diff --git a/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_layer.rs b/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_layer.rs
index de1e972c57c0..1583ad840332 100644
--- a/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_layer.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_layer.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl CompositorLayer {
             }
             
             let child_layer = ~CompositorLayer::from_frame_tree(frame_tree, tile_size, max_mem);
-            container.add_child(ContainerLayerKind(child_layer.root_layer));
+            container.add_child_start(ContainerLayerKind(child_layer.root_layer));
             
             CompositorLayerChild {
                 child: child_layer,
@@ -342,25 +342,9 @@ impl CompositorLayer {
             self.root_layer.remove_child(trash);
         }
 
-        // Add child layers.
-        for child in self.children.mut_iter().filter(|x| !x.child.hidden) {
-            current_layer_child = match current_layer_child {
-                None => {
-                    child.container.common.parent = None;
-                    child.container.common.prev_sibling = None;
-                    child.container.common.next_sibling = None;
-                    self.root_layer.add_child(ContainerLayerKind(child.container));
-                    None
-                }
-                Some(_) => {
-                    fail!("CompositorLayer: Layer tree failed to delete");
-                }
-            };
-        }
-
         // Add new tiles.
         let quadtree = match self.quadtree {
-            NoTree(_, _) => fail!("CompositorLayer: cannot get buffer request for %?,
+            NoTree(_, _) => fail!("CompositorLayer: cannot get build layer tree for %?,
                                    no quadtree initialized", self.pipeline.id),
             Tree(ref mut quadtree) => quadtree,
         };
@@ -376,7 +360,7 @@ impl CompositorLayer {
                     debug!("osmain: adding new texture layer");
                     texture_layer = @mut TextureLayer::new(@buffer.draw_target.clone() as @TextureManager,
                                                            buffer.screen_pos.size);
-                    self.root_layer.add_child(TextureLayerKind(texture_layer));
+                    self.root_layer.add_child_end(TextureLayerKind(texture_layer));
                     None
                 }
                 Some(TextureLayerKind(existing_texture_layer)) => {
@@ -399,6 +383,23 @@ impl CompositorLayer {
             texture_layer.common.set_transform(transform);
         }
 
+        // Add child layers.
+        for child in self.children.mut_iter().filter(|x| !x.child.hidden) {
+            current_layer_child = match current_layer_child {
+                None => {
+                    child.container.common.parent = None;
+                    child.container.common.prev_sibling = None;
+                    child.container.common.next_sibling = None;
+                    self.root_layer.add_child_end(ContainerLayerKind(child.container));
+                    None
+                }
+                Some(_) => {
+                    fail!("CompositorLayer: Layer tree failed to delete");
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+
     }
     
     // Add LayerBuffers to the specified layer. Returns false if the layer is not found.
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ impl CompositorLayer {
                                                             clipping_rect.origin.y,
                                                             0.0));
         let child = ~CompositorLayer::new(pipeline, page_size, tile_size, max_mem);
-        container.add_child(ContainerLayerKind(child.root_layer));
+        container.add_child_start(ContainerLayerKind(child.root_layer));
         self.children.push(CompositorLayerChild {
             child: child,
             container: container,
diff --git a/src/components/main/compositing/mod.rs b/src/components/main/compositing/mod.rs
index 4d96d9ebc82a..f5c7f48d3d9d 100644
--- a/src/components/main/compositing/mod.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/compositing/mod.rs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl CompositorTask {
                         let layer = CompositorLayer::from_frame_tree(frame_tree,
                                                                      self.opts.tile_size,
                                                                      Some(10000000u));
-                        root_layer.add_child(ContainerLayerKind(layer.root_layer));
+                        root_layer.add_child_start(ContainerLayerKind(layer.root_layer));
                         compositor_layer = Some(layer);
 
                         constellation_chan = Some(new_constellation_chan);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ impl CompositorTask {
                             Some(old_layer) => root_layer.remove_child(old_layer),
                             None => {}
                         }
-                        root_layer.add_child(ContainerLayerKind(new_layer.root_layer));
+                        root_layer.add_child_start(ContainerLayerKind(new_layer.root_layer));
                         compositor_layer = Some(new_layer);
 
                         ask_for_tiles();
diff --git a/src/components/main/compositing/quadtree.rs b/src/components/main/compositing/quadtree.rs
index 84c5813d9c0b..dc304dce1c92 100644
--- a/src/components/main/compositing/quadtree.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/compositing/quadtree.rs
@@ -340,10 +340,15 @@ impl<T: Tile> QuadtreeNode<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Get all tiles in the tree, parents last.
+    /// Get all tiles in the tree, parents first.
     fn get_all_tiles<'r>(&'r self) -> ~[&'r T] {
         let mut ret = ~[];
 
+        match self.tile {
+            Some(ref tile) => ret = ret + ~[tile],
+            None => {}
+        }
+
         for quad in self.quadrants.iter() {
             match *quad {
                 Some(ref child) => ret = ret + child.get_all_tiles(),
@@ -351,12 +356,6 @@ impl<T: Tile> QuadtreeNode<T> {
             }
         }
         
-        match self.tile {
-            Some(ref tile) => ret = ret + ~[tile],
-            None => {}
-        }
-
-
         return ret;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/support/layers/rust-layers b/src/support/layers/rust-layers
index 1383a7610349..8e469443a9fe 160000
--- a/src/support/layers/rust-layers
+++ b/src/support/layers/rust-layers
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1383a7610349c9120013d9930a81cc0a659804ae
+Subproject commit 8e469443a9fec36de8eec09036f8051723ee59bc