diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/onlineddl/executor.go b/go/vt/vttablet/onlineddl/executor.go
index e87e8c6c084..ebce8f0619c 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/onlineddl/executor.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/onlineddl/executor.go
@@ -2854,6 +2854,31 @@ func (e *Executor) getCompletedMigrationByContextAndSQL(ctx context.Context, onl
 	return completedUUID, nil
 }
 
+// readFailedCancelledMigrationsInContextBeforeMigration returns UUIDs for migrations that are failed/cancelled
+// and are in the same context as given migration and _precede_ it chronologically (have lower `id` value)
+func (e *Executor) readFailedCancelledMigrationsInContextBeforeMigration(ctx context.Context, onlineDDL *schema.OnlineDDL) (uuids []string, err error) {
+	if onlineDDL.MigrationContext == "" {
+		// only applies to migrations with an explicit context
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	query, err := sqlparser.ParseAndBind(sqlSelectFailedCancelledMigrationsInContextBeforeMigration,
+		sqltypes.StringBindVariable(onlineDDL.MigrationContext),
+		sqltypes.StringBindVariable(onlineDDL.UUID),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	r, err := e.execQuery(ctx, query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return uuids, err
+	}
+	for _, row := range r.Named().Rows {
+		uuid := row["migration_uuid"].ToString()
+		uuids = append(uuids, uuid)
+	}
+	return uuids, err
+}
+
 // failMigration marks a migration as failed
 func (e *Executor) failMigration(ctx context.Context, onlineDDL *schema.OnlineDDL, withError error) error {
 	defer e.triggerNextCheckInterval()
@@ -2865,6 +2890,23 @@ func (e *Executor) failMigration(ctx context.Context, onlineDDL *schema.OnlineDD
 	return withError
 }
 
+// validateInOrderMigration checks whether an in-order migration should be forced to fail, either before running or
+// while running.
+// This may happen if a prior migration in the same context has failed or was cancelled.
+func (e *Executor) validateInOrderMigration(ctx context.Context, onlineDDL *schema.OnlineDDL) (wasFailed bool, err error) {
+	if !onlineDDL.StrategySetting().IsInOrderCompletion() {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	uuids, err := e.readFailedCancelledMigrationsInContextBeforeMigration(ctx, onlineDDL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if len(uuids) == 0 {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return true, e.failMigration(ctx, onlineDDL, fmt.Errorf("migration %v cannot run because prior migration %v in same context has failed/was cancelled", onlineDDL.UUID, uuids[0]))
+}
+
 // analyzeDropDDLActionMigration analyzes a DROP <TABLE|VIEW> migration.
 func (e *Executor) analyzeDropDDLActionMigration(ctx context.Context, onlineDDL *schema.OnlineDDL) error {
 	// Schema analysis:
@@ -3417,6 +3459,17 @@ func (e *Executor) getNonConflictingMigration(ctx context.Context) (*schema.Onli
 				continue
 			}
 		}
+		// We will fail an in-order migration if there's _prior_ migrations within the same migration-context
+		// which have failed.
+		if onlineDDL.StrategySetting().IsInOrderCompletion() {
+			wasFailed, err := e.validateInOrderMigration(ctx, onlineDDL)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			if wasFailed {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
 		// This migration seems good to go
 		return onlineDDL, err
 	}
@@ -3793,6 +3846,19 @@ func (e *Executor) reviewRunningMigrations(ctx context.Context) (countRunnning i
 				_ = e.updateMigrationETASecondsByProgress(ctx, uuid)
 				_ = e.updateMigrationLastThrottled(ctx, uuid, time.Unix(s.timeThrottled, 0), s.componentThrottled)
 
+				if onlineDDL.StrategySetting().IsInOrderCompletion() {
+					// We will fail an in-order migration if there's _prior_ migrations within the same migration-context
+					// which have failed.
+					wasFailed, err := e.validateInOrderMigration(ctx, onlineDDL)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					if wasFailed {
+						return nil
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Check if the migration is ready to cut-over, and proceed to do so if it is.
 				isReady, err := e.isVReplMigrationReadyToCutOver(ctx, onlineDDL, s)
 				if err != nil {
 					_ = e.updateMigrationMessage(ctx, uuid, err.Error())