diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 515d3505fa..f88f801f5b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 - Fix problem with pan and space [#811](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/811)
 - Fix issue when parsing exponential numbers in paths
 - Remove legacy system user and team [#843](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/843)
+- Fix ordering of copy pasted objects [Taiga #1618](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/1617)
 - Fix problems with blending modes [#837](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/837)
 - Fix problem with zoom an selection rect [#845](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/845)
 - Fix problem displaying team statistics [#859](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/859)
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport/hooks.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport/hooks.cljs
index 2c0a08f8c4..1fe1c16850 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport/hooks.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport/hooks.cljs
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@
               {:cmd :selection/query
                :page-id page-id
                :rect rect
-               :include-frames? true}))))
+               :include-frames? true
+               :reverse? true})))) ;; we want the topmost shape to be selected first
 
         ;; We use ref so we don't recreate the stream on a change
         transform-ref (mf/use-ref nil)
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/worker/selection.cljs b/frontend/src/app/worker/selection.cljs
index dd29d20ccb..2d0ac3a5dd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/worker/selection.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/worker/selection.cljs
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
     nil))
 
 (defmethod impl/handler :selection/query
-  [{:keys [page-id rect frame-id include-frames? include-groups? disabled-masks] :or {include-groups? true
-                                                                                      disabled-masks #{}} :as message}]
+  [{:keys [page-id rect frame-id include-frames? include-groups? disabled-masks reverse?]
+    :or {include-groups? true disabled-masks #{} reverse? false} :as message}]
   (when-let [index (get @state page-id)]
     (let [result (-> (qdt/search index (clj->js rect))
                      (es6-iterator-seq))
@@ -76,11 +76,13 @@
                       (filter (comp overlaps? :frame))
                       (filter (comp overlaps-masks? :masks))
                       (filter overlaps?))
-                result)]
+                result)
+
+          keyfn (if reverse? (comp - :z) :z)]
 
       (into (d/ordered-set)
             (->> matching-shapes
-                 (sort-by (comp - :z))
+                 (sort-by keyfn)
                  (map :id))))))
 
 (defn create-mask-index