diff --git a/src/plots/mapbox/layers.js b/src/plots/mapbox/layers.js
index dd05b225667..99669e1077a 100644
--- a/src/plots/mapbox/layers.js
+++ b/src/plots/mapbox/layers.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ proto.needsNewSource = function(opts) {
     // stay safe and make new source on type changes
     return (
         this.sourceType !== opts.sourcetype ||
-        this.source !== opts.source ||
+        JSON.stringify(this.source) !== JSON.stringify(opts.source) ||
         this.layerType !== opts.type
     );
 };
@@ -85,11 +85,23 @@ proto.needsNewLayer = function(opts) {
     );
 };
 
+proto.lookupBelow = function() {
+    return this.subplot.belowLookup['layout-' + this.index];
+};
+
 proto.updateImage = function(opts) {
     var map = this.subplot.map;
     map.getSource(this.idSource).updateImage({
         url: opts.source, coordinates: opts.coordinates
     });
+
+    // Since the `updateImage` control flow doesn't call updateLayer,
+    // We need to take care of moving the image layer to match the location
+    // where updateLayer would have placed it.
+    var _below = this.findFollowingMapboxLayerId(this.lookupBelow());
+    if(_below !== null) {
+        this.subplot.map.moveLayer(this.idLayer, _below);
+    }
 };
 
 proto.updateSource = function(opts) {
@@ -107,15 +119,9 @@ proto.updateSource = function(opts) {
     map.addSource(this.idSource, sourceOpts);
 };
 
-proto.updateLayer = function(opts) {
-    var subplot = this.subplot;
-    var convertedOpts = convertOpts(opts);
-
-    var below = this.subplot.belowLookup['layout-' + this.index];
-    var _below;
-
+proto.findFollowingMapboxLayerId = function(below) {
     if(below === 'traces') {
-        var mapLayers = subplot.getMapLayers();
+        var mapLayers = this.subplot.getMapLayers();
 
         // find id of first plotly trace layer
         for(var i = 0; i < mapLayers.length; i++) {
@@ -123,13 +129,19 @@ proto.updateLayer = function(opts) {
             if(typeof layerId === 'string' &&
                 layerId.indexOf(constants.traceLayerPrefix) === 0
             ) {
-                _below = layerId;
+                below = layerId;
                 break;
             }
         }
-    } else {
-        _below = below;
     }
+    return below;
+};
+
+proto.updateLayer = function(opts) {
+    var subplot = this.subplot;
+    var convertedOpts = convertOpts(opts);
+    var below = this.lookupBelow();
+    var _below = this.findFollowingMapboxLayerId(below);
 
     this.removeLayer();
 
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/mapbox_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/mapbox_test.js
index 538dd39f701..8bb86a575f6 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/mapbox_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/mapbox_test.js
@@ -948,10 +948,15 @@ describe('@noCI, mapbox plots', function() {
                 layout: {
                     mapbox: {
                         layers: [{
+                            'sourcetype': 'raster',
+                            'source': ['https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png'],
+                            'below': 'traces',
+                        }, {
                             'sourcetype': 'image',
                             'coordinates': coords,
-                            'source': source
-                        }]
+                            'source': source,
+                            'below': 'traces',
+                        }],
                     }
                 }
             };
@@ -970,7 +975,7 @@ describe('@noCI, mapbox plots', function() {
         Plotly.react(gd, makeFigure(redImage)).then(function() {
             var mapbox = gd._fullLayout.mapbox._subplot;
             map = mapbox.map;
-            layerSource = map.getSource(mapbox.layerList[0].idSource);
+            layerSource = map.getSource(mapbox.layerList[1].idSource);
 
             spyOn(layerSource, 'updateImage').and.callThrough();
             spyOn(map, 'removeSource').and.callThrough();
@@ -981,6 +986,23 @@ describe('@noCI, mapbox plots', function() {
                 {url: greenImage, coordinates: coords}
             );
             expect(map.removeSource).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+            // Check order of layers
+            var mapbox = gd._fullLayout.mapbox._subplot;
+            var mapboxLayers = mapbox.getMapLayers();
+            var plotlyjsLayers = mapbox.layerList;
+
+            var indexLower = mapboxLayers.findIndex(function(layer) {
+                return layer.id === 'plotly-layout-layer-' + plotlyjsLayers[0].uid;
+            });
+
+            var indexUpper = mapboxLayers.findIndex(function(layer) {
+                return layer.id === 'plotly-layout-layer-' + plotlyjsLayers[1].uid;
+            });
+
+            expect(indexLower).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+            expect(indexUpper).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+            expect(indexUpper).toBe(indexLower + 1);
         })
         .catch(failTest)
         .then(done);