) {
       const asyncId = tock[async_id_symbol];
       emitBefore(asyncId, tock[trigger_async_id_symbol], tock);
@@ -92,7 +101,9 @@ function processTicksAndRejections() {
 
       emitAfter(asyncId);
     }
-    runMicrotasks();
+    if (!experimentalTaskOrdering) {
+      runMicrotasks();
+    }
   } while (!queue.isEmpty() || processPromiseRejections());
   setHasTickScheduled(false);
   setHasRejectionToWarn(false);