diff --git a/extensions/GUI/CCControlExtension/CCScale9Sprite.cpp b/extensions/GUI/CCControlExtension/CCScale9Sprite.cpp
index 8d55e46003..099b1f128b 100644
--- a/extensions/GUI/CCControlExtension/CCScale9Sprite.cpp
+++ b/extensions/GUI/CCControlExtension/CCScale9Sprite.cpp
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ bool Scale9Sprite::updateWithBatchNode(SpriteBatchNode* batchnode, const Rect& o
         return false;
     }
 
-    _scale9Image->removeAllChildrenWithCleanup(true);
-
     _capInsets = capInsets;
     _spriteFrameRotated = rotated;
     
@@ -238,48 +236,48 @@ bool Scale9Sprite::updateWithBatchNode(SpriteBatchNode* batchnode, const Rect& o
         // Centre
         _centre = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), centerbounds);
         _centre->retain();
-        this->addChild(_centre, 0);
+        this->addChild(_centre);
 
         
         // Top
         _top = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), centertopbounds);
         _top->retain();
-        this->addChild(_top, 1);
+        this->addChild(_top);
         
         // Bottom
         _bottom = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), centerbottombounds);
         _bottom->retain();
-        this->addChild(_bottom, 1);
+        this->addChild(_bottom);
         
         // Left
         _left = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), leftcenterbounds);
         _left->retain();
-        this->addChild(_left, 1);
+        this->addChild(_left);
         
         // Right
         _right = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), rightcenterbounds);
         _right->retain();
-        this->addChild(_right, 1);
+        this->addChild(_right);
         
         // Top left
         _topLeft = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), lefttopbounds);
         _topLeft->retain();
-        this->addChild(_topLeft, 2);
+        this->addChild(_topLeft);
         
         // Top right
         _topRight = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), righttopbounds);
         _topRight->retain();
-        this->addChild(_topRight, 2);
+        this->addChild(_topRight);
         
         // Bottom left
         _bottomLeft = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), leftbottombounds);
         _bottomLeft->retain();
-        this->addChild(_bottomLeft, 2);
+        this->addChild(_bottomLeft);
         
         // Bottom right
         _bottomRight = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), rightbottombounds);
         _bottomRight->retain();
-        this->addChild(_bottomRight, 2);
+        this->addChild(_bottomRight);
     } else {
         // set up transformation of coordinates
         // to handle the case where the sprite is stored rotated
@@ -329,46 +327,46 @@ bool Scale9Sprite::updateWithBatchNode(SpriteBatchNode* batchnode, const Rect& o
         // Top
         _top = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), rotatedcentertopbounds, true);
         _top->retain();
-        this->addChild(_top, 1);
+        this->addChild(_top);
         
         // Bottom
         _bottom = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), rotatedcenterbottombounds, true);
         _bottom->retain();
-        this->addChild(_bottom, 1);
+        this->addChild(_bottom);
         
         // Left
         _left = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), rotatedleftcenterbounds, true);
         _left->retain();
-        this->addChild(_left, 1);
+        this->addChild(_left);
         
         // Right
         _right = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), rotatedrightcenterbounds, true);
         _right->retain();
-        this->addChild(_right, 1);
+        this->addChild(_right);
         
         // Top left
         _topLeft = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), rotatedlefttopbounds, true);
         _topLeft->retain();
-        this->addChild(_topLeft, 2);
+        this->addChild(_topLeft);
         
         // Top right
         _topRight = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), rotatedrighttopbounds, true);
         _topRight->retain();
-        this->addChild(_topRight, 2);
+        this->addChild(_topRight);
         
         // Bottom left
         _bottomLeft = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), rotatedleftbottombounds, true);
         _bottomLeft->retain();
-        this->addChild(_bottomLeft, 2);
+        this->addChild(_bottomLeft);
         
         // Bottom right
         _bottomRight = Sprite::createWithTexture(_scale9Image->getTexture(), rotatedrightbottombounds, true);
         _bottomRight->retain();
-        this->addChild(_bottomRight, 2);
+        this->addChild(_bottomRight);
     }
 
     this->setContentSize(rect.size);
-    this->addChild(_scale9Image);
+//    this->addChild(_scale9Image);
     
     if (_spritesGenerated)
     {
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/ExtensionsTest/Scale9SpriteTest/Scale9SpriteTest.cpp b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/ExtensionsTest/Scale9SpriteTest/Scale9SpriteTest.cpp
index 8f86aae1c7..cd64c3a8e3 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/ExtensionsTest/Scale9SpriteTest/Scale9SpriteTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/ExtensionsTest/Scale9SpriteTest/Scale9SpriteTest.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ static std::function<Layer*()> createFunctions[] = {
     CL(S9_TexturePacker),
     CL(S9FrameNameSpriteSheetRotatedInsetsScaled),
     CL(S9FrameNameSpriteSheetRotatedSetCapInsetLater),
-    CL(S9CascadeOpacityAndColor)
+    CL(S9CascadeOpacityAndColor),
+    CL(S9ZOrder),
+    CL(S9Flip)
 };
 
 static int sceneIdx=-1;
@@ -679,3 +681,104 @@ std::string S9CascadeOpacityAndColor::subtitle() const
 {
     return "when parent change color/opacity, Scale9Sprite should also change";
 }
+
+//
+//// S9ZOrder
+//
+
+void S9ZOrder::onEnter()
+{
+    S9SpriteTestDemo::onEnter();
+    auto winSize = Director::getInstance()->getWinSize();
+    float x = winSize.width / 2;
+    float y = 0 + (winSize.height / 2);
+  
+    auto blocks_scaled_with_insets = Scale9Sprite::createWithSpriteFrameName("blocks9r.png");
+    
+    blocks_scaled_with_insets->setPosition(Vec2(x, y));
+    this->addChild(blocks_scaled_with_insets);
+    
+    Sprite *normalSprite = Sprite::createWithSpriteFrameName("blocks9r.png");
+    normalSprite->setColor(Color3B::RED);
+    blocks_scaled_with_insets->addChild(normalSprite);
+    
+    auto topLabel = Label::createWithSystemFont("I Must be On the Top", "Arial", 15);
+    topLabel->setPosition(Vec2(20,20));
+    blocks_scaled_with_insets->addChild(topLabel);
+    
+    auto bottomLabel = Label::createWithSystemFont("I Must be On the Bottom", "Arial", 15);
+    bottomLabel->setPosition(Vec2(80,80));
+    bottomLabel->setColor(Color3B::BLUE);
+    blocks_scaled_with_insets->addChild(bottomLabel,-1);
+    
+}
+
+std::string S9ZOrder::title() const
+{
+    return "Scale9Sprite ZOrder issue";
+}
+
+std::string S9ZOrder::subtitle() const
+{
+    return "When adding nodes to Scale9Sprite, it should be added on top itself";
+}
+
+//
+//// S9Flip
+//
+
+void S9Flip::onEnter()
+{
+    S9SpriteTestDemo::onEnter();
+    auto winSize = Director::getInstance()->getWinSize();
+    float x = winSize.width / 2;
+    float y = 0 + (winSize.height / 2);
+    
+    
+    auto normalSprite = Scale9Sprite::createWithSpriteFrameName("blocks9r.png");
+    
+    normalSprite->setPosition(Vec2(x, y ));
+    this->addChild(normalSprite);
+    
+    
+    auto normalLabel = Label::createWithSystemFont("Normal Sprite","Airal",10);
+    normalLabel->setPosition(normalSprite->getPosition() + Vec2(0, normalSprite->getContentSize().height/2 + 10));
+    this->addChild(normalLabel);
+    
+    
+    
+    auto flipXSprite = Scale9Sprite::createWithSpriteFrameName("blocks9r.png");
+    
+    flipXSprite->setPosition(Vec2(x - 120, y ));
+    this->addChild(flipXSprite);
+    
+    flipXSprite->setScaleX(-1);
+    
+    auto flipXLabel = Label::createWithSystemFont("Sprite FlipX","Airal",10);
+    flipXLabel->setPosition(flipXSprite->getPosition() + Vec2(0, flipXSprite->getContentSize().height/2 + 10));
+    this->addChild(flipXLabel);
+    
+    
+    auto flipYSprite = Scale9Sprite::createWithSpriteFrameName("blocks9r.png");
+    
+    flipYSprite->setPosition(Vec2(x + 120, y));
+    this->addChild(flipYSprite);
+    
+    flipYSprite->setScaleY(-1);
+
+    auto flipYLabel = Label::createWithSystemFont("Sprite FlipY","Airal",10);
+    flipYLabel->setPosition(flipYSprite->getPosition() + Vec2(0, flipYSprite->getContentSize().height/2 + 10));
+    this->addChild(flipYLabel);
+
+    
+}
+
+std::string S9Flip::title() const
+{
+    return "Scale9Sprite Flip issue";
+}
+
+std::string S9Flip::subtitle() const
+{
+    return "When Flipped, the scale9Sprite should behavior like a normal node";
+}
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/ExtensionsTest/Scale9SpriteTest/Scale9SpriteTest.h b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/ExtensionsTest/Scale9SpriteTest/Scale9SpriteTest.h
index edde512780..a5448fb86e 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/ExtensionsTest/Scale9SpriteTest/Scale9SpriteTest.h
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/ExtensionsTest/Scale9SpriteTest/Scale9SpriteTest.h
@@ -227,3 +227,29 @@ public:
     virtual std::string title() const override;
     virtual std::string subtitle() const override;
 };
+
+// Scale9Sprite ZOrder
+
+class S9ZOrder : public S9SpriteTestDemo
+{
+public:
+    CREATE_FUNC(S9ZOrder);
+    
+    virtual void onEnter() override;
+    
+    virtual std::string title() const override;
+    virtual std::string subtitle() const override;
+};
+
+// Scale9Sprite Flip
+
+class S9Flip : public S9SpriteTestDemo
+{
+public:
+    CREATE_FUNC(S9Flip);
+    
+    virtual void onEnter() override;
+    
+    virtual std::string title() const override;
+    virtual std::string subtitle() const override;
+};