diff --git a/src/tilemaps/Tilemap.js b/src/tilemaps/Tilemap.js
index 5969fadae1..0ffd5d7385 100644
--- a/src/tilemaps/Tilemap.js
+++ b/src/tilemaps/Tilemap.js
@@ -818,6 +818,11 @@ var Tilemap = new Class({
 
         var objects = objectLayer.objects;
 
+        if (config.sortByY))
+        {
+            objects.sort((a,b) => a.y > b.y ? 1 : -1)
+        }
+
         for (var c = 0; c < config.length; c++)
         {
             var singleConfig = config[ c ];
diff --git a/src/tilemaps/typedefs/CreateFromObjectLayerConfig.js b/src/tilemaps/typedefs/CreateFromObjectLayerConfig.js
index d48bf63df5..e70a310a26 100644
--- a/src/tilemaps/typedefs/CreateFromObjectLayerConfig.js
+++ b/src/tilemaps/typedefs/CreateFromObjectLayerConfig.js
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
  * @property {Phaser.GameObjects.Container} [container] - Optional Container to which the Game Objects are added.
  * @property {(string|Phaser.Textures.Texture)} [key] - Optional key of a Texture to be used, as stored in the Texture Manager, or a Texture instance. If omitted, the object's gid's tileset key is used if available.
  * @property {(string|number)} [frame] - Optional name or index of the frame within the Texture. If omitted, the tileset index is used, assuming that spritesheet frames exactly match tileset indices & geometries -- if available.
+ * @property {boolean} [sortByY=false] - Sort objects in layer by their y position. Objects with a higher y are displayed above objects with a lower y.
  */