diff --git a/editor/src/document/document_message.rs b/editor/src/document/document_message.rs
index bfc370ed..4532129e 100644
--- a/editor/src/document/document_message.rs
+++ b/editor/src/document/document_message.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pub enum DocumentMessage {
 	MoveSelectedLayersTo {
 		folder_path: Vec<LayerId>,
 		insert_index: isize,
+		reverse_index: bool,
 	},
 	NudgeSelectedLayers {
 		delta_x: f64,
diff --git a/editor/src/document/document_message_handler.rs b/editor/src/document/document_message_handler.rs
index 932a903b..fa9c17b8 100644
--- a/editor/src/document/document_message_handler.rs
+++ b/editor/src/document/document_message_handler.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl DocumentMessageHandler {
 
 	fn serialize_structure(&self, folder: &Folder, structure: &mut Vec<u64>, data: &mut Vec<LayerId>, path: &mut Vec<LayerId>) {
 		let mut space = 0;
-		for (id, layer) in folder.layer_ids.iter().zip(folder.layers()) {
+		for (id, layer) in folder.layer_ids.iter().zip(folder.layers()).rev() {
 			data.push(*id);
 			space += 1;
 			match layer.data {
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ impl DocumentMessageHandler {
 		self.serialize_structure(self.graphene_document.root.as_folder().unwrap(), &mut structure, &mut data, &mut vec![]);
 		structure[0] = structure.len() as u64 - 1;
 		structure.extend(data);
+
 		structure
 	}
 
@@ -422,8 +423,9 @@ impl DocumentMessageHandler {
 	/// When working with an insert index, deleting the layers may cause the insert index to point to a different location (if the layer being deleted was located before the insert index).
 	///
 	/// This function updates the insert index so that it points to the same place after the specified `layers` are deleted.
-	fn update_insert_index<'a>(&self, layers: &[&'a [LayerId]], path: &[LayerId], insert_index: isize) -> Result<isize, DocumentError> {
+	fn update_insert_index<'a>(&self, layers: &[&'a [LayerId]], path: &[LayerId], insert_index: isize, reverse_index: bool) -> Result<isize, DocumentError> {
 		let folder = self.graphene_document.folder(path)?;
+		let insert_index = if reverse_index { folder.layer_ids.len() as isize - insert_index } else { insert_index };
 		let layer_ids_above = if insert_index < 0 { &folder.layer_ids } else { &folder.layer_ids[..(insert_index as usize)] };
 
 		Ok(insert_index - layer_ids_above.iter().filter(|layer_id| layers.iter().any(|x| *x == [path, &[**layer_id]].concat())).count() as isize)
@@ -686,7 +688,11 @@ impl MessageHandler<DocumentMessage, &InputPreprocessorMessageHandler> for Docum
 					responses.push_back(FrontendMessage::UpdateDocumentLayer { data: layer_entry }.into());
 				}
 			}
-			MoveSelectedLayersTo { folder_path, insert_index } => {
+			MoveSelectedLayersTo {
+				folder_path,
+				insert_index,
+				reverse_index,
+			} => {
 				let selected_layers = self.selected_layers().collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
 				// Prevent trying to insert into self
@@ -694,7 +700,7 @@ impl MessageHandler<DocumentMessage, &InputPreprocessorMessageHandler> for Docum
 					return;
 				}
 
-				let insert_index = self.update_insert_index(&selected_layers, &folder_path, insert_index).unwrap();
+				let insert_index = self.update_insert_index(&selected_layers, &folder_path, insert_index, reverse_index).unwrap();
 
 				responses.push_back(PortfolioMessage::Copy { clipboard: Clipboard::System }.into());
 				responses.push_back(DocumentMessage::DeleteSelectedLayers.into());
@@ -817,6 +823,7 @@ impl MessageHandler<DocumentMessage, &InputPreprocessorMessageHandler> for Docum
 									DocumentMessage::MoveSelectedLayersTo {
 										folder_path: folder_path.to_vec(),
 										insert_index,
+										reverse_index: false,
 									}
 									.into(),
 								);
diff --git a/frontend/wasm/src/api.rs b/frontend/wasm/src/api.rs
index 56ad15c2..7ed30d15 100644
--- a/frontend/wasm/src/api.rs
+++ b/frontend/wasm/src/api.rs
@@ -389,7 +389,11 @@ impl JsEditorHandle {
 
 	/// Move a layer to be next to the specified neighbor
 	pub fn move_layer_in_tree(&self, folder_path: Vec<LayerId>, insert_index: isize) {
-		let message = DocumentMessage::MoveSelectedLayersTo { folder_path, insert_index };
+		let message = DocumentMessage::MoveSelectedLayersTo {
+			folder_path,
+			insert_index,
+			reverse_index: true,
+		};
 		self.dispatch(message);
 	}