diff --git a/.changeset/stale-pans-clean.md b/.changeset/stale-pans-clean.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a20fba237d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stale-pans-clean.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/backend": minor
+---
+
+Updates `organizationPatterns` to take precedence over `personalAccountPatterns` in `organizationSyncOptions`
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/request.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/request.test.ts
index 61b5c89339..e187432ee7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/request.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/request.test.ts
@@ -298,14 +298,15 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
         },
       },
       {
-        name: 'personal account match precedes org match',
+        name: 'org match match precedes personal account',
         whenOrgSyncOptions: {
-          organizationPatterns: ['/personal-account'], // bad practice
-          personalAccountPatterns: ['/personal-account'],
+          personalAccountPatterns: ['/', '/(.*)'], // Personal account captures everything
+          organizationPatterns: ['/orgs/:slug'], // that isn't org scoped
         },
-        whenAppRequestPath: '/personal-account',
+        whenAppRequestPath: '/orgs/my-org',
         thenExpectActivationEntity: {
-          type: 'personalAccount',
+          type: 'organization',
+          organizationSlug: 'my-org',
         },
       },
       {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tokens/request.ts b/packages/backend/src/tokens/request.ts
index 2e4ed6b9fa..39b5e4769c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tokens/request.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tokens/request.ts
@@ -735,22 +735,6 @@ export function getOrganizationSyncTarget(
     return null;
   }
 
-  // Check for personal account activation
-  if (matchers.PersonalAccountMatcher) {
-    let personalResult: Match<Partial<Record<string, string | string[]>>>;
-    try {
-      personalResult = matchers.PersonalAccountMatcher(url.pathname);
-    } catch (e) {
-      // Intentionally not logging the path to avoid potentially leaking anything sensitive
-      console.error(`Failed to apply personal account pattern "${options.personalAccountPatterns}" to a path`, e);
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    if (personalResult) {
-      return { type: 'personalAccount' };
-    }
-  }
-
   // Check for organization activation
   if (matchers.OrganizationMatcher) {
     let orgResult: Match<Partial<Record<string, string | string[]>>>;
@@ -776,6 +760,22 @@ export function getOrganizationSyncTarget(
       );
     }
   }
+
+  // Check for personal account activation
+  if (matchers.PersonalAccountMatcher) {
+    let personalResult: Match<Partial<Record<string, string | string[]>>>;
+    try {
+      personalResult = matchers.PersonalAccountMatcher(url.pathname);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Intentionally not logging the path to avoid potentially leaking anything sensitive
+      console.error(`Failed to apply personal account pattern "${options.personalAccountPatterns}" to a path`, e);
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    if (personalResult) {
+      return { type: 'personalAccount' };
+    }
+  }
   return null;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tokens/types.ts b/packages/backend/src/tokens/types.ts
index 0e97c0026c..235b08eb07 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tokens/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tokens/types.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export type OrganizationSyncOptions = {
    * organization-related fields will be set to null. The server component must detect this and respond
    * with an appropriate error (e.g., notFound()).
    *
-   * If the route also matches the personalAccountPatterns, the personalAccountPattern takes precedence.
+   * If the route also matches the personalAccountPatterns, this takes precedence.
    *
    * Must have a path token named either ":id" (matches a clerk organization ID) or ":slug" (matches a clerk
    * organization slug).
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export type OrganizationSyncOptions = {
 
   /**
    * URL patterns for resources in the context of a clerk personal account (user-specific, outside any organization).
-   * If the route also matches the organizationPattern, this takes precedence.
+   * If the route also matches the organizationPattern, the organizationPatterns takes precedence.
    *
    * Common examples:
    * - ["/user", "/user/(.*)"]