diff --git a/ges/ges-clip.c b/ges/ges-clip.c
index e334205001..fbe454e228 100644
--- a/ges/ges-clip.c
+++ b/ges/ges-clip.c
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ ges_clip_set_top_effect_index (GESClip * clip, GESBaseEffect * effect,
 {
   gint inc;
   GList *tmp;
-  guint current_prio;
+  guint current_prio, min_prio, max_prio;
   GESTrackElement *track_element;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GES_IS_CLIP (clip), FALSE);
@@ -1112,21 +1112,22 @@ ges_clip_set_top_effect_index (GESClip * clip, GESBaseEffect * effect,
   track_element = GES_TRACK_ELEMENT (effect);
   current_prio = _PRIORITY (track_element);
 
-  /* FIXME, do we actually want to change what the user is telling us to do? */
-  newindex = newindex + MIN_GNL_PRIO;
+  _get_priority_range (GES_CONTAINER (clip), &min_prio, &max_prio);
+
+  newindex = newindex + min_prio;
   /*  We don't change the priority */
   if (current_prio == newindex ||
       (G_UNLIKELY (GES_CLIP (GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT_PARENT (track_element)) !=
               clip)))
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (newindex > (clip->priv->nb_effects - 1 + MIN_GNL_PRIO)) {
+  if (newindex > (clip->priv->nb_effects - 1 + min_prio)) {
     GST_DEBUG ("You are trying to make %p not a top effect", effect);
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  if (current_prio > clip->priv->nb_effects + MIN_GNL_PRIO) {
-    GST_DEBUG ("%p is not a top effect", effect);
+  if (current_prio > clip->priv->nb_effects + min_prio) {
+    GST_ERROR ("%p is not a top effect", effect);
     return FALSE;
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/check/ges/clip.c b/tests/check/ges/clip.c
index 103ad9a414..e33c6118a4 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/clip.c
+++ b/tests/check/ges/clip.c
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_effects_priorities)
   GESClip *clip;
   GESTimeline *timeline;
   GESTrack *audio_track, *video_track;
+  GESLayer *layer, *layer1;
 
   GESTrackElement *effect, *effect1, *effect2;
 
@@ -445,18 +446,20 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_effects_priorities)
   fail_unless (ges_timeline_add_track (timeline, audio_track));
   fail_unless (ges_timeline_add_track (timeline, video_track));
 
-  effect = GES_TRACK_ELEMENT (ges_effect_new ("identity"));
-  fail_unless (ges_track_add_element (video_track, effect));
+  layer = ges_timeline_append_layer (timeline);
+  layer1 = ges_timeline_append_layer (timeline);
+
+  ges_layer_add_clip (layer, clip);
+
+  effect = GES_TRACK_ELEMENT (ges_effect_new ("agingtv"));
   fail_unless (ges_container_add (GES_CONTAINER (clip),
           GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT (effect)));
 
-  effect1 = GES_TRACK_ELEMENT (ges_effect_new ("identity"));
-  fail_unless (ges_track_add_element (video_track, effect1));
+  effect1 = GES_TRACK_ELEMENT (ges_effect_new ("agingtv"));
   fail_unless (ges_container_add (GES_CONTAINER (clip),
           GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT (effect1)));
 
-  effect2 = GES_TRACK_ELEMENT (ges_effect_new ("identity"));
-  fail_unless (ges_track_add_element (video_track, effect2));
+  effect2 = GES_TRACK_ELEMENT (ges_effect_new ("agingtv"));
   fail_unless (ges_container_add (GES_CONTAINER (clip),
           GES_TIMELINE_ELEMENT (effect2)));
 
@@ -476,6 +479,23 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_effects_priorities)
   fail_unless_equals_int (MIN_GNL_PRIO + 1, _PRIORITY (effect1));
   fail_unless_equals_int (MIN_GNL_PRIO + 2, _PRIORITY (effect2));
 
+  fail_unless (ges_clip_move_to_layer (clip, layer1));
+  fail_unless_equals_int (LAYER_HEIGHT + MIN_GNL_PRIO + 0, _PRIORITY (effect));
+  fail_unless_equals_int (LAYER_HEIGHT + MIN_GNL_PRIO + 1, _PRIORITY (effect1));
+  fail_unless_equals_int (LAYER_HEIGHT + MIN_GNL_PRIO + 2, _PRIORITY (effect2));
+
+  fail_unless (ges_clip_set_top_effect_priority (clip, GES_BASE_EFFECT (effect),
+          2));
+  fail_unless_equals_int (LAYER_HEIGHT + MIN_GNL_PRIO + 0, _PRIORITY (effect1));
+  fail_unless_equals_int (LAYER_HEIGHT + MIN_GNL_PRIO + 1, _PRIORITY (effect2));
+  fail_unless_equals_int (LAYER_HEIGHT + MIN_GNL_PRIO + 2, _PRIORITY (effect));
+
+  fail_unless (ges_clip_set_top_effect_priority (clip, GES_BASE_EFFECT (effect),
+          0));
+  fail_unless_equals_int (LAYER_HEIGHT + MIN_GNL_PRIO + 0, _PRIORITY (effect));
+  fail_unless_equals_int (LAYER_HEIGHT + MIN_GNL_PRIO + 1, _PRIORITY (effect1));
+  fail_unless_equals_int (LAYER_HEIGHT + MIN_GNL_PRIO + 2, _PRIORITY (effect2));
+
   gst_object_unref (timeline);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/check/ges/test-utils.h b/tests/check/ges/test-utils.h
index 366230201f..23db69b6a7 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/test-utils.h
+++ b/tests/check/ges/test-utils.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ GESPipeline * ges_test_create_pipeline (GESTimeline *timeline);
  */
 #define MIN_GNL_PRIO 2
 
+#define LAYER_HEIGHT 1000
+
 gchar * ges_test_get_audio_only_uri (void);
 gchar * ges_test_get_audio_video_uri (void);
 gchar * ges_test_get_image_uri (void);