diff --git a/Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/ExternalLayoutsExtension.cpp b/Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/ExternalLayoutsExtension.cpp
index 69568e549028..73fc3187f2b0 100644
--- a/Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/ExternalLayoutsExtension.cpp
+++ b/Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/ExternalLayoutsExtension.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsExternalLayoutsExtension(
       .SetDefaultValue("0")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Y position of the origin"), "", true)
       .SetDefaultValue("0")
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Z position of the origin"), "", true)
+      .SetDefaultValue("0")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 }
 
diff --git a/GDJS/Runtime/RuntimeInstanceContainer.ts b/GDJS/Runtime/RuntimeInstanceContainer.ts
index f208cbfb05e8..9782104a87e2 100644
--- a/GDJS/Runtime/RuntimeInstanceContainer.ts
+++ b/GDJS/Runtime/RuntimeInstanceContainer.ts
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ namespace gdjs {
      * @param data The instances data
      * @param xPos The offset on X axis
      * @param yPos The offset on Y axis
+     * @param zPos The offset on Z axis
      * @param trackByPersistentUuid If true, objects are tracked by setting their `persistentUuid`
      * to the same as the associated instance. Useful for hot-reloading when instances are changed.
      */
@@ -244,14 +245,30 @@ namespace gdjs {
       data: InstanceData[],
       xPos: float,
       yPos: float,
+      zPos: float,
       trackByPersistentUuid: boolean
-    ) {
+    ): void {
+      let zOffset: number;
+      let shouldTrackByPersistentUuid: boolean;
+
+      if (arguments.length === 5) {
+        zOffset = zPos;
+        shouldTrackByPersistentUuid = trackByPersistentUuid;
+      } else {
+        /**
+         * Support for the previous signature (before 3D was introduced):
+         * createObjectsFrom(data, xPos, yPos, trackByPersistentUuid)
+         */
+        zOffset = 0;
+        shouldTrackByPersistentUuid = arguments[3];
+      }
+
       for (let i = 0, len = data.length; i < len; ++i) {
         const instanceData = data[i];
         const objectName = instanceData.name;
         const newObject = this.createObject(objectName);
         if (newObject !== null) {
-          if (trackByPersistentUuid) {
+          if (shouldTrackByPersistentUuid) {
             // Give the object the same persistentUuid as the instance, so that
             // it can be hot-reloaded.
             newObject.persistentUuid = instanceData.persistentUuid || null;
@@ -262,7 +279,8 @@ namespace gdjs {
             gdjs.RuntimeObject3D &&
             newObject instanceof gdjs.RuntimeObject3D
           ) {
-            if (instanceData.z !== undefined) newObject.setZ(instanceData.z);
+            if (instanceData.z !== undefined)
+              newObject.setZ(instanceData.z + zOffset);
             if (instanceData.rotationX !== undefined)
               newObject.setRotationX(instanceData.rotationX);
             if (instanceData.rotationY !== undefined)
diff --git a/GDJS/Runtime/debugger-client/hot-reloader.ts b/GDJS/Runtime/debugger-client/hot-reloader.ts
index d55bd0c65aed..3646737d7847 100644
--- a/GDJS/Runtime/debugger-client/hot-reloader.ts
+++ b/GDJS/Runtime/debugger-client/hot-reloader.ts
@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ namespace gdjs {
             [newInstance],
             0,
             0,
+            0,
             /*trackByPersistentUuid=*/
             true
           );
diff --git a/GDJS/Runtime/events-tools/runtimescenetools.ts b/GDJS/Runtime/events-tools/runtimescenetools.ts
index ad59fd99476c..fe48cd1d904f 100644
--- a/GDJS/Runtime/events-tools/runtimescenetools.ts
+++ b/GDJS/Runtime/events-tools/runtimescenetools.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ namespace gdjs {
         scene: gdjs.RuntimeInstanceContainer,
         externalLayout: string,
         xPos: float,
-        yPos: float
+        yPos: float,
+        zPos: float
       ) {
         const externalLayoutData = scene
           .getGame()
@@ -296,6 +297,12 @@ namespace gdjs {
           externalLayoutData.instances,
           xPos,
           yPos,
+          /**
+           * When 3D was introduced, zPos argument was added to the signature.
+           * Existing calls (in JS events) to createObjectsFromExternalLayout will
+           * have zPos undefined. So it is set to 0 in that case.
+           */
+          zPos || 0,
           /*trackByPersistentUuid=*/
           false
         );
diff --git a/GDJS/Runtime/runtimescene.ts b/GDJS/Runtime/runtimescene.ts
index 15c98f62f5df..03061a6fff98 100644
--- a/GDJS/Runtime/runtimescene.ts
+++ b/GDJS/Runtime/runtimescene.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ namespace gdjs {
         sceneData.instances,
         0,
         0,
+        0,
         /*trackByPersistentUuid=*/
         true
       );
diff --git a/GDJS/Runtime/scenestack.ts b/GDJS/Runtime/scenestack.ts
index 9b7e4a7fd86e..be2cecbcee6c 100644
--- a/GDJS/Runtime/scenestack.ts
+++ b/GDJS/Runtime/scenestack.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ namespace gdjs {
             externalLayoutData.instances,
             0,
             0,
+            0,
             /*trackByPersistentUuid=*/
             true
           );