diff --git a/deku-derive/src/lib.rs b/deku-derive/src/lib.rs
index a45b3158..559deb68 100644
--- a/deku-derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deku-derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -346,6 +346,28 @@ fn repr(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Option<ReprType> {
     None
 }
 
+/// If `ctx` contains a parameter typed as `Order` (or `deku::ctx::Order`, `ctx::Order`),
+/// return the parameter name so it can be used as a runtime `bit_order` variable.
+#[cfg(feature = "bits")]
+fn find_order_param_in_ctx(
+    ctx: &syn::punctuated::Punctuated<syn::FnArg, syn::token::Comma>,
+) -> Option<String> {
+    for arg in ctx {
+        if let syn::FnArg::Typed(pat_type) = arg {
+            if let syn::Type::Path(type_path) = pat_type.ty.as_ref() {
+                if let Some(last_segment) = type_path.path.segments.last() {
+                    if last_segment.ident == "Order" {
+                        if let syn::Pat::Ident(pat_ident) = pat_type.pat.as_ref() {
+                            return Some(pat_ident.ident.to_string());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
 impl DekuData {
     fn from_input(input: TokenStream) -> Result<Self, TokenStream> {
         let input = match syn::parse2(input) {
@@ -384,6 +406,20 @@ impl DekuData {
 
         let repr = repr(&attrs);
 
+        // If no explicit `bit_order` attribute is set but `ctx` contains an
+        // `Order`-typed parameter, automatically forward that parameter as the
+        // runtime bit_order. This ensures nested types receiving Order via ctx
+        // propagate it to their own discriminant/field writes.
+        #[cfg(feature = "bits")]
+        let bit_order = receiver.bit_order.or_else(|| {
+            receiver.ctx.as_ref().and_then(|ctx| {
+                find_order_param_in_ctx(ctx)
+                    .map(|name| syn::LitStr::new(&name, proc_macro2::Span::call_site()))
+            })
+        });
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "bits"))]
+        let bit_order = receiver.bit_order;
+
         let data = Self {
             ident: receiver.ident,
             generics: receiver.generics,
@@ -403,7 +439,7 @@ impl DekuData {
             seek_from_current: receiver.seek_from_current?,
             seek_from_end: receiver.seek_from_end?,
             seek_from_start: receiver.seek_from_start?,
-            bit_order: receiver.bit_order,
+            bit_order,
         };
 
         DekuData::validate(&data)?;
diff --git a/tests/bit_order.rs b/tests/bit_order.rs
index a105eebb..7adfda06 100644
--- a/tests/bit_order.rs
+++ b/tests/bit_order.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,40 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq_hex!(bytes, data);
     }
 
+    // Regression for #602: an `Order`-typed `ctx` parameter on a nested
+    // enum/struct should be used as that type's `bit_order` even when no
+    // explicit `bit_order = "<param>"` attribute is given.
+    #[derive(Debug, DekuRead, DekuWrite, PartialEq)]
+    #[deku(bit_order = "lsb")]
+    pub struct EnumsAutoOrder {
+        right: ChoiceAuto,
+        left: ChoiceAuto,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, DekuRead, DekuWrite, PartialEq)]
+    #[repr(u8)]
+    #[deku(bits = "4", id_type = "u8", ctx = "_bit_order: deku::ctx::Order")]
+    pub enum ChoiceAuto {
+        Empty = 0x0,
+        Full = 0xf,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bit_order_enums_auto_from_ctx() {
+        let data = vec![0xf0];
+        let parsed = EnumsAutoOrder::try_from(data.as_ref()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            parsed,
+            EnumsAutoOrder {
+                right: ChoiceAuto::Empty,
+                left: ChoiceAuto::Full
+            }
+        );
+
+        let bytes = parsed.to_bytes().unwrap();
+        assert_eq_hex!(bytes, data);
+    }
+
     #[derive(Debug, DekuRead, DekuWrite, PartialEq)]
     #[deku(bit_order = "lsb")]
     pub struct MoreFirst {