diff --git a/data/maps/earth/srtm/srtm.dgml b/data/maps/earth/srtm/srtm.dgml
--- a/data/maps/earth/srtm/srtm.dgml
+++ b/data/maps/earth/srtm/srtm.dgml
@@ -63,12 +63,10 @@
                 </geodata>
                 <geodata name="lake" property="waterbodies" colorize="sea">
                     <sourcefile> naturalearth/ne_50m_lakes.pn2 </sourcefile>
-                    <brush color="f00e0eff" />
                     <pen color="transparent" style="nopen"/>
                 </geodata>
                 <geodata name="glacier" property="ice" colorize="sea">
                     <sourcefile> naturalearth/ne_50m_glaciated_areas.pn2 </sourcefile>
-                    <brush color="ffffffff" />
                     <pen color="transparent" style="nopen"/>
                 </geodata>
             </layer>
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/FileLoader.h b/src/lib/marble/FileLoader.h
--- a/src/lib/marble/FileLoader.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/FileLoader.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     public:
-        FileLoader(QObject* parent, const PluginManager *pluginManager, bool recenter,
-                    const QString& file, const QString& property, const GeoDataStyle::Ptr &style, DocumentRole role );
+        FileLoader(QObject* parent, const PluginManager *pluginManager, bool recenter, const QString& file,
+                   const QString& property, const GeoDataStyle::Ptr &style, DocumentRole role, int renderOrder );
         FileLoader( QObject* parent, const PluginManager *pluginManager,
                     const QString& contents, const QString& name, DocumentRole role );
         virtual ~FileLoader();
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/FileLoader.cpp b/src/lib/marble/FileLoader.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/FileLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/FileLoader.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "GeoDataStyleMap.h"
 #include "GeoDataPolyStyle.h"
 #include "GeoDataLineStyle.h"
+#include "GeoDataPolygon.h"
 #include "GeoDataStyle.h"
 #include "GeoDataTypes.h"
 #include "MarbleDirs.h"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
 {
 public:
     FileLoaderPrivate( FileLoader* parent, const PluginManager *pluginManager, bool recenter,
-                       const QString& file, const QString& property, const GeoDataStyle::Ptr &style, DocumentRole role )
+                       const QString& file, const QString& property, const GeoDataStyle::Ptr &style, DocumentRole role, int renderOrder )
         : q( parent),
           m_runner( pluginManager ),
           m_recenter( recenter ),
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@
           m_style( style ),
           m_documentRole ( role ),
           m_styleMap( new GeoDataStyleMap ),
-          m_document( 0 )
+          m_document( 0 ),
+          m_renderOrder( renderOrder )
     {
         if( m_style ) {
             m_styleMap->setId("default-map");
@@ -92,12 +94,13 @@
     GeoDataStyleMap* m_styleMap;
     GeoDataDocument *m_document;
     QString m_error;
+    int m_renderOrder;
 };
 
-FileLoader::FileLoader( QObject* parent, const PluginManager *pluginManager, bool recenter,
-                       const QString& file, const QString& property, const GeoDataStyle::Ptr &style, DocumentRole role )
+FileLoader::FileLoader( QObject* parent, const PluginManager *pluginManager, bool recenter, const QString& file,
+                        const QString& property, const GeoDataStyle::Ptr &style, DocumentRole role, int renderOrder )
     : QThread( parent ),
-      d( new FileLoaderPrivate( this, pluginManager, recenter, file, property, style, role ) )
+      d( new FileLoaderPrivate( this, pluginManager, recenter, file, property, style, role, renderOrder ) )
 {
 }
 
@@ -220,6 +223,15 @@
             doc->addStyle( m_style );
         }
 
+        if (m_renderOrder != 0) {
+            foreach (GeoDataPlacemark* placemark, doc->placemarkList()) {
+                if (placemark->geometry() && placemark->geometry()->nodeType() == GeoDataTypes::GeoDataPolygonType) {
+                    GeoDataPolygon *polygon = static_cast<GeoDataPolygon*>(placemark->geometry());
+                    polygon->setRenderOrder(m_renderOrder);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         createFilterProperties( doc );
         emit q->newGeoDataDocumentAdded( m_document );
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/FileManager.h b/src/lib/marble/FileManager.h
--- a/src/lib/marble/FileManager.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/FileManager.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     /**
      * Loads a new file into the manager.
      */
-    void addFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &property, const GeoDataStyle::Ptr &style, DocumentRole role, bool recenter = false );
+    void addFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &property, const GeoDataStyle::Ptr &style, DocumentRole role, int renderOrder = 0, bool recenter = false );
 
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/FileManager.cpp b/src/lib/marble/FileManager.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/FileManager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/FileManager.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     delete d;
 }
 
-void FileManager::addFile( const QString& filepath, const QString& property, const GeoDataStyle::Ptr &style, DocumentRole role, bool recenter )
+void FileManager::addFile( const QString& filepath, const QString& property, const GeoDataStyle::Ptr &style, DocumentRole role, int renderOrder, bool recenter )
 {
     if( d->m_fileItemHash.contains( filepath ) ) {
             return;  // already loaded
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     mDebug() << "adding container:" << filepath;
     mDebug() << "Starting placemark loading timer";
     d->m_timer.start();
-    FileLoader* loader = new FileLoader( this, d->m_pluginManager, recenter, filepath, property, style, role );
+    FileLoader* loader = new FileLoader( this, d->m_pluginManager, recenter, filepath, property, style, role, renderOrder );
     d->appendLoader( loader );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/MarbleModel.cpp b/src/lib/marble/MarbleModel.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/MarbleModel.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/MarbleModel.cpp
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@
     QStringList fileList;
     QStringList propertyList;
     QList<GeoDataStyle::Ptr> styleList;
+    QList<int> renderOrderList;
 
     bool skip = false;
     bool sourceFileMatch = false;
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@
             QPen pen = data->pen();
             QBrush brush = data->brush();
             GeoDataStyle::Ptr style;
+            int renderOrder = data->renderOrder();
 
             /**
              * data->colors() are the colorMap values from dgml file. If this is not
@@ -418,6 +420,7 @@
                 fileList << filename;
                 propertyList << property;
                 styleList << style;
+                renderOrderList << renderOrder;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -427,7 +430,7 @@
     }
     // load new datasets
     for ( int i = 0 ; i < fileList.size(); ++i ) {
-        d->m_fileManager.addFile( fileList.at(i), propertyList.at(i), styleList.at(i), MapDocument );
+        d->m_fileManager.addFile( fileList.at(i), propertyList.at(i), styleList.at(i), MapDocument, renderOrderList.at(i) );
     }
 
     mDebug() << "THEME CHANGED: ***" << mapTheme->head()->mapThemeId();
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/marble/geodata/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlSettingsTagHandler.cpp
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlAuxillaryDictionary.h
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlLayerTagHandler.h
+        geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler.cpp
+        geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler.h
 )
 
 SET ( geodata_writers_dgml_SRCS
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataDocument.h b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataDocument.h
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataDocument.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataDocument.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     GeoDataStyleMap styleMap( const QString& styleId ) const;
 
     /**
-    * @brief dump a Vector of all styles
+    * @brief dump a Vector of all stylemaps
     */
     QList<GeoDataStyleMap> styleMaps() const;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon.h b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon.h
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // the source code.
 //
 // Copyright 2008-2009      Patrick Spendrin <ps_ml@gmx.de>
-// Copyright 2008      Inge Wallin <inge@lysator.liu.se>
+// Copyright 2008           Inge Wallin <inge@lysator.liu.se>
 //
 
 
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@
 */
     virtual void unpack( QDataStream& stream );
 
+    int renderOrder() const;
+    void setRenderOrder(int);
+
  private:
     GeoDataPolygonPrivate *p();
     const GeoDataPolygonPrivate *p() const;
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon.cpp b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@
     p()->inner.append( boundary );
 }
 
+void GeoDataPolygon::setRenderOrder(int renderOrder){
+    detach();
+    p()->m_renderOrder = renderOrder;
+}
+
+int GeoDataPolygon::renderOrder() const{
+    return p()->m_renderOrder;
+}
+
 void GeoDataPolygon::pack( QDataStream& stream ) const
 {
     GeoDataObject::pack( stream );
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon_p.h b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon_p.h
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon_p.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPolygon_p.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
                                             // GeoDataPoints since the LatLonAltBox has 
                                             // been calculated. Saves performance. 
     TessellationFlags           m_tessellationFlags;
+    int                         m_renderOrder;
 };
 
 } // namespace Marble
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.h b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.h
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     extern  const char* dgmlTag_Vectortile;
     extern  const char* dgmlTag_Visible;
     extern  const char* dgmlTag_Zoom;
+    extern  const char* dgmlTag_RenderOrder;
 }
 
 // Helper macro
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.cpp b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.cpp
@@ -76,5 +76,6 @@
 const char* dgmlTag_Vectortile = "vectortile";
 const char* dgmlTag_Visible = "visible";
 const char* dgmlTag_Zoom = "zoom";
+const char* dgmlTag_RenderOrder = "renderOrder";
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler.h b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//
+// This file is part of the Marble Virtual Globe.
+//
+// This program is free software licensed under the GNU LGPL. You can
+// find a copy of this license in LICENSE.txt in the top directory of
+// the source code.
+//
+// Copyright 2016 Sanjiban Bairagya <sanjibanb@kde.org>
+//
+
+#ifndef MARBLE_DGMLRENDERORDERTAGHANDLER_H
+#define MARBLE_DGMLRENDERORDERTAGHANDLER_H
+
+#include "GeoTagHandler.h"
+
+namespace Marble
+{
+namespace dgml
+{
+
+class DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler : public GeoTagHandler
+{
+public:
+    virtual GeoNode* parse(GeoParser&) const;
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler.cpp b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//
+// This file is part of the Marble Virtual Globe.
+//
+// This program is free software licensed under the GNU LGPL. You can
+// find a copy of this license in LICENSE.txt in the top directory of
+// the source code.
+//
+// Copyright 2016 Sanjiban Bairagya <sanjibanb@kde.org>
+//
+
+#include "DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler.h"
+
+#include "DgmlElementDictionary.h"
+#include "DgmlAttributeDictionary.h"
+#include "GeoParser.h"
+#include "GeoSceneGeodata.h"
+
+namespace Marble
+{
+namespace dgml
+{
+DGML_DEFINE_TAG_HANDLER(RenderOrder)
+
+GeoNode* DgmlRenderOrderTagHandler::parse(GeoParser& parser) const
+{
+    // Check whether the tag is valid
+    Q_ASSERT(parser.isStartElement() && parser.isValidElement(dgmlTag_RenderOrder));
+
+    // Checking for parent item
+    GeoStackItem parentItem = parser.parentElement();
+    if ( parentItem.represents( dgmlTag_Vector )
+         || parentItem.represents( dgmlTag_Geodata ) ) {
+        GeoSceneGeodata *dataSource = 0;
+        dataSource = parentItem.nodeAs<GeoSceneGeodata>();
+        dataSource->setRenderOrder( parser.readElementText().trimmed().toInt() );
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneGeodata.h b/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneGeodata.h
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneGeodata.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneGeodata.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
     QBrush brush() const;
     void setBrush( const QBrush& brush );
 
+    int renderOrder() const;
+    void setRenderOrder( int renderOrder );
+
     QList<QColor> colors() const;
     void setColors( const QList<QColor> &colors );
 
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@
     qreal   m_alpha;
     QPen    m_pen;
     QBrush  m_brush;
+    int m_renderOrder;
     QList<QColor> m_colors;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneGeodata.cpp b/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneGeodata.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneGeodata.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneGeodata.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
       m_sourceFile( QString() ),
       m_alpha( 1.0 ),
       m_pen( QPen( Qt::NoPen ) ),
-      m_brush( QBrush( Qt::transparent ) )
+      m_brush( QBrush( Qt::transparent ) ),
+      m_renderOrder( 0 )
 {
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +101,16 @@
     m_brush = brush;
 }
 
+int GeoSceneGeodata::renderOrder() const
+{
+    return m_renderOrder;
+}
+
+void GeoSceneGeodata::setRenderOrder( int renderOrder )
+{
+    m_renderOrder = renderOrder;
+}
+
 QList<QColor> GeoSceneGeodata::colors() const
 {
     return m_colors;
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/layers/GeometryLayer.cpp b/src/lib/marble/layers/GeometryLayer.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/layers/GeometryLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/layers/GeometryLayer.cpp
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@
 
         const GeoDataPolygon *poly = static_cast<const GeoDataPolygon*>( object );
         item = new GeoPolygonGraphicsItem( placemark, poly );
+        item->setZValue(poly->renderOrder());
     }
     else if ( object->nodeType() == GeoDataTypes::GeoDataMultiGeometryType  )
     {