diff --git a/python/ql/test/library-tests/ControlFlow/evaluation-order/ConsecutiveTimestamps.expected b/python/ql/test/library-tests/ControlFlow/evaluation-order/ConsecutiveTimestamps.expected
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+++ b/python/ql/test/library-tests/ControlFlow/evaluation-order/ConsecutiveTimestamps.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+| test_boolean.py:9:26:9:27 | IntegerLiteral | $@ in $@ has no consecutive successor (expected 2) | test_boolean.py:9:33:9:33 | IntegerLiteral | Timestamp 1 | test_boolean.py:7:1:7:27 | Function test_and_both_sides | test_and_both_sides |
+| test_boolean.py:15:10:15:14 | False | $@ in $@ has no consecutive successor (expected 1) | test_boolean.py:15:20:15:20 | IntegerLiteral | Timestamp 0 | test_boolean.py:13:1:13:30 | Function test_and_short_circuit | test_and_short_circuit |
+| test_boolean.py:21:10:21:13 | True | $@ in $@ has no consecutive successor (expected 1) | test_boolean.py:21:19:21:19 | IntegerLiteral | Timestamp 0 | test_boolean.py:19:1:19:29 | Function test_or_short_circuit | test_or_short_circuit |
+| test_boolean.py:27:26:27:27 | IntegerLiteral | $@ in $@ has no consecutive successor (expected 2) | test_boolean.py:27:33:27:33 | IntegerLiteral | Timestamp 1 | test_boolean.py:25:1:25:26 | Function test_or_both_sides | test_or_both_sides |
+| test_boolean.py:40:45:40:45 | IntegerLiteral | $@ in $@ has no consecutive successor (expected 3) | test_boolean.py:40:51:40:51 | IntegerLiteral | Timestamp 2 | test_boolean.py:38:1:38:24 | Function test_chained_and | test_chained_and |
+| test_boolean.py:46:44:46:45 | IntegerLiteral | $@ in $@ has no consecutive successor (expected 3) | test_boolean.py:46:51:46:51 | IntegerLiteral | Timestamp 2 | test_boolean.py:44:1:44:23 | Function test_chained_or | test_chained_or |
+| test_boolean.py:52:11:52:47 | BoolExpr | $@ in $@ has no consecutive successor (expected 3) | test_boolean.py:52:63:52:63 | IntegerLiteral | Timestamp 2 | test_boolean.py:50:1:50:25 | Function test_mixed_and_or | test_mixed_and_or |
+| test_boolean.py:52:27:52:31 | False | $@ in $@ has no consecutive successor (expected 2) | test_boolean.py:52:37:52:37 | IntegerLiteral | Timestamp 1 | test_boolean.py:50:1:50:25 | Function test_mixed_and_or | test_mixed_and_or |
+| test_boolean.py:52:78:52:79 | IntegerLiteral | $@ in $@ has no consecutive successor (expected 4) | test_boolean.py:52:85:52:85 | IntegerLiteral | Timestamp 3 | test_boolean.py:50:1:50:25 | Function test_mixed_and_or | test_mixed_and_or |
diff --git a/python/ql/test/library-tests/ControlFlow/evaluation-order/ConsecutiveTimestamps.ql b/python/ql/test/library-tests/ControlFlow/evaluation-order/ConsecutiveTimestamps.ql
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+++ b/python/ql/test/library-tests/ControlFlow/evaluation-order/ConsecutiveTimestamps.ql
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+/**
+ * Checks that consecutive annotated nodes have consecutive timestamps:
+ * for each annotation with timestamp `a`, some CFG node for that annotation
+ * must have a next annotation containing `a + 1`.
+ *
+ * Handles CFG splitting (e.g., finally blocks duplicated for normal/exceptional
+ * flow) by checking that at least one split has the required successor.
+ *
+ * Only applies to functions where all annotations are in the function's
+ * own scope (excludes tests with generators, async, comprehensions, or
+ * lambdas that have annotations in nested scopes).
+ */
+
+import TimerUtils
+import OldCfgImpl
+
+private module Utils = EvalOrderCfgUtils<OldCfg>;
+
+private import Utils
+private import Utils::CfgTests
+
+from TimerAnnotation ann, int a
+where consecutiveTimestamps(ann, a)
+select ann, "$@ in $@ has no consecutive successor (expected " + (a + 1) + ")",
+  ann.getTimestampExpr(a), "Timestamp " + a, ann.getTestFunction(), ann.getTestFunction().getName()