diff --git a/src/helpers.ts b/src/helpers.ts
index 9aa76dc..2107967 100644
--- a/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createGeoPoint, type GeoPoint, type GeoPointInterface } from '@mapconductor/js-sdk-core';
+import { createGeoPoint, overlayStackZ, type GeoPoint, type GeoPointInterface, type OverlayKind } from '@mapconductor/js-sdk-core';
 import type { LatLngExpression, LeafletMouseEvent, Map as LeafletMap } from 'leaflet';
 
 export const toLatLng = (point: GeoPointInterface): LatLngExpression => [
@@ -22,3 +22,17 @@ export function ensurePane(
   pane.style.pointerEvents = pointerEvents;
   return name;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Pane z-index for an overlay, from the shared stack (js-sdk-core OVERLAY_STACK_ORDER):
+ * raster < ground image < polygon < circle < polyline < marker, zIndex within the band.
+ *
+ * Bands of 60 from 211 to 569: above Leaflet's tilePane (200, the basemap) and below its
+ * markerPane (600, the native markers). zIndex is clamped to ±29 so it cannot cross a band.
+ * Polygons, circles and polylines used to share one range (400 ± zIndex), so with equal
+ * zIndexes whichever pane was created first was drawn under the others; a raster could go up
+ * to 350, over ground images (300) and low-zIndex shapes.
+ */
+export function overlayPaneZIndex(kind: OverlayKind, zIndex: number | null | undefined = 0): number {
+  return overlayStackZ(kind, zIndex, { base: 240, bandSize: 60 });
+}
diff --git a/src/raster/LeafletRasterLayer.ts b/src/raster/LeafletRasterLayer.ts
index 4b827ad..ea4cf03 100644
--- a/src/raster/LeafletRasterLayer.ts
+++ b/src/raster/LeafletRasterLayer.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   type TileLayerOptions,
 } from 'leaflet';
 import { LeafletMapViewHolder } from '../LeafletMapViewHolder';
-import { ensurePane } from '../helpers';
+import { ensurePane, overlayPaneZIndex } from '../helpers';
 import { parseLocalTileTemplate, type LocalTileTemplate } from './localTileUrl';
 
 const EMPTY_TILE = 'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=';
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ export class LeafletRasterLayerRenderer {
     const pane = ensurePane(
       this.holder.map,
       `mc-raster-${state.id}`,
-      250 + Math.max(-100, Math.min(100, state.zIndex)),
+      // Marker tiles are mounted as a raster but belong with the markers (under the native
+      // marker pane, over the shapes).
+      state.id === 'mc-marker-tiles' ? overlayPaneZIndex('marker', 0) : overlayPaneZIndex('rasterLayer', state.zIndex),
       'none',
     );
     const baseOptions = { pane, opacity: state.opacity };
diff --git a/src/vector/LeafletVectorControllers.ts b/src/vector/LeafletVectorControllers.ts
index c0aaa19..50d8d21 100644
--- a/src/vector/LeafletVectorControllers.ts
+++ b/src/vector/LeafletVectorControllers.ts
@@ -36,17 +36,15 @@ import {
   type Polyline as LeafletPolyline,
 } from 'leaflet';
 import { LeafletMapViewHolder } from '../LeafletMapViewHolder';
-import { ensurePane } from '../helpers';
+import { ensurePane, overlayPaneZIndex } from '../helpers';
 
-const VECTOR_BASE_Z_INDEX = 400;
-const GROUND_IMAGE_BASE_Z_INDEX = 300;
-
-function vectorPane(holder: LeafletMapViewHolder, kind: string, id: string, zIndex: number): string {
-  return ensurePane(
-    holder.map,
-    `mc-${kind}-${id}`,
-    VECTOR_BASE_Z_INDEX + Math.max(-100, Math.min(100, zIndex)),
-  );
+function vectorPane(
+  holder: LeafletMapViewHolder,
+  kind: 'circle' | 'polyline' | 'polygon',
+  id: string,
+  zIndex: number,
+): string {
+  return ensurePane(holder.map, `mc-${kind}-${id}`, overlayPaneZIndex(kind, zIndex));
 }
 
 export class LeafletCircleRenderer extends AbstractCircleOverlayRenderer<
@@ -257,7 +255,7 @@ export class LeafletGroundImageRenderer extends AbstractGroundImageOverlayRender
     const pane = ensurePane(
       this.holder.map,
       `mc-ground-image-${state.id}`,
-      GROUND_IMAGE_BASE_Z_INDEX,
+      overlayPaneZIndex('groundImage'),
     );
     // Non-interactive: clicks are resolved by the shared core geometric hit-test
     // (inside the image bounds) in the map click handler, like every other provider.