diff --git a/include/EffectBase.h b/include/EffectBase.h
index edba03d8..55f65aad 100644
--- a/include/EffectBase.h
+++ b/include/EffectBase.h
@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ namespace openshot
 	 * The only requirements for an 'effect', is to derive from this base class, implement the Apply()
 	 * method, and call the InitEffectInfo() method.
 	 */
-	class EffectBase : ClipBase
+	class EffectBase : public ClipBase
 	{
+	private:
+		int order; ///< The order to evaluate this effect. Effects are processed in this order (when more than one overlap).
 	public:
+
 		/// Information about the current effect
 		EffectInfo info;
 
@@ -83,6 +86,12 @@ namespace openshot
 		/// Initialize the values of the EffectInfo struct.  It is important for derived classes to call
 		/// this method, or the EffectInfo struct values will not be initialized.
 		void InitEffectInfo();
+
+		/// Get the order that this effect should be executed.
+		int Order() { return order; }
+
+		/// Set the order that this effect should be executed.
+		void Order(int new_order) { order = new_order; }
 	};
 
 }
diff --git a/include/Timeline.h b/include/Timeline.h
index c3741d8e..1010ec15 100644
--- a/include/Timeline.h
+++ b/include/Timeline.h
@@ -57,8 +57,14 @@ namespace openshot {
 
 	/// Comparison method for sorting clip pointers (by Position and Layer)
 	struct CompareClips{
-		bool operator()( ClipBase* lhs, ClipBase* rhs){
-		return lhs->Position() <= rhs->Position() && lhs->Layer() < rhs->Layer();
+		bool operator()( Clip* lhs, Clip* rhs){
+		return lhs->Position() < rhs->Position() && lhs->Layer() < rhs->Layer();
+	}};
+
+	/// Comparison method for sorting effect pointers (by Position, Layer, and Order)
+	struct CompareEffects{
+		bool operator()( EffectBase* lhs, EffectBase* rhs){
+		return lhs->Position() < rhs->Position() && lhs->Layer() < rhs->Layer() && lhs->Order() < rhs->Order();
 	}};
 
 	/**
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ namespace openshot {
 
 		/// @brief Add an openshot::Clip to the timeline
 		/// @param clip Add an openshot::Clip to the timeline. A clip can contain any type of Reader.
-		void AddClip(Clip* clip);
+		void AddClip(Clip* clip) throw(ReaderClosed);
 
 		/// @brief Add an effect to the timeline
 		/// @param effect Add an effect to the timeline. An effect can modify the audio or video of an openshot::Frame.
@@ -228,6 +234,9 @@ namespace openshot {
 		/// Sort clips by position on the timeline
 		void SortClips();
 
+		/// Sort effects by position on the timeline
+		void SortEffects();
+
 		/// Get the width of canvas and viewport
 		int Width() { return width; }
 
diff --git a/src/EffectBase.cpp b/src/EffectBase.cpp
index 7906a88f..ac728fe9 100644
--- a/src/EffectBase.cpp
+++ b/src/EffectBase.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void EffectBase::InitEffectInfo()
 	Layer(0);
 	Start(0.0);
 	End(0.0);
+	Order(0);
 
 	info.has_video = false;
 	info.has_audio = false;
diff --git a/src/Timeline.cpp b/src/Timeline.cpp
index a538c8a6..d5506876 100644
--- a/src/Timeline.cpp
+++ b/src/Timeline.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Timeline::Timeline(int width, int height, Framerate fps, int sample_rate, int ch
 }
 
 // Add an openshot::Clip to the timeline
-void Timeline::AddClip(Clip* clip)
+void Timeline::AddClip(Clip* clip) throw(ReaderClosed)
 {
 	// All clips must be converted to the frame rate of this timeline,
 	// so assign the same frame rate to each clip.
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ void Timeline::AddEffect(EffectBase* effect)
 {
 	// Add effect to list
 	effects.push_back(effect);
+
+	// Sort effects
+	SortEffects();
 }
 
 // Remove an effect from the timeline
@@ -343,6 +346,13 @@ void Timeline::SortClips()
 	clips.sort(CompareClips());
 }
 
+// Sort effects by position on the timeline
+void Timeline::SortEffects()
+{
+	// sort clips
+	effects.sort(CompareEffects());
+}
+
 // Close the reader (and any resources it was consuming)
 void Timeline::Close()
 {