diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
index 41b9b4dd5c..e4e1c2b498 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
@@ -576,8 +576,8 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             }
         }
         collectComponentVertices.call(this, this.feature.geometry);
-        this.layer.addFeatures(this.vertices, {silent: true});
         this.layer.addFeatures(this.virtualVertices, {silent: true});
+        this.layer.addFeatures(this.vertices, {silent: true});
     },
 
     /**