diff --git a/common/index.ts b/common/index.ts
index 028d9d376f..d2c1120a81 100644
--- a/common/index.ts
+++ b/common/index.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ export const GLOBAL_TENANT_RENDERING_TEXT = 'Global';
 export const PRIVATE_TENANT_RENDERING_TEXT = 'Private';
 export const globalTenantName = 'global_tenant';
 
+export const MAX_INTEGER = 2147483647;
+
 export enum AuthType {
   BASIC = 'basicauth',
   OPEN_ID = 'openid',
diff --git a/server/multitenancy/tenant_index.ts b/server/multitenancy/tenant_index.ts
index 571ac45ce0..739de26b03 100644
--- a/server/multitenancy/tenant_index.ts
+++ b/server/multitenancy/tenant_index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 import { createIndexMap } from '../../../../src/core/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/build_index_map';
 import { mergeTypes } from '../../../../src/core/server/saved_objects/migrations/opensearch_dashboards/opensearch_dashboards_migrator';
 import { SecurityClient } from '../backend/opensearch_security_client';
+import { MAX_INTEGER } from '../../common';
 
 export async function setupIndexTemplate(
   esClient: OpenSearchClient,
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ export async function setupIndexTemplate(
     await esClient.indices.putTemplate({
       name: 'tenant_template',
       body: {
+        // Setting order to the max value to avoid being overridden by custom templates.
+        order: MAX_INTEGER,
         index_patterns: [
           opensearchDashboardsIndex + '_-*_*',
           opensearchDashboardsIndex + '_0*_*',
diff --git a/server/multitenancy/test/tenant_index.test.ts b/server/multitenancy/test/tenant_index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc295f7875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/multitenancy/test/tenant_index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ *
+ *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
+ *   You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *   A copy of the License is located at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *   or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is distributed
+ *   on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+ *   express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+ *   permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { MAX_INTEGER } from '../../../common';
+
+describe('Tenant index template', () => {
+  const mockOpenSearchClient = {
+    indices: {
+      putTemplate: jest.fn().mockImplementation((template) => {
+        return template;
+      }),
+    },
+  };
+
+  const order = MAX_INTEGER;
+
+  it('put template', () => {
+    const result = mockOpenSearchClient.indices.putTemplate({
+      name: 'test_index_template_a',
+      body: {
+        order,
+        index_patterns: 'test_index_patterns_a',
+        mappings: {
+          dynamic: 'strict',
+          properties: { baz: { type: 'text' } },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    expect(result.body.order).toEqual(order);
+  });
+});