diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/chart.py b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/chart.py
index 8e73c638ac..4d4469b48a 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/chart.py
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/chart.py
@@ -98,9 +98,11 @@ def get_data(self, element, ranges=None, empty=False):
 
     def get_batched_data(self, element, ranges=None, empty=False):
         data = defaultdict(list)
-        for key, el in element.data.items():
-            style = self.lookup_options(el, 'style')
-            style = style.max_cycles(len(self.ordering))
+        zorders = self._updated_zorders(element)
+        styles = self.lookup_options(element.last, 'style')
+        styles = styles.max_cycles(len(self.ordering))
+
+        for (key, el), zorder in zip(element.data.items(), zorders):
             self.set_param(**self.lookup_options(el, 'plot').options)
             eldata, elmapping = self.get_data(el, ranges, empty)
             for k, eld in eldata.items():
@@ -108,8 +110,7 @@ def get_batched_data(self, element, ranges=None, empty=False):
 
             nvals = len(data[k][-1])
             if 'color' not in elmapping:
-                zorder = self.get_zorder(element, key, el)
-                val = style[zorder].get('color')
+                val = styles[zorder].get('color')
                 elmapping['color'] = 'color'
                 if isinstance(val, tuple):
                     val = rgb2hex(val)
@@ -271,16 +272,18 @@ def _hover_opts(self, element):
     def get_batched_data(self, overlay, ranges=None, empty=False):
         data = defaultdict(list)
         opts = ['color', 'line_alpha', 'line_color']
-        for key, el in overlay.data.items():
+
+        zorders = self._updated_zorders(overlay)
+        styles = self.lookup_options(overlay.last, 'style')
+        styles = styles.max_cycles(len(self.ordering))
+
+        for (key, el), zorder in zip(overlay.data.items(), zorders):
             eldata, elmapping = self.get_data(el, ranges, empty)
             for k, eld in eldata.items():
                 data[k].append(eld)
 
             # Add options
-            style = self.lookup_options(el, 'style')
-            style = style.max_cycles(len(self.ordering))
-            zorder = self.get_zorder(overlay, key, el)
-            style = style[zorder]
+            style = styles[zorder]
             for opt in opts:
                 if opt not in style:
                     continue
diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/path.py b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/path.py
index 8448737779..5f70048dc5 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/path.py
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/bokeh/path.py
@@ -35,15 +35,17 @@ def get_data(self, element, ranges=None, empty=False):
 
     def get_batched_data(self, element, ranges=None, empty=False):
         data = defaultdict(list)
-        for key, el in element.data.items():
-            style = self.lookup_options(el, 'style')
-            style = style.max_cycles(len(self.ordering))
+
+        zorders = self._updated_zorders(element)
+        styles = self.lookup_options(element.last, 'style')
+        styles = styles.max_cycles(len(self.ordering))
+
+        for (key, el), zorder in zip(element.data.items(), zorders):
             self.overlay_dims = dict(zip(element.kdims, key))
             eldata, elmapping = self.get_data(el, ranges, empty)
             for k, eld in eldata.items():
                 data[k].extend(eld)
-            zorder = self.get_zorder(element, key, el)
-            val = style[zorder].get('color')
+            val = styles[zorder].get('color')
             if val:
                 elmapping['line_color'] = 'color'
                 if isinstance(val, tuple):
@@ -92,16 +94,18 @@ def get_data(self, element, ranges=None, empty=False):
 
     def get_batched_data(self, element, ranges=None, empty=False):
         data = defaultdict(list)
-        for key, el in element.data.items():
-            style = self.lookup_options(el, 'style')
-            style = style.max_cycles(len(self.ordering))
+        
+        zorders = self._updated_zorders(element)
+        styles = self.lookup_options(element.last, 'style')
+        styles = styles.max_cycles(len(self.ordering))
+
+        for (key, el), zorder in zip(element.data.items(), zorders):
             self.overlay_dims = dict(zip(element.kdims, key))
             eldata, elmapping = self.get_data(el, ranges, empty)
             for k, eld in eldata.items():
                 data[k].extend(eld)
             if 'color' not in elmapping:
-                zorder = self.get_zorder(element, key, el)
-                val = style[zorder].get('color')
+                val = styles[zorder].get('color')
                 elmapping['color'] = 'color'
                 if isinstance(val, tuple):
                     val = rgb2hex(val)
diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/plot.py b/holoviews/plotting/plot.py
index 8ca19f9f48..f6014b7da2 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/plot.py
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/plot.py
@@ -615,11 +615,14 @@ def get_zorder(self, overlay, key, el):
         taking into account possible batching of elements.
         """
         spec = util.get_overlay_spec(overlay, key, el)
-        try:
-            return self.ordering.index(spec)
-        except ValueError:
-            self.ordering = sorted(self.ordering+[spec])
-            return self.ordering.index(spec)
+        return self.ordering.index(spec)
+
+
+    def _updated_zorders(self, overlay):
+        specs = [util.get_overlay_spec(overlay, key, el)
+                 for key, el in overlay.data.items()]
+        self.ordering = sorted(set(self.ordering+specs))
+        return [self.ordering.index(spec) for spec in specs]
 
 
     def _get_frame(self, key):