diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue b/packages/core/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
index c76172ee..44fc4a9f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ watch(
     () => node.dimensions.width,
     () => parentNode?.dimensions.height,
     () => parentNode?.dimensions.width,
+    () => node.zIndex,
   ],
   ([newX, newY, parentX, parentY, parentZ]) => {
     let zIndex = isNumber(node.zIndex) ? node.zIndex : 0