diff --git a/cli/src/generate/build_tables/minimize_parse_table.rs b/cli/src/generate/build_tables/minimize_parse_table.rs
index db7e3961..5ecde0fd 100644
--- a/cli/src/generate/build_tables/minimize_parse_table.rs
+++ b/cli/src/generate/build_tables/minimize_parse_table.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub(crate) fn minimize_parse_table(
     minimizer.merge_compatible_states();
     minimizer.remove_unit_reductions();
     minimizer.remove_unused_states();
+    minimizer.reorder_states_by_descending_size();
 }
 
 struct Minimizer<'a> {
@@ -454,4 +455,37 @@ impl<'a> Minimizer<'a> {
             original_state_id += 1;
         }
     }
+
+    fn reorder_states_by_descending_size(&mut self) {
+        // Get a mapping of old state index -> new_state_index
+        let mut old_ids_by_new_id = (0..self.parse_table.states.len()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        &old_ids_by_new_id.sort_unstable_by_key(|i| {
+            // Don't changes states 0 (the error state) or 1 (the start state).
+            if *i <= 1 {
+                return *i as i64 - 1_000_000;
+            }
+
+            // Reorder all the other states by descending symbol count.
+            let state = &self.parse_table.states[*i];
+            -((state.terminal_entries.len() + state.nonterminal_entries.len()) as i64)
+        });
+
+        // Get the inverse mapping
+        let mut new_ids_by_old_id = vec![0; old_ids_by_new_id.len()];
+        for (id, old_id) in old_ids_by_new_id.iter().enumerate() {
+            new_ids_by_old_id[*old_id] = id;
+        }
+
+        // Reorder the parse states and update their references to reflect
+        // the new ordering.
+        self.parse_table.states = old_ids_by_new_id
+            .iter()
+            .map(|old_id| {
+                let mut state = ParseState::default();
+                mem::swap(&mut state, &mut self.parse_table.states[*old_id]);
+                state.update_referenced_states(|id, _| new_ids_by_old_id[id]);
+                state
+            })
+            .collect();
+    }
 }