diff --git a/pygame_gui/ui_manager.py b/pygame_gui/ui_manager.py
index 08802af9..116d8326 100644
--- a/pygame_gui/ui_manager.py
+++ b/pygame_gui/ui_manager.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ def process_events(self, event: pygame.event.Event):
         sorted_layers = sorted(self.ui_group.layers(), reverse=True)
         for layer in sorted_layers:
             sprites_in_layer = self.ui_group.get_sprites_from_layer(layer)
+            sprites_in_layer.reverse()
             if not sorting_consumed_event:
                 windows_in_layer = [window for window in sprites_in_layer
                                     if 'window' in window.element_ids[-1]]
@@ -336,7 +337,9 @@ def _handle_hovering(self, time_delta):
         hover_handled = False
         sorted_layers = sorted(self.ui_group.layers(), reverse=True)
         for layer in sorted_layers:
-            for ui_element in self.ui_group.get_sprites_from_layer(layer):
+            layer_elements = self.ui_group.get_sprites_from_layer(layer)
+            layer_elements.reverse()
+            for ui_element in layer_elements:
                 if ui_element.visible:
                     # Only check hover for visible elements - ignore hidden elements
                     # we need to check hover even after already found what we are hovering,
diff --git a/tests/test_elements/test_ui_scrolling_container.py b/tests/test_elements/test_ui_scrolling_container.py
index fd612c64..b882243f 100644
--- a/tests/test_elements/test_ui_scrolling_container.py
+++ b/tests/test_elements/test_ui_scrolling_container.py
@@ -438,13 +438,13 @@ def test_are_contents_hovered(self,  _init_pygame, default_ui_manager: IUIManage
         assert container.are_contents_hovered()
         assert container.vert_scroll_bar is not None
 
-        container.vert_scroll_bar.process_event(pygame.event.Event(pygame.MOUSEWHEEL, {'y': -0.5}))
+        container.vert_scroll_bar.process_event(pygame.event.Event(pygame.MOUSEWHEEL, {'y': -0.5, 'x': 0.0}))
 
         assert container.vert_scroll_bar.scroll_wheel_moved
 
         assert container.horiz_scroll_bar is not None
 
-        container.horiz_scroll_bar.process_event(pygame.event.Event(pygame.MOUSEWHEEL, {'x': -0.5}))
+        container.horiz_scroll_bar.process_event(pygame.event.Event(pygame.MOUSEWHEEL, {'x': -0.5, 'y': 0.0}))
 
         assert container.horiz_scroll_bar.scroll_wheel_moved
 
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def test_scrolls_while_hovering_non_scrolling_contents(self,  _init_pygame, defa
         assert container.are_contents_hovered()
         assert container.vert_scroll_bar is not None
 
-        manager.process_events(pygame.event.Event(pygame.MOUSEWHEEL, {'y': -0.5}))
+        manager.process_events(pygame.event.Event(pygame.MOUSEWHEEL, {'y': -0.5, 'x': 0.0}))
 
         assert container.vert_scroll_bar.scroll_wheel_moved
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ def test_does_not_scroll_while_hovering_scrolling_contents(self, _init_pygame, d
         assert container.are_contents_hovered()
         assert container.vert_scroll_bar is not None
 
-        manager.process_events(pygame.event.Event(pygame.MOUSEWHEEL, {'y': -0.5}))
+        manager.process_events(pygame.event.Event(pygame.MOUSEWHEEL, {'y': -0.5, 'x': 0.0}))
 
         assert not container.vert_scroll_bar.scroll_wheel_moved
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ def test_scroll_while_hovering_nested_contents(self, _init_pygame, default_ui_ma
         assert container.are_contents_hovered()
         assert container.vert_scroll_bar is not None
 
-        manager.process_events(pygame.event.Event(pygame.MOUSEWHEEL, {'y': -0.5}))
+        manager.process_events(pygame.event.Event(pygame.MOUSEWHEEL, {'y': -0.5, 'x': 0.0}))
 
         assert container.vert_scroll_bar.scroll_wheel_moved