Index: trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/notes/NoteTest.java
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--- trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/notes/NoteTest.java	(revision 17834)
+++ trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/notes/NoteTest.java	(revision 17837)
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
@@ -11,4 +12,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.TestUtils;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.coor.LatLon;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.io.NoteReader;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.testutils.JOSMTestRules;
 
@@ -69,3 +71,54 @@
             .verify();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSorting() throws Exception {
+        List<Note> list = new NoteReader("" +
+                "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n" +
+                "<osm version=\"0.6\" generator=\"OpenStreetMap server\">\n" +
+                "<note lon=\"68.86415\" lat=\"36.7232991\">\n"+
+                "  <id>4</id>\n"+
+                "  <url>http://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/notes/4</url>\n"+
+                "  <reopen_url>http://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/notes/4/reopen</reopen_url>\n"+
+                "  <date_created>2013-04-24 08:07:02 UTC</date_created>\n"+
+                "  <status>closed</status>\n"+
+                "  <date_closed>2013-04-24 08:08:51 UTC</date_closed>\n"+
+                "  <comments>\n"+
+                "    <comment>\n"+
+                "      <date>2013-04-24 08:07:02 UTC</date>\n"+
+                "      <uid>1626</uid>\n"+
+                "      <user>FredB</user>\n"+
+                "      <user_url>http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/FredB</user_url>\n"+
+                "      <action>opened</action>\n"+
+                "      <text>test</text>\n"+
+                "      <html>&lt;p&gt;test&lt;/p&gt;</html>\n"+
+                "    </comment>\n"+
+                "    <comment>\n"+
+                "      <date>2013-04-24 08:08:51 UTC</date>\n"+
+                "      <uid>1626</uid>\n"+
+                "      <user>FredB</user>\n"+
+                "      <user_url>http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/FredB</user_url>\n"+
+                "      <action>closed</action>\n"+
+                "      <text></text>\n"+
+                "      <html>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</html>\n"+
+                "    </comment>\n"+
+                "  </comments>\n"+
+                "</note>\n"+
+                "<note lon=\"23.2663071\" lat=\"50.7173607\">\n" +
+                "  <id>1396945</id>\n" +
+                "  <url>https://www.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/notes/1396945</url>\n" +
+                "  <comment_url>https://www.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/notes/1396945/comment</comment_url>\n" +
+                "  <close_url>https://www.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/notes/1396945/close</close_url>\n" +
+                "  <date_created>2018-05-17 15:41:06 UTC</date_created>\n" +
+                "  <status>open</status>\n" +
+                "  <comments>\n" +
+                "  </comments>\n" +
+                "</note>\n" +
+                "</osm>\n").parse();
+        // Non-regression test for ticket #20824
+        list.sort(Note.DATE_COMPARATOR);
+        list.sort(Note.DEFAULT_COMPARATOR);
+        list.sort(Note.LAST_ACTION_COMPARATOR);
+        list.sort(Note.USER_COMPARATOR);
+    }
 }
