diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/layout.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/layout.rs
index 9e6c2d017..361e2f40b 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/layout.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/layout.rs
@@ -1409,17 +1409,21 @@ fn duplicate_layer(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
             d.insert_item(r, copy, None)?;
         }
         // A story copy holds the same anchored objects as the original: they get ids of their own, and the stories of
-        // anchored text frames get copies in turn.
+        // anchored text frames get copies in turn. The story copies are taken in story order.
         let mut pending: Vec<StoryId> = stories.values().copied().collect();
+        pending.sort_unstable();
+        pending.reverse();
         while let Some(new) = pending.pop() {
             let Some(mut st) = d.story(new).cloned() else { continue };
             renumber_anchored(d, &mut st, new_id, &mut stories, &mut ids, &mut pending);
             d.stories.insert(new, Arc::new(st));
         }
         // Each story copy gets its frames in the original order, text anchors of its own, which its cross-references
-        // and those of the other copies point at, and tables with ids of their own.
+        // and those of the other copies point at, and tables with ids of their own, allocated in story order.
         let mut anchors = HashMap::new();
-        for (old, new) in &stories {
+        let mut order: Vec<(StoryId, StoryId)> = stories.iter().map(|(old, new)| (*old, *new)).collect();
+        order.sort_unstable_by_key(|(_, new)| *new);
+        for (old, new) in &order {
             let Some(mut st) = d.story(*new).cloned() else { continue };
             st.frames = src.story(*old).map(|o| o.frames.iter().filter_map(|f| ids.get(f).copied()).collect()).unwrap_or_default();
             for (k, a) in (1..).zip(st.anchors.iter_mut()) {
@@ -2116,6 +2120,33 @@ mod layer_tests {
         assert_eq!(d.story(copied).unwrap().tables[&new].nrows(), 2, "a command naming the copy's table changes the copy");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn duplicate_layer_numbers_copied_tables_and_anchored_objects_in_story_order() {
+        let mut s = crate::Session::new();
+        s.execute("file.new", &json!({})).unwrap();
+        let base = s.doc().unwrap().doc.layers[0].id.0;
+        for k in 0..8 {
+            let y = 72 + 80 * k;
+            let text = json!({"rect": [72, y, 400, y + 60], "content": "text", "text": "Rows"});
+            let f = s.execute("frame.create", &text).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+            let sid = s.doc().unwrap().doc.item(designcraft_doc::ItemId(f)).unwrap().text_frame().unwrap().story;
+            s.execute("text.select", &json!({"story": sid.0, "anchor": 4, "focus": 4})).unwrap();
+            s.execute("table.insert", &json!({"rows": 1, "cols": 2})).unwrap();
+            let b = s.execute("frame.create", &json!({"rect": [450, y, 474, y + 40]})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+            s.execute("anchored.insert", &json!({"ids": [b], "story": sid.0, "pos": 0})).unwrap();
+        }
+        let copy = s.execute("layer.duplicate", &json!({"id": base})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        let d = &s.doc().unwrap().doc;
+        d.check().unwrap();
+        let mut stories: Vec<_> = on_layer(d, copy).iter().filter_map(|i| i.text_frame().map(|t| t.story)).collect();
+        stories.sort_unstable();
+        assert_eq!(stories.len(), 8);
+        let tables: Vec<u64> = stories.iter().map(|sid| *d.story(*sid).unwrap().tables.keys().next().unwrap()).collect();
+        let objects: Vec<u64> = stories.iter().map(|sid| d.story(*sid).unwrap().objects[0].item.id.0).collect();
+        assert!(tables.is_sorted(), "the copied tables take ids in story order: {tables:?}");
+        assert!(objects.is_sorted(), "the copied anchored objects take ids in story order: {objects:?}");
+    }
+
     /// 40 stories, each holding two anchored text frames threaded in the next: 2^40 paths, 40 stories.
     #[test]
     fn duplicate_layer_checks_each_shared_story_once() {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
index d1b462ab5..27f4df308 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n.rs
@@ -4562,6 +4562,10 @@ const TABLE: &[(&str, [&str; 5])] = &[
             "“{name}”的图层选项…",
         ],
     ),
+    (
+        "Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"",
+        ["Ebene „{name}“ duplizieren", "Dupliquer le calque « {name} »", "Duplicar capa «{name}»", "レイヤー「{name}」を複製", "复制图层“{name}”"],
+    ),
     ("Swatch Name:", ["Farbfeldname:", "Nom de la nuance :", "Nombre de muestra:", "スウォッチ名:", "色板名称:"]),
     (
         "Name with Color Value",
@@ -4968,6 +4972,20 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn duplicate_layer_menu_item_is_localized_in_every_interface_language() {
+        let key = "Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"";
+        for (code, name) in LANGUAGES {
+            let label = tr(code, key);
+            if code.is_empty() {
+                assert_eq!(label, key, "{name}");
+            } else {
+                assert_ne!(label, key, "{name} shows the Layers panel's Duplicate Layer item in English");
+                assert!(label.contains("{name}"), "{name}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn context_captions_come_from_their_context_or_the_plain_translation() {
         for (lang, table) in CONTEXT_TABLES {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.rs
index f1dbe0acd..6aecde83c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ar.rs
@@ -1813,6 +1813,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Color Group Options…", "خيارات مجموعة الألوان…"),
     ("Layer Options", "خيارات الطبقة"),
     ("Layer Options for \"{name}\"…", "خيارات الطبقة \"{name}\"…"),
+    ("Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"", "تكرار الطبقة \"{name}\""),
     ("Swatch Name:", "اسم حامل اللون:"),
     ("Name with Color Value", "التسمية بقيمة اللون"),
     ("Color Type:", "نوع اللون:"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.rs
index 2969d4cff..49b9ae716 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Delete Column", "Odstranit sloupec"),
     ("Delete Condition", "Odstranit podmínku"),
     ("Delete Layer", "Odstranit vrstvu"),
+    ("Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"", "Duplikovat vrstvu „{name}“"),
     ("Delete Page", "Odstranit stránku"),
     ("Delete Row", "Odstranit řádek"),
     ("Delete Swatch", "Odstranit vzorek"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.rs
index aaf49bdb3..3ab1df80b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.rs
@@ -2040,6 +2040,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Color Group Options…", "Farbgruppenoptionen …"),
     ("Layer Options", "Ebenenoptionen"),
     ("Layer Options for \"{name}\"…", "Ebenenoptionen für „{name}“ …"),
+    ("Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"", "Ebene „{name}“ duplizieren"),
     ("Swatch Name:", "Farbfeldname:"),
     ("Name with Color Value", "Name mit Farbwert"),
     ("Color Type:", "Farbtyp:"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs
index db671bc83..cd68c8a53 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs
@@ -1865,6 +1865,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Color Group Options…", "Opzioni gruppo colori…"),
     ("Layer Options", "Opzioni livello"),
     ("Layer Options for \"{name}\"…", "Opzioni livello \"{name}\"…"),
+    ("Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"", "Duplica livello \"{name}\""),
     ("Swatch Name:", "Nome campione:"),
     ("Name with Color Value", "Nome con valore colore"),
     ("Color Type:", "Tipo colore:"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.rs
index 01814f271..abeca545d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.rs
@@ -2123,6 +2123,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Color Group Options…", "カラーグループオプション…"),
     ("Layer Options", "レイヤーオプション"),
     ("Layer Options for \"{name}\"…", "「{name}」のレイヤーオプション…"),
+    ("Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"", "レイヤー「{name}」を複製"),
     ("Swatch Name:", "スウォッチ名:"),
     ("Name with Color Value", "カラー値を名前にする"),
     ("Color Type:", "カラータイプ:"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.rs
index e4136880b..ebd613805 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.rs
@@ -2155,6 +2155,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Last commit", "ბოლო კომიტი"),
     ("Layer Options", "შრის პარამეტრები"),
     ("Layer Options for \"{name}\"…", "შრის პარამეტრები: „{name}“…"),
+    ("Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"", "შრის დუბლირება: „{name}“"),
     ("Leader:", "მიმთითებელი:"),
     ("Leading Model:", "სტრიქონთაშორისი ინტერვალის მოდელი:"),
     ("Left-aligned tab", "მარცხნივ სწორებული ტაბულაცია"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs
index bd3d96b9a..dfae05867 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Delete Column", "Usuń kolumnę"),
     ("Delete Condition", "Usuń warunek"),
     ("Delete Layer", "Usuń warstwę"),
+    ("Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"", "Powiel warstwę „{name}”"),
     ("Delete Page", "Usuń stronę"),
     ("Delete Row", "Usuń wiersz"),
     ("Delete Swatch", "Usuń próbkę"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt_br.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt_br.rs
index d8125cfe4..84f61b9ea 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt_br.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt_br.rs
@@ -1417,6 +1417,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Color Group Options…", "Opções do grupo de cores…"),
     ("Layer Options", "Opções de camada"),
     ("Layer Options for \"{name}\"…", "Opções da camada \"{name}\"…"),
+    ("Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"", "Duplicar camada \"{name}\""),
     ("Swatch Name:", "Nome da amostra:"),
     ("Name with Color Value", "Nome com valor da cor"),
     ("Color Type:", "Tipo de cor:"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.rs
index 5e8b58806..ffcb2d8c8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Delete Column", "Удалить столбец"),
     ("Delete Condition", "Удалить условие"),
     ("Delete Layer", "Удалить слой"),
+    ("Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"", "Дублировать слой «{name}»"),
     ("Delete Page", "Удалить страницу"),
     ("Delete Row", "Удалить строку"),
     ("Delete Swatch", "Удалить образец"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs
index f0cf41017..8725858ba 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs
@@ -1833,6 +1833,7 @@ pub(super) const TABLE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Color Group Options…", "Параметри групи кольорів…"),
     ("Layer Options", "Параметри шару"),
     ("Layer Options for \"{name}\"…", "Параметри шару «{name}»…"),
+    ("Duplicate Layer \"{name}\"", "Дублювати шар «{name}»"),
     ("Swatch Name:", "Назва зразка:"),
     ("Name with Color Value", "Назва за значенням кольору"),
     ("Color Type:", "Тип кольору:"),