diff --git a/rendering/cases/multiple-layers/main.js b/rendering/cases/multiple-layers/main.js
index c5dd78ae69..0d2df97582 100644
--- a/rendering/cases/multiple-layers/main.js
+++ b/rendering/cases/multiple-layers/main.js
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ import Point from '../../../src/ol/geom/Point.js';
 
 const map = new Map({
   layers: [
-    new TileLayer({
-      source: new XYZ({
-        url: '/data/tiles/satellite/{z}/{x}/{y}.jpg',
-        maxZoom: 3
-      })
-    }),
     new VectorLayer({
       zIndex: 1,
       style: new Style({
@@ -27,6 +21,12 @@ const map = new Map({
         url: '/data/countries.json',
         format: new GeoJSON()
       })
+    }),
+    new TileLayer({
+      source: new XYZ({
+        url: '/data/tiles/satellite/{z}/{x}/{y}.jpg',
+        maxZoom: 3
+      })
     })
   ],
   target: 'map',
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js b/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js
index e1e68f70cd..d0b5566d0b 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js
@@ -81,10 +81,13 @@ class CompositeMapRenderer extends MapRenderer {
     this.calculateMatrices2D(frameState);
     this.dispatchRenderEvent(RenderEventType.PRECOMPOSE, frameState);
 
-    const layerStatesArray = frameState.layerStatesArray;
+    const layerStatesArray = frameState.layerStatesArray.sort(function(a, b) {
+      return a.zIndex - b.zIndex;
+    });
     const viewResolution = frameState.viewState.resolution;
 
     this.children_.length = 0;
+    let element = null;
     for (let i = 0, ii = layerStatesArray.length; i < ii; ++i) {
       const layerState = layerStatesArray[i];
       if (!visibleAtResolution(layerState, viewResolution) ||
@@ -93,12 +96,8 @@ class CompositeMapRenderer extends MapRenderer {
       }
 
       const layer = layerState.layer;
-      const element = layer.render(frameState);
+      element = layer.render(frameState);
       if (element) {
-        const zIndex = layerState.zIndex;
-        if (zIndex !== element.style.zIndex) {
-          element.style.zIndex = zIndex === Infinity ? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER : zIndex;
-        }
         this.children_.push(element);
       }
     }