diff --git a/src/components/layers/layer.component.ts b/src/components/layers/layer.component.ts
index e54955a9..647fa582 100644
--- a/src/components/layers/layer.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/layers/layer.component.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export abstract class LayerComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   @Input() precompose: (evt: ol.events.Event) => void;
   @Input() postcompose: (evt: ol.events.Event) => void;
 
-  constructor(protected host: LayerGroupComponent | MapComponent) {
+  constructor(public host: LayerGroupComponent | MapComponent) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@ export abstract class LayerComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     if (this.postcompose !== null && this.postcompose !== undefined) {
       this.instance.on('postcompose', this.postcompose);
     }
-    this.host.instance.getLayers().push(this.instance);
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy() {
-    this.host.instance.getLayers().remove(this.instance);
   }
 
   ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
@@ -56,3 +54,35 @@ export abstract class LayerComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     this.instance.setProperties(properties, false);
   }
 }
+
+
+export class LayersHelper {
+  /**
+   * Update OpenLayers layers (from a Map or a LayerGroup for example) from a given LayerComponent list.
+   * It helps to keep OpenLayers natural orders after adding, deleting and moving layers
+   * @param {ol.Collection<ol.layer.Base>} olLayers
+   * @param {LayerComponent[]} viewLayers
+   */
+  static updateLayers(olLayers: ol.Collection<ol.layer.Base>, viewLayers: LayerComponent[]) {
+    viewLayers.forEach((layer, index) => {
+      let olIndex = olLayers.getArray().indexOf(layer.instance);
+      if (olIndex < 0) {
+        // New layer: we add it to the map
+        olLayers.insertAt(index, layer.instance);
+        // console.log(`~~ updateLayers: new layer at pos ${index}`, layer.instance);
+      } else if (index !== olIndex) {
+        // layer has moved inside the layers list
+        olLayers.removeAt(olIndex);
+        olLayers.insertAt(index, layer.instance);
+        // console.log(`~~ updateLayers: existing layer at pos ${olIndex} moving to pos ${index}`, layer.instance);
+      }
+    });
+    // Remove the layers that have disapeared from childrenLayers
+    if (olLayers.getLength() > viewLayers.length) {
+      for (let i = viewLayers.length; i < olLayers.getLength(); i++) {
+        olLayers.removeAt(i);
+        // console.log(`~~ updateLayers: remove layer at pos ${i}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/layers/layergroup.component.ts b/src/components/layers/layergroup.component.ts
index 48350d24..80392ae6 100644
--- a/src/components/layers/layergroup.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/layers/layergroup.component.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-import { Component, OnDestroy, OnInit, SkipSelf, Inject, Optional } from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  Component, OnDestroy, OnInit, SkipSelf, Inject, Optional, ViewChildren, QueryList,
+  AfterViewInit, ContentChildren, forwardRef
+} from '@angular/core';
 import { layer } from 'openlayers';
-import { LayerComponent } from './layer.component';
+import { LayersHelper, LayerComponent } from './layer.component';
 import { MapComponent } from '../map.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'aol-layer-group',
-  template: `<ng-content></ng-content>`
+  template: `<ng-content></ng-content>`,
+  providers: [{provide: LayerComponent, useExisting: forwardRef(() => LayerGroupComponent) }]
 })
-export class LayerGroupComponent extends LayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+export class LayerGroupComponent extends LayerComponent implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
   public instance: ol.layer.Group;
 
+  @ContentChildren(LayerComponent, {descendants: true}) childrenLayers: QueryList<LayerComponent>;
+
   constructor(map: MapComponent,
               @SkipSelf() @Optional() group?: LayerGroupComponent) {
     super(group || map);
@@ -20,4 +26,21 @@ export class LayerGroupComponent extends LayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDes
     this.instance = new layer.Group(this);
     super.ngOnInit();
   }
+
+  ngAfterViewInit() {
+    // console.log('layerGroup.AfterViewInit', this.childrenLayers);
+    // Update layers when new layers are added/moved/removed
+    this.childrenLayers.changes.subscribe(
+      () => LayersHelper.updateLayers(
+        this.instance.getLayers(),
+        // Filter is a temporary fix waiting for https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10098
+        this.childrenLayers.filter(l => l.host === this)
+      )
+    );
+    // Initialization: add all the children layers
+    // Filter is a temporary fix waiting for https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10098
+    this.childrenLayers.filter(l => l.host === this).forEach((layer) => {
+      this.instance.getLayers().push(layer.instance);
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/layers/layerimage.component.ts b/src/components/layers/layerimage.component.ts
index e5e8ff22..5e679841 100644
--- a/src/components/layers/layerimage.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/layers/layerimage.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnChanges, OnInit, Optional,
+  Component, EventEmitter, forwardRef, Input, OnChanges, OnInit, Optional,
   SimpleChanges
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { Extent, layer, source } from 'openlayers';
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import { LayerGroupComponent } from './layergroup.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'aol-layer-image',
-  template: `<ng-content></ng-content>`
+  template: `<ng-content></ng-content>`,
+  providers: [{provide: LayerComponent, useExisting: forwardRef(() => LayerImageComponent) }]
 })
 export class LayerImageComponent extends LayerComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
   public source: source.Image;
diff --git a/src/components/layers/layertile.component.ts b/src/components/layers/layertile.component.ts
index 4f268f39..ec940724 100644
--- a/src/components/layers/layertile.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/layers/layertile.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Component, OnDestroy, OnInit, Input, Optional, OnChanges,
-  SimpleChanges
+  SimpleChanges, forwardRef
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { layer, source } from 'openlayers';
 import { MapComponent } from '../map.component';
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import { LayerGroupComponent } from './layergroup.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'aol-layer-tile',
-  template: `<ng-content></ng-content>`
+  template: `<ng-content></ng-content>`,
+  providers: [{provide: LayerComponent, useExisting: forwardRef(() => LayerTileComponent) }]
 })
 export class LayerTileComponent extends LayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
   public source: source.Tile;
diff --git a/src/components/layers/layervector.component.ts b/src/components/layers/layervector.component.ts
index 8d9b8398..9d62de89 100644
--- a/src/components/layers/layervector.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/layers/layervector.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Component, OnDestroy, OnInit, Input, Optional, OnChanges,
-  SimpleChanges
+  SimpleChanges, forwardRef
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { layer, source } from 'openlayers';
 import { MapComponent } from '../map.component';
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import { LayerGroupComponent } from './layergroup.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'aol-layer-vector',
-  template: `<ng-content></ng-content>`
+  template: `<ng-content></ng-content>`,
+  providers: [{provide: LayerComponent, useExisting: forwardRef(() => LayerVectorComponent) }]
 })
 export class LayerVectorComponent extends LayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
   public source: source.Vector;
diff --git a/src/components/layers/layervectortile.component.ts b/src/components/layers/layervectortile.component.ts
index fc9c1bd1..ba4f5fc0 100644
--- a/src/components/layers/layervectortile.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/layers/layervectortile.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, Input, Optional, SimpleChanges, OnChanges } from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, OnInit, Input, Optional, SimpleChanges, OnChanges, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
 import { layer, style, StyleFunction } from 'openlayers';
 import { MapComponent } from '../map.component';
 import { LayerComponent } from './layer.component';
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { LayerGroupComponent } from './layergroup.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'aol-layer-vectortile',
-  template: `<ng-content></ng-content>`
+  template: `<ng-content></ng-content>`,
+  providers: [{provide: LayerComponent, useExisting: forwardRef(() => LayerVectorTileComponent) }]
 })
 export class LayerVectorTileComponent extends LayerComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
 
diff --git a/src/components/map.component.ts b/src/components/map.component.ts
index d7401a03..87a49cf2 100644
--- a/src/components/map.component.ts
+++ b/src/components/map.component.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import {
   Component, OnInit, ElementRef, Input, Output, EventEmitter, AfterViewInit,
-  SimpleChanges, OnChanges
+  SimpleChanges, OnChanges, QueryList, ContentChildren, forwardRef
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   Map, MapBrowserEvent, MapEvent, render, ObjectEvent, control,
   interaction
 } from 'openlayers';
+import { LayerComponent, LayersHelper } from './layers';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'aol-map',
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ export class MapComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
   public instance: Map;
   public componentType: string = 'map';
 
+  @ContentChildren(LayerComponent, {descendants: true}) childrenLayers: QueryList<LayerComponent>;
+
   @Input() width: string = '100%';
   @Input() height: string = '100%';
   @Input() pixelRatio: number;
@@ -86,5 +89,19 @@ export class MapComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
 
   ngAfterViewInit() {
     this.instance.updateSize();
+
+    // Update layers when new layers are added/moved/removed
+    this.childrenLayers.changes.subscribe(
+      () => LayersHelper.updateLayers(
+        this.instance.getLayers(),
+        // Filter is a temporary fix waiting for https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10098
+        this.childrenLayers.filter(l => l.host === this)
+      )
+    );
+    // Initialization: add all the layers
+    // Filter is a temporary fix waiting for https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10098
+    this.childrenLayers.filter(l => l.host === this).forEach((layer) => {
+      this.instance.getLayers().push(layer.instance);
+    });
   }
 }