diff --git a/MapUiTools/Shared/MapLayerMenuItem.cs b/MapUiTools/Shared/MapLayerMenuItem.cs
index ad147664..37adf7c5 100644
--- a/MapUiTools/Shared/MapLayerMenuItem.cs
+++ b/MapUiTools/Shared/MapLayerMenuItem.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace MapControl.UiTools
 
         protected override bool GetIsChecked(MapBase map)
         {
-            return map.Children.Contains(MapLayer);
+            return MapLayer != null && map.Children.Contains(MapLayer);
         }
 
         public override async Task Execute(MapBase map)
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ namespace MapControl.UiTools
 
     public class MapOverlayMenuItem : MapLayerMenuItem
     {
+        public int InsertOrder { get; set; }
+
         public override async Task Execute(MapBase map)
         {
             if (MapLayer == null)
@@ -67,24 +69,17 @@ namespace MapControl.UiTools
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    var index = 1;
-
-                    foreach (var mapLayer in ParentMenuItems
+                    var insertIndex = ParentMenuItems
                         .OfType<MapOverlayMenuItem>()
-                        .Select(item => item.MapLayer)
-                        .Where(mapLayer => mapLayer != null))
-                    {
-                        if (mapLayer == MapLayer)
-                        {
-                            map.Children.Insert(index, mapLayer);
-                            break;
-                        }
+                        .Where(item => item.InsertOrder <= InsertOrder && item.GetIsChecked(map))
+                        .Count();
 
-                        if (map.Children.Contains(mapLayer))
-                        {
-                            index++;
-                        }
+                    if (map.MapLayer != null)
+                    {
+                        insertIndex++;
                     }
+
+                    map.Children.Insert(insertIndex, MapLayer);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml b/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml
index 0a14416a..0c1d576f 100644
--- a/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -187,16 +187,16 @@
                         map:MapPanel.BoundingBox="53.54031,8.08594,53.74871,8.43750"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
                 <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem x:Name="sampleOverlayMenuItem" Text="Mount Etna KML"/>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Seamarks">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Seamarks" InsertOrder="1">
                     <map:MapTileLayer
                         TileSource="http://tiles.openseamap.org/seamark/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
                         SourceName="Seamarks"
                         MinZoomLevel="9" MaxZoomLevel="18"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Graticule">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Graticule" InsertOrder="2">
                     <map:MapGraticule Opacity="0.7" StrokeThickness="0.3"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Scale">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Scale" InsertOrder="2">
                     <map:MapScale HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
             </tools:MenuButton>
diff --git a/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml b/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
index 2c6038e9..a3adcad6 100644
--- a/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
@@ -234,16 +234,16 @@
                         map:MapPanel.BoundingBox="53.54031,8.08594,53.74871,8.43750"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
                 <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem x:Name="sampleOverlayMenuItem" Text="Mount Etna KML"/>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Seamarks">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Seamarks" InsertOrder="1">
                     <map:MapTileLayer
                         TileSource="http://tiles.openseamap.org/seamark/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
                         SourceName="Seamarks"
                         MinZoomLevel="9" MaxZoomLevel="18"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Graticule">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Graticule" InsertOrder="2">
                     <map:MapGraticule Opacity="0.7"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Scale">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Scale" InsertOrder="2">
                     <map:MapScale HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
             </tools:MenuButton>
diff --git a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
index 61075d72..348f7691 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -260,16 +260,16 @@
                         map:MapPanel.BoundingBox="53.54031,8.08594,53.74871,8.43750"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
                 <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem x:Name="sampleOverlayMenuItem" Text="Mount Etna KML"/>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Seamarks">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Seamarks" InsertOrder="1">
                     <map:MapTileLayer
                         TileSource="http://tiles.openseamap.org/seamark/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
                         SourceName="Seamarks"
                         MinZoomLevel="9" MaxZoomLevel="18"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Graticule">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Graticule" InsertOrder="2">
                     <map:MapGraticule Opacity="0.7"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Scale">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Scale" InsertOrder="2">
                     <map:MapScale HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
             </tools:MenuButton>
diff --git a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
index af838300..9179cc68 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -239,16 +239,16 @@
                         map:MapPanel.BoundingBox="53.54031,8.08594,53.74871,8.43750"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
                 <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem x:Name="sampleOverlayMenuItem" Text="Mount Etna KML"/>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Seamarks">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Seamarks" InsertOrder="1">
                     <map:MapTileLayer
                         TileSource="http://tiles.openseamap.org/seamark/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
                         SourceName="Seamarks"
                         MinZoomLevel="9" MaxZoomLevel="18"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Graticule">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Graticule" InsertOrder="2">
                     <map:MapGraticule Opacity="0.7"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Scale">
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Scale" InsertOrder="2">
                     <map:MapScale HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
             </tools:MenuButton>