diff --git a/cocos/ui/UIScale9Sprite.cpp b/cocos/ui/UIScale9Sprite.cpp
index 91454b8058..aef00adf7a 100644
--- a/cocos/ui/UIScale9Sprite.cpp
+++ b/cocos/ui/UIScale9Sprite.cpp
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ namespace ui {
     
     void Scale9Sprite::draw(Renderer *renderer, const Mat4 &transform, uint32_t flags)
     {
-        if (_scale9Image) {
+        if (_scale9Image && _scale9Enabled) {
 #if CC_USE_CULLING
             // Don't do calculate the culling if the transform was not updated
             auto visitingCamera = Camera::getVisitingCamera();
@@ -757,12 +757,21 @@ namespace ui {
             else
                 break;
         }
+        
+        if (!_scale9Enabled && _scale9Image && _scale9Image->getLocalZOrder() < 0 )
+        {
+            _scale9Image->visit(renderer, _modelViewTransform, flags);
+        }
 
         // draw self
         //
         if (isVisitableByVisitingCamera())
             this->draw(renderer, _modelViewTransform, flags);
 
+        if (!_scale9Enabled && _scale9Image && _scale9Image->getLocalZOrder() >= 0 )
+        {
+            _scale9Image->visit(renderer, _modelViewTransform, flags);
+        }
 
         for(auto it=_children.cbegin()+i; it != _children.cend(); ++it)
             (*it)->visit(renderer, _modelViewTransform, flags);
@@ -1336,5 +1345,14 @@ namespace ui {
 
         CC_SAFE_RELEASE_NULL(this->_scale9Image);
     }
+    
+    void Scale9Sprite::setGlobalZOrder(float globalZOrder)
+    {
+        Node::setGlobalZOrder(globalZOrder);
+        if (_scale9Image)
+        {
+            _scale9Image->setGlobalZOrder(globalZOrder);
+        }
+    }
 
 }}
diff --git a/cocos/ui/UIScale9Sprite.h b/cocos/ui/UIScale9Sprite.h
index 7a36a5f1de..4404ac9a64 100644
--- a/cocos/ui/UIScale9Sprite.h
+++ b/cocos/ui/UIScale9Sprite.h
@@ -577,6 +577,8 @@ namespace ui {
         /**
          * @brief Toggle 9-slice feature.
          * If Scale9Sprite is 9-slice disabled, the Scale9Sprite will rendered as a normal sprite.
+         * @warning: Don't use setScale9Enabled(false), use setRenderingType(RenderingType::SIMPLE) instead.
+         *        The setScale9Enabled(false) is kept only for back back compatibility.
          * @param enabled True to enable 9-slice, false otherwise.
          * @js NA
          */
@@ -657,7 +659,8 @@ namespace ui {
         virtual float getScale() const override;
         using Node::getScaleZ;
         virtual void setCameraMask(unsigned short mask, bool applyChildren = true) override;
-        
+        virtual void setGlobalZOrder(float globalZOrder) override;
+
         /**
          * Set the slice sprite rendering type.
          * When setting to SIMPLE, only 4 vertexes is used to rendering.
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIScale9SpriteTest.cpp b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIScale9SpriteTest.cpp
index 408c61f91b..4357efc8ef 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIScale9SpriteTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIScale9SpriteTest.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ UIScale9SpriteTests::UIScale9SpriteTests()
     ADD_TEST_CASE(UIS9NinePatchTest);
     ADD_TEST_CASE(UIS9BatchTest);
     ADD_TEST_CASE(UIS9ToggleRenderingTypeTest);
+    ADD_TEST_CASE(UIS9GlobalZOrderTest);
+    ADD_TEST_CASE(UIS9EnableScale9FalseTest);
 }
 
 // UIScale9SpriteTest
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ bool UIScale9SpriteTest::init()
         normalSprite2->setPosition(120, 270);
         normalSprite2->setScale9Enabled(false);
         normalSprite2->setOpacity(100);
+        normalSprite2->setContentSize(normalSprite2->getContentSize() * 2);
         this->addChild(normalSprite2);
         normalSprite2->setColor(Color3B::GREEN);
         normalSprite2->runAction(action);
@@ -994,3 +997,82 @@ bool UIS9ToggleRenderingTypeTest::init()
     return false;
 }
 
+
+bool UIS9GlobalZOrderTest::init()
+{
+    if (UIScene::init()) {
+        
+        auto winSize = Director::getInstance()->getWinSize();
+        float x = winSize.width / 2;
+        float y = 0 + (winSize.height / 2 - 20);
+        
+        auto label = Label::createWithSystemFont("The green scale9sprite is in the back.", "Arial", 15);
+        label->setPosition(Vec2(winSize.width/2, winSize.height - 60));
+        this->addChild(label);
+        
+        auto blocks = ui::Scale9Sprite::create("Images/blocks9.png");
+        
+        blocks->setPosition(Vec2(x, y));
+        blocks->setPreferredSize(Size(96*2, 96*1.5));
+        blocks->setColor(Color3B::RED);
+        blocks->setGlobalZOrder(1);
+        this->addChild(blocks);
+        
+      
+        auto blocks2 = ui::Scale9Sprite::create("Images/blocks9.png");
+        blocks2->setPosition(Vec2(x, y));
+        blocks2->setPreferredSize(Size(96*3, 96));
+        blocks2->setGlobalZOrder(0);
+        blocks2->setColor(Color3B::GREEN);
+        this->addChild(blocks2);
+
+        
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+bool UIS9EnableScale9FalseTest::init()
+{
+    if (UIScene::init()) {
+        
+        auto winSize = Director::getInstance()->getWinSize();
+        float x = winSize.width / 2 + 50;
+        float y = 0 + (winSize.height / 2 + 10);
+        
+        auto label = Label::createWithSystemFont("Only the yellow block intersect with the green one.", "Arial", 15);
+        label->setPosition(Vec2(winSize.width/2, winSize.height - 60));
+        this->addChild(label);
+        
+        auto blocks = ui::Scale9Sprite::create("Images/blocks9.png");
+        blocks->setScale9Enabled(false);
+        blocks->setPosition(Vec2(x, y));
+        blocks->setPreferredSize(Size(96*2, 96));
+        blocks->setColor(Color3B::RED);
+        blocks->setGlobalZOrder(1);
+        this->addChild(blocks);
+        
+        
+        auto blocks2 = ui::Scale9Sprite::create("Images/blocks9.png");
+        blocks2->setScale9Enabled(false);
+        blocks2->setPosition(Vec2(0, 0));
+        blocks2->setPreferredSize(Size(96*1.5, 96));
+        blocks2->setGlobalZOrder(0);
+        blocks2->setColor(Color3B::GREEN);
+        blocks->addChild(blocks2);
+        
+        auto blocks3 = ui::Scale9Sprite::create("Images/blocks9.png");
+        blocks3->setScale9Enabled(false);
+        blocks3->setPosition(Vec2(0, 0));
+        blocks3->setPreferredSize(Size(96, 96));
+        blocks3->setGlobalZOrder(2);
+        blocks3->setColor(Color3B::YELLOW);
+        blocks2->addChild(blocks3);
+        
+        
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIScale9SpriteTest.h b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIScale9SpriteTest.h
index 87b328bf9c..66e6d238df 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIScale9SpriteTest.h
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/UITest/CocoStudioGUITest/UIScale9SpriteTest.h
@@ -274,4 +274,20 @@ public:
     virtual bool init() override;
 };
 
+class UIS9GlobalZOrderTest: public UIScene
+{
+public:
+    CREATE_FUNC(UIS9GlobalZOrderTest);
+    
+    virtual bool init() override;
+};
+
+class UIS9EnableScale9FalseTest: public UIScene
+{
+public:
+    CREATE_FUNC(UIS9EnableScale9FalseTest);
+    
+    virtual bool init() override;
+};
+
 #endif /* defined(__cocos2d_tests__UIScale9SpriteTest__) */