diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a53289cb87..c71c024096 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 - Fix an error translation [Taiga #12402](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/12402)
 - Fix problem with certain text input in some editable labels (pages, components, tokens...) being in conflict with the drag/drop functionality [Taiga #12316](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/12316)
 - Fix not controlled theme renaming [Taiga #12411](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/12411)
+- Fix paste without selection sends the new element in the back [Taiga #12382](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/12382)
 
 ## 2.10.1
 
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/variants.spec.js b/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/variants.spec.js
index 5cfbb1ff9f..580017437a 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/variants.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/variants.spec.js
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ test("User copy paste a variant container", async ({ page }) => {
   await workspacePage.clickAt(500, 500);
   await workspacePage.page.keyboard.press("Control+v");
 
-  const variant_original = await findVariant(workspacePage, 0);
-  const variant_duplicate = await findVariant(workspacePage, 1);
+  const variant_original = await findVariant(workspacePage, 1);
+  const variant_duplicate = await findVariant(workspacePage, 0);
 
   // Expand the layers
   await variant_duplicate.container.getByRole("button").first().click();
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/clipboard.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/clipboard.cljs
index be32317596..194fe983d7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/clipboard.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/clipboard.cljs
@@ -848,6 +848,10 @@
                              index
                              0)
 
+              index        (if index
+                             index
+                             (dec (count (dm/get-in page-objects [parent-id :shapes]))))
+
               selected     (if (and (ctl/flex-layout? page-objects parent-id) (not (ctl/reverse? page-objects parent-id)))
                              (into (d/ordered-set) (reverse selected))
                              selected)