From cf5597b8451e127db2ea3d2149634492c03eb57d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: peterkogo <peter@xyflow.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:59:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Elevate child nodes +1 over the parent

---
 packages/system/src/utils/store.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/system/src/utils/store.ts b/packages/system/src/utils/store.ts
index d94a7dff..1bfd029d 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/utils/store.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/utils/store.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function calculateChildXYZ<NodeType extends NodeBase>(
   return {
     x: absolutePosition.x,
     y: absolutePosition.y,
-    z: parentZ > childZ ? parentZ : childZ,
+    z: parentZ >= childZ ? parentZ + 1 : childZ,
   };
 }