diff --git a/app/ecs/components/sprite.js b/app/ecs/components/sprite.js
index aa19198..0fe772f 100644
--- a/app/ecs/components/sprite.js
+++ b/app/ecs/components/sprite.js
@@ -215,5 +215,6 @@ export default class Sprite extends Component {
     source: {type: 'string'},
     speed: {type: 'float32'},
     tint: {defaultValue: 0xffffff, type: 'uint32'},
+    zIndex: {defaultValue: 65535, type: 'uint16'},
   };
 }
diff --git a/app/react/components/pixi/entity.js b/app/react/components/pixi/entity.js
index 7d520c0..165d0d2 100644
--- a/app/react/components/pixi/entity.js
+++ b/app/react/components/pixi/entity.js
@@ -106,10 +106,17 @@ export default class Entity {
       const {x, y} = this.entity.Position;
       this.container.x = x;
       this.container.y = y;
-      this.container.zIndex = y;
+      if (this.entity.Sprite?.zIndex === 65535) {
+        this.container.zIndex = y;
+      }
     }
     if (Sprite) {
       const {diffuse,  normals} = this;
+      if (!this.attached || 'zIndex' in Sprite) {
+        this.container.zIndex = this.entity.Sprite?.zIndex === 65535
+          ? this.entity.Position.y
+          : this.entity.Sprite.zIndex;
+      }
       if (!this.attached || 'alpha' in Sprite) {
         diffuse.alpha = normals.alpha = this.entity.Sprite.alpha;
       }