diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/api.py b/src/c3nav/editor/api.py
index 483d22df..3fe66734 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/api.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/api.py
@@ -122,10 +122,9 @@ class EditorViewSet(EditorViewSetMixin, ViewSet):
     @staticmethod
     def area_sorting_func(area):
         groups = tuple(area.groups.all())
-        print(groups)
         if not groups:
             return (0, 0, 0)
-        return (1, groups[0].category.priority, groups[0].priority)
+        return (1, groups[0].category.priority, groups[0].hierarchy, groups[0].priority)
 
     # noinspection PyPep8Naming
     @action(detail=False, methods=['get'])
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ class EditorViewSet(EditorViewSetMixin, ViewSet):
                     Q(access_restriction__isnull=True) | ~Column.q_for_request(request)
                 ).only('geometry', 'space')),
                 Prefetch('spaces__groups', LocationGroup.objects.only(
-                    'color', 'category', 'priority', 'category__priority', 'category__allow_spaces'
+                    'color', 'category', 'priority', 'hierarchy', 'category__priority', 'category__allow_spaces'
                 )),
                 Prefetch('buildings', Building.objects.only('geometry', 'level')),
                 Prefetch('spaces__holes', Hole.objects.only('geometry', 'space')),
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ class EditorViewSet(EditorViewSetMixin, ViewSet):
                     'geometry', 'level'
                 ).prefetch_related(
                     Prefetch('groups', LocationGroup.objects.only(
-                        'color', 'category', 'priority', 'category__priority', 'category__allow_spaces'
+                        'color', 'category', 'priority', 'hierarchy', 'category__priority', 'category__allow_spaces'
                     ).filter(color__isnull=False))
                 )
 
@@ -287,8 +286,10 @@ class EditorViewSet(EditorViewSetMixin, ViewSet):
             areas = space.areas.filter(Area.q_for_request(request)).only(
                 'geometry', 'space'
             ).prefetch_related(
-                Prefetch('groups', LocationGroup.objects.only(
-                    'color', 'category', 'priority', 'category__priority', 'category__allow_areas'
+                Prefetch('groups', LocationGroup.objects.order_by(
+                    '-category__priority', '-hierarchy', '-priority'
+                ).only(
+                    'color', 'category', 'priority', 'hierarchy', 'category__priority', 'category__allow_areas'
                 ))
             )
             for area in areas:
diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/forms.py b/src/c3nav/editor/forms.py
index 98eaad3f..984b9377 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/forms.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/forms.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class EditorFormBase(I18nModelFormMixin, ModelForm):
 
 def create_editor_form(editor_model):
     possible_fields = ['slug', 'name', 'title', 'title_plural', 'help_text', 'icon', 'join_edges', 'up_separate',
-                       'walk', 'ordering', 'category', 'width', 'groups', 'color', 'priority', 'icon_name',
+                       'walk', 'ordering', 'category', 'width', 'groups', 'color', 'priority', 'hierarchy', 'icon_name',
                        'base_altitude', 'waytype', 'access_restriction', 'height', 'default_height', 'door_height',
                        'outside', 'can_search', 'can_describe', 'geometry', 'single', 'altitude', 'short_label',
                        'origin_space', 'target_space', 'data', 'comment', 'slow_down_factor',
diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/migrations/0073_locationgroup_hierarchy.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/migrations/0073_locationgroup_hierarchy.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be12fae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/migrations/0073_locationgroup_hierarchy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.8 on 2019-12-21 16:24
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('mapdata', '0072_make_wifi_measurement_author_nullable'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='locationgroup',
+            name='hierarchy',
+            field=models.IntegerField(db_index=True, default=0, verbose_name='hierarchy'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/models/locations.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/models/locations.py
index 10149910..2d430aef 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mapdata/models/locations.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/models/locations.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class Location(LocationSlug, AccessRestrictionMixin, TitledMixin, models.Model):
             instance = self
         for group in instance.groups.all():
             if group.color and getattr(group.category, 'allow_'+self.__class__._meta.default_related_name):
-                return (0, group.category.priority, group.priority), group.color
+                return (0, group.category.priority, group.hierarchy, group.priority), group.color
         return None
 
     def get_icon(self):
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ class LocationGroup(Location, models.Model):
     category = models.ForeignKey(LocationGroupCategory, related_name='groups', on_delete=models.PROTECT,
                                  verbose_name=_('Category'))
     priority = models.IntegerField(default=0, db_index=True)
+    hierarchy = models.IntegerField(default=0, db_index=True, verbose_name=_('hierarchy'))
     color = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=32, verbose_name=_('background color'))
 
     objects = LocationGroupManager()
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ class LocationGroup(Location, models.Model):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.orig_priority = self.priority
+        self.orig_hierarchy = self.hierarchy
         self.orig_category_id = self.category_id
         self.orig_color = self.color
 
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ class LocationGroup(Location, models.Model):
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if self.pk and (self.orig_color != self.color or
                         self.priority != self.orig_priority or
+                        self.hierarchy != self.orig_hierarchy or
                         self.category_id != self.orig_category_id):
             self.register_changed_geometries()
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)