diff --git a/google/cloud/firestore_v1/base_query.py b/google/cloud/firestore_v1/base_query.py
index 564483b5e..aafdab979 100644
--- a/google/cloud/firestore_v1/base_query.py
+++ b/google/cloud/firestore_v1/base_query.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     "if passed to one of ``start_at()`` / ``start_after()`` / "
     "``end_before()`` / ``end_at()`` to define a cursor."
 )
+
 _NO_ORDERS_FOR_CURSOR = (
     "Attempting to create a cursor with no fields to order on. "
     "When defining a cursor with one of ``start_at()`` / ``start_after()`` / "
@@ -745,7 +746,10 @@ def _normalize_cursor(self, cursor, orders) -> Optional[Tuple[Any, Any]]:
             # Transform to list using orders
             values = []
             data = document_fields
-            for order_key in order_keys:
+
+            # It isn't required that all order by have a cursor.
+            # However, we need to be sure they are specified in order without gaps
+            for order_key in order_keys[: len(data)]:
                 try:
                     if order_key in data:
                         values.append(data[order_key])
@@ -756,9 +760,10 @@ def _normalize_cursor(self, cursor, orders) -> Optional[Tuple[Any, Any]]:
                 except KeyError:
                     msg = _MISSING_ORDER_BY.format(order_key, data)
                     raise ValueError(msg)
+
             document_fields = values
 
-        if len(document_fields) != len(orders):
+        if len(document_fields) > len(orders):
             msg = _MISMATCH_CURSOR_W_ORDER_BY.format(document_fields, order_keys)
             raise ValueError(msg)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/v1/test_base_query.py b/tests/unit/v1/test_base_query.py
index 4b22f6cd8..a61aaedb2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/v1/test_base_query.py
+++ b/tests/unit/v1/test_base_query.py
@@ -751,6 +751,19 @@ def test__normalize_cursor_as_dict_mismatched_order(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             query._normalize_cursor(cursor, query._orders)
 
+    def test__normalize_cursor_as_dict_extra_orders_ok(self):
+        cursor = ({"name": "Springfield"}, True)
+        query = self._make_one(mock.sentinel.parent).order_by("name").order_by("state")
+
+        normalized = query._normalize_cursor(cursor, query._orders)
+        self.assertEqual(normalized, (["Springfield"], True))
+
+    def test__normalize_cursor_extra_orders_ok(self):
+        cursor = (["Springfield"], True)
+        query = self._make_one(mock.sentinel.parent).order_by("name").order_by("state")
+
+        query._normalize_cursor(cursor, query._orders)
+
     def test__normalize_cursor_w_delete(self):
         from google.cloud.firestore_v1 import DELETE_FIELD