diff --git a/projects/hslayers/common/extensions/layer-extensions.ts b/projects/hslayers/common/extensions/layer-extensions.ts
index 0eea9a22e4..77b7112922 100644
--- a/projects/hslayers/common/extensions/layer-extensions.ts
+++ b/projects/hslayers/common/extensions/layer-extensions.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const GREYSCALE = 'greyscale';
 const HS_LAYMAN_SYNCHRONIZING = 'hsLaymanSynchronizing';
 const HS_QML = 'qml';
 const HS_SLD = 'sld';
+const IGNORE_PATH_ZINDEX = 'ignorePathZIndex';
 const INFO_FORMAT = 'info_format';
 const INLINE_LEGEND = 'inlineLegend';
 const LAYMAN_LAYER_DESCRIPTOR = 'laymanLayerDescriptor';
@@ -622,6 +623,21 @@ export function setSwipeSide(
   layer.set(SWIPE_SIDE, side);
 }
 
+/**
+ * When set to true, prevents z-index to be set based on highest value of layer in
+ * the same layer (which is default). Used for layers from compositions (basic, permalik)
+ */
+export function setIgnorePathZIndex(
+  layer: Layer<Source>,
+  ignorePathZIndex: boolean,
+) {
+  layer.set(IGNORE_PATH_ZINDEX, ignorePathZIndex);
+}
+
+export function getIgnorePathZIndex(layer: Layer<Source>) {
+  return layer.get(IGNORE_PATH_ZINDEX);
+}
+
 export const HsLayerExt = {
   getAccessRights,
   setAccessRights,
diff --git a/projects/hslayers/shared/compositions/compositions-parser.service.ts b/projects/hslayers/shared/compositions/compositions-parser.service.ts
index 1e86d52e7a..68ad6869a3 100644
--- a/projects/hslayers/shared/compositions/compositions-parser.service.ts
+++ b/projects/hslayers/shared/compositions/compositions-parser.service.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
 import {
   getTitle,
   setFromBaseComposition,
+  setIgnorePathZIndex,
   setMetadata,
   setSwipeSide,
 } from 'hslayers-ng/common/extensions';
@@ -767,6 +768,7 @@ export class HsCompositionsParserService {
       resultLayer = await resultLayer; //createWMTSLayer returns Promise which needs to be resolved first
       setMetadata(resultLayer, lyr_def.metadata);
       setSwipeSide(resultLayer, lyr_def.swipeSide);
+      setIgnorePathZIndex(resultLayer, true);
     }
     return resultLayer;
   }
diff --git a/projects/hslayers/shared/layer-manager/layer-manager.service.ts b/projects/hslayers/shared/layer-manager/layer-manager.service.ts
index 4e09074c0e..886c66f570 100644
--- a/projects/hslayers/shared/layer-manager/layer-manager.service.ts
+++ b/projects/hslayers/shared/layer-manager/layer-manager.service.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {
   getFromBaseComposition,
   getFromComposition,
   getGreyscale,
+  getIgnorePathZIndex,
   getLegends,
   getName,
   getPath,
@@ -196,7 +197,12 @@ export class HsLayerManagerService {
    */
   private setupMapEventHandlers(map: Map) {
     const onLayerAddition = map.getLayers().on('add', (e) => {
-      this.applyZIndex(e.element as Layer<Source>, true);
+      this.applyZIndex(
+        e.element as Layer<Source>,
+        //z-index of composition layers should be the same as order of layers in composition.
+        //ignoring fodler structure
+        !getIgnorePathZIndex(e.element as Layer<Source>),
+      );
       if (getShowInLayerManager(e.element) == false) {
         return;
       }
@@ -449,24 +455,20 @@ export class HsLayerManagerService {
     let curfolder = this.data.folders;
     const zIndex = lyr.getZIndex();
     for (let i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
-      let found = null;
-      for (const folder of curfolder.sub_folders) {
-        if (folder.name == parts[i]) {
-          found = folder;
-        }
-      }
-      if (found === null) {
+      const found = curfolder.sub_folders.find(
+        (folder) => folder.name === parts[i],
+      );
+      if (!found) {
+        const hsl_path = `${curfolder.hsl_path}${curfolder.hsl_path !== '' ? '/' : ''}${parts[i]}`;
+        const coded_path = `${curfolder.coded_path}${curfolder.sub_folders.length}-`;
         //TODO: Need to describe how hsl_path works here
         const new_folder = {
           sub_folders: [],
           indent: i,
           layers: [],
           name: parts[i],
-          hsl_path:
-            curfolder.hsl_path +
-            (curfolder.hsl_path != '' ? '/' : '') +
-            parts[i],
-          coded_path: curfolder.coded_path + curfolder.sub_folders.length + '-',
+          hsl_path,
+          coded_path,
           visible: true,
           zIndex: zIndex,
         };