diff --git a/src/store/project.ts b/src/store/project.ts
index 6018115..713be78 100644
--- a/src/store/project.ts
+++ b/src/store/project.ts
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export const useProjectStore = defineStore("project", () => {
       }
    }
 
-   function createLayer(name = "New layer") {
+   function createLayer(name = "New layer", targetIndex?: number) {
       const layer: Layer = {
          id: generateId(),
          name,
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@ export const useProjectStore = defineStore("project", () => {
       };
       layer.matrix.setEmptyMatrixId(_emptyMatrixId.value);
       layer.matrix.setSeparator(_matrixSeparator.value);
-      _layers.unshift(layer);
+      if (typeof targetIndex == "number") {
+         _layers.splice(targetIndex, 0, layer);
+      } else {
+         _layers.unshift(layer);
+      }
 
       if (_layers.length === 1) {
          setSelectedLayer(layer);
diff --git a/src/utils/save.ts b/src/utils/save.ts
index 01b9d45..849b5da 100644
--- a/src/utils/save.ts
+++ b/src/utils/save.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export namespace ProjectSaver {
             isVisible: boolean;
             isLocked: boolean;
             matrixString: string;
+            index: number;
          }[];
          materials: {
             name: string;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export namespace ProjectSaver {
 
       // add layers
       for (const rawLayer of json.project.layers) {
-         const layer = projectStore.createLayer(rawLayer.name);
+         const layer = projectStore.createLayer(rawLayer.name, rawLayer.index);
          layer.isLocked = rawLayer.isLocked;
          layer.isVisible = rawLayer.isVisible;
          layer.matrix.fromString(rawLayer.matrixString);
@@ -150,14 +151,13 @@ export namespace ProjectSaver {
 
       return {
          project: {
-            layers: projectStore.layers.map((v) => {
-               return {
-                  name: v.name,
-                  isLocked: v.isLocked,
-                  isVisible: v.isVisible,
-                  matrixString: v.matrix.toString(),
-               };
-            }),
+            layers: projectStore.layers.map((layer, index) => ({
+               name: layer.name,
+               isLocked: layer.isLocked,
+               isVisible: layer.isVisible,
+               matrixString: layer.matrix.toString(),
+               index,
+            })),
             materials: projectStore.materials.map((v) => {
                return {
                   name: v.getName(),