diff --git a/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/consensusQueue.ts b/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/consensusQueue.ts
index 006ff51e02b7..7d8362d59002 100644
--- a/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/consensusQueue.ts
+++ b/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/consensusQueue.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class SnapshotableQueue<T> extends SnapshotableArray<T> implements IOrderedColle
 		if (this.size() === 0) {
 			throw new Error("SnapshotableQueue is empty");
 		}
-		return this.data.shift() as T;
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+		return this.data.shift()!.data;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/snapshotableArray.ts b/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/snapshotableArray.ts
index 687e9406525e..e33a9a112891 100644
--- a/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/snapshotableArray.ts
+++ b/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/snapshotableArray.ts
@@ -3,18 +3,32 @@
  * Licensed under the MIT License.
  */
 
-import { assert } from "@fluidframework/core-utils/internal";
+import { assert, DoublyLinkedList } from "@fluidframework/core-utils/internal";
 
-export class SnapshotableArray<T> extends Array {
-	protected data: T[] = [];
+/**
+ * Base class for a snapshotable, ordered collection.
+ *
+ * Note: the historical "Array" suffix predates the current `DoublyLinkedList` backing — the
+ * collection is no longer backed by (and does not extend) a JS Array. The name is retained to
+ * avoid a broader rename across consumers; iteration order is still the contract that callers
+ * (notably the snapshot path via {@link asArray}) rely on.
+ */
+export class SnapshotableArray<T> {
+	protected data: DoublyLinkedList<T> = new DoublyLinkedList<T>();
 
 	public asArray(): T[] {
-		return this.data;
+		const result: T[] = [];
+		for (const node of this.data) {
+			result.push(node.data);
+		}
+		return result;
 	}
 
 	public async loadFrom(from: T[]): Promise<void> {
 		assert(this.data.length === 0, 0x06b /* "Loading snapshot into a non-empty collection" */);
-		this.data = from;
+		for (const value of from) {
+			this.data.push(value);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public size(): number {
diff --git a/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/test/snapshotableArray.spec.ts b/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/test/snapshotableArray.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..16cb2395276a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dds/ordered-collection/src/test/snapshotableArray.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation and contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+import { strict as assert } from "node:assert";
+
+import type { IOrderedCollection } from "../interfaces.js";
+import { SnapshotableArray } from "../snapshotableArray.js";
+
+/**
+ * Minimal queue subclass mirroring the in-tree `SnapshotableQueue` so we can exercise
+ * removal against the protected `data` list without depending on the full
+ * ConsensusQueue runtime plumbing.
+ */
+class TestQueue<T> extends SnapshotableArray<T> implements IOrderedCollection<T> {
+	public add(value: T): void {
+		this.data.push(value);
+	}
+	public remove(): T {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+		return this.data.shift()!.data;
+	}
+}
+
+describe("SnapshotableArray", () => {
+	it("asArray() reflects iteration order after loadFrom + remove (snapshot contract)", async () => {
+		const queue = new TestQueue<string>();
+		await queue.loadFrom(["a", "b", "c"]);
+		queue.remove();
+		assert.deepEqual(queue.asArray(), ["b", "c"]);
+		assert.equal(queue.size(), 2);
+	});
+});