diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index 97cbd2c97d..84350ccafe 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -323,6 +323,13 @@ geo_event.feature = {
    * @event geo.event.feature.mouseover
    */
   mouseover:  'geo_feature_mouseover',
+  /**
+   * The event contains the `feature`, the `mouse` record, the `previous`
+   * record of data elements that were under the mouse, and `over`, the new
+   * record of data elements that are unrder the mouse.
+   * @event geo.event.feature.mouseover_order
+  */
+  mouseover_order: 'geo_feature_mouseover_order',
   /**
    * The event is the feature version of {@link geo.event.mouseout}.
    * @event geo.event.feature.mouseout
@@ -343,6 +350,12 @@ geo_event.feature = {
    * @event geo.event.feature.mouseclick
    */
   mouseclick: 'geo_feature_mouseclick',
+  /**
+   * The event contains the `feature`, the `mouse` record, and `over`, the
+   * record of data elements that are unrder the mouse.
+   * @event geo.event.feature.mouseclick_order
+  */
+  mouseclick_order: 'geo_feature_mouseclick_order',
   /**
    * The event is the feature version of {@link geo.event.brushend}.
    * @event geo.event.feature.brushend
diff --git a/src/feature.js b/src/feature.js
index 44ec938f06..1982418c5f 100644
--- a/src/feature.js
+++ b/src/feature.js
@@ -206,7 +206,22 @@ var feature = function (arg) {
     if (!m_selectedFeatures.length && !over.index.length) {
       return;
     }
+
     extra = over.extra || {};
+
+    // if we are over more than one item, trigger an event that is allowed to
+    // reorder the values in evt.over.index.  Event handlers don't have to
+    // maintain evt.over.found.  Handlers should not modify evt.over.extra or
+    // evt.previous.
+    if (over.index.length > 1) {
+      m_this.geoTrigger(geo_event.feature.mouseover_order, {
+        feature: this,
+        mouse: mouse,
+        previous: m_selectedFeatures,
+        over: over
+      });
+    }
+
     // Get the index of the element that was previously on top
     if (m_selectedFeatures.length) {
       lastTop = m_selectedFeatures[m_selectedFeatures.length - 1];
@@ -311,6 +326,16 @@ var feature = function (arg) {
         over = m_this.pointSearch(mouse.geo),
         extra = over.extra || {};
 
+    // if we are over more than one item, trigger an event that is allowed to
+    // reorder the values in evt.over.index.  Event handlers don't have to
+    // maintain evt.over.found.  Handlers should not modify evt.over.extra.
+    if (over.index.length > 1) {
+      m_this.geoTrigger(geo_event.feature.mouseclick_order, {
+        feature: this,
+        mouse: mouse,
+        over: over
+      });
+    }
     mouse.buttonsDown = evt.buttonsDown;
     feature.eventID += 1;
     over.index.forEach(function (i, idx) {
@@ -733,6 +758,25 @@ var feature = function (arg) {
     return this;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * If the selectionAPI is on, then setting
+   * `this.geoOn(geo.event.feature.mouseover_order, this.mouseOverOrderHighestIndex)`
+   * will make it so that the mouseon events prefer the highest index feature.
+   *
+   * @param {geo.event} evt The event; this should be triggered from
+   *    `geo.event.feature.mouseover_order`.
+   */
+  this.mouseOverOrderHighestIndex = function (evt) {
+    // sort the found indices.  The last one is the one "on top".
+    evt.over.index.sort();
+    // this isn't necessary, but ensures that other event handlers have
+    // consistent information
+    var data = evt.feature.data();
+    evt.over.index.forEach(function (di, idx) {
+      evt.over.found[idx] = data[di];
+    });
+  };
+
   /**
    * Initialize the class instance.  Derived classes should implement this.
    *
diff --git a/src/polygonFeature.js b/src/polygonFeature.js
index 4b2874b92a..4e6bd40977 100644
--- a/src/polygonFeature.js
+++ b/src/polygonFeature.js
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ var polygonFeature = function (arg) {
     return coordinates;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the set of normalized polygon coordinates.
+   *
+   * @returns {object[]} An array of polygon positions.  Each has `outer` and
+   *    `inner` if it has any coordinates, or is undefined.
+   */
+  this.polygonCoordinates = function () {
+    return m_coordinates;
+  };
+
   /**
    * Get the style for the stroke of the polygon.  Since polygons can have
    * holes, the number of stroke lines may not be the same as the number of
@@ -484,6 +494,51 @@ var polygonFeature = function (arg) {
     return m_this;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * If the selectionAPI is on, then setting
+   * `this.geoOn(geo.event.feature.mouseover_order, this.mouseOverOrderClosestBorder)`
+   * will make it so that the mouseon events prefer the polygon with the
+   * closet border, including hole edges.
+   *
+   * @param {geo.event} evt The event; this should be triggered from
+   *    `geo.event.feature.mouseover_order`.
+   */
+  this.mouseOverOrderClosestBorder = function (evt) {
+    var data = evt.feature.data(),
+        map = evt.feature.layer().map(),
+        pt = transform.transformCoordinates(map.ingcs(), evt.feature.gcs(), evt.mouse.geo),
+        coor = evt.feature.polygonCoordinates(),
+        dist = {};
+    evt.over.index.forEach(function (di, idx) {
+      var poly = coor[di], mindist;
+      poly.outer.forEach(function (line1, pidx) {
+        var line2 = poly.outer[(pidx + 1) % poly.outer.length];
+        var dist = util.distance2dToLineSquared(pt, line1, line2);
+        if (mindist === undefined || dist < mindist) {
+          mindist = dist;
+        }
+      });
+      poly.inner.forEach(function (inner) {
+        inner.forEach(function (line1, pidx) {
+          var line2 = inner[(pidx + 1) % inner.length];
+          var dist = util.distance2dToLineSquared(pt, line1, line2);
+          if (mindist === undefined || dist < mindist) {
+            mindist = dist;
+          }
+        });
+      });
+      dist[di] = mindist;
+    });
+    evt.over.index.sort(function (i1, i2) {
+      return dist[i1] - dist[i2];
+    }).reverse();
+    // this isn't necessary, but ensures that other event handlers have
+    // consistent information
+    evt.over.index.forEach(function (di, idx) {
+      evt.over.found[idx] = data[di];
+    });
+  };
+
   /**
    * Destroy.
    */
diff --git a/tests/cases/feature.js b/tests/cases/feature.js
index 29b03ae63e..826ce25a39 100644
--- a/tests/cases/feature.js
+++ b/tests/cases/feature.js
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ describe('geo.feature', function () {
       feat.geoOn(geo.event.feature.brushend, function (evt) { events.brushend = evt; });
       map.interactor().simulateEvent('mousemove', {map: {x: 20, y: 20}});
       expect(events.mouseover.index).toBe(1);
+      points.index = [1, 2];
+      map.interactor().simulateEvent('mousedown', {map: {x: 20, y: 20}, button: 'left'});
+      map.interactor().simulateEvent('mouseup', {map: {x: 20, y: 20}, button: 'left'});
+      expect(events.mouseclick.index).toBe(2);
+      expect(events.mouseclick.top).toBe(true);
     });
     it('_unbindMouseHandlers', function () {
       feat._unbindMouseHandlers();
@@ -254,6 +259,12 @@ describe('geo.feature', function () {
       feat.updateStyleFromArray('radius', [11, 12, 13, 14], true);
       expect(count).toBe(1);
     });
+    it('mouseOverOrderHighestIndex', function () {
+      var evt = {over: {index: [3, 4, 2], found: []}, feature: feat};
+      expect(feat.mouseOverOrderHighestIndex(evt)).toBe(undefined);
+      expect(evt.over.index).toEqual([2, 3, 4]);
+      expect(evt.over.found.length).toBe(3);
+    });
   });
   describe('Check class accessors', function () {
     var map, layer, feat;
diff --git a/tests/cases/polygonFeature.js b/tests/cases/polygonFeature.js
index c9c7d2bd86..fa60cac527 100644
--- a/tests/cases/polygonFeature.js
+++ b/tests/cases/polygonFeature.js
@@ -147,44 +147,106 @@ describe('geo.polygonFeature', function () {
   });
 
   describe('Public utility methods', function () {
-    describe('pointSearch', function () {
-      it('basic usage', function () {
-        mockVGLRenderer();
-        var map, layer, polygon, data, pt;
-        map = createMap();
-        layer = map.createLayer('feature', {renderer: 'vgl'});
-        polygon = geo.polygonFeature({layer: layer});
-        polygon._init();
-        data = testPolygons;
-        polygon.data(data);
-        pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 5, y: 5});
-        expect(pt.index).toEqual([0]);
-        expect(pt.found.length).toBe(1);
-        expect(pt.found[0][0]).toEqual(data[0][0]);
-        pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 21, y: 10});
-        expect(pt.index).toEqual([1]);
-        expect(pt.found.length).toBe(1);
-        pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 30, y: 10});
-        expect(pt.index).toEqual([]);
-        expect(pt.found.length).toBe(0);
-        pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 51, y: 10});
-        expect(pt.index).toEqual([2, 3]);
-        expect(pt.found.length).toBe(2);
-        pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 57, y: 10});
-        expect(pt.index).toEqual([3]);
-        expect(pt.found.length).toBe(1);
-        /* If the inner hole extends past the outside, it doesn't make that
-         * point in the polygon */
-        pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 60, y: 13});
-        expect(pt.index).toEqual([]);
-        expect(pt.found.length).toBe(0);
+    it('pointSearch', function () {
+      mockVGLRenderer();
+      var map, layer, polygon, data, pt;
+      map = createMap();
+      layer = map.createLayer('feature', {renderer: 'vgl'});
+      polygon = geo.polygonFeature({layer: layer});
+      polygon._init();
+      data = testPolygons;
+      polygon.data(data);
+      pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 5, y: 5});
+      expect(pt.index).toEqual([0]);
+      expect(pt.found.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(pt.found[0][0]).toEqual(data[0][0]);
+      pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 21, y: 10});
+      expect(pt.index).toEqual([1]);
+      expect(pt.found.length).toBe(1);
+      pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 30, y: 10});
+      expect(pt.index).toEqual([]);
+      expect(pt.found.length).toBe(0);
+      pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 51, y: 10});
+      expect(pt.index).toEqual([2, 3]);
+      expect(pt.found.length).toBe(2);
+      pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 57, y: 10});
+      expect(pt.index).toEqual([3]);
+      expect(pt.found.length).toBe(1);
+      /* If the inner hole extends past the outside, it doesn't make that
+       * point in the polygon */
+      pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 60, y: 13});
+      expect(pt.index).toEqual([]);
+      expect(pt.found.length).toBe(0);
 
-        // enable stroke and test very close, but outside, of an edge
-        polygon.style({stroke: true, strokeWidth: 20});
-        pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 5, y: 2.499});
-        expect(pt.index).toEqual([0]);
-        restoreVGLRenderer();
+      // enable stroke and test very close, but outside, of an edge
+      polygon.style({stroke: true, strokeWidth: 20});
+      pt = polygon.pointSearch({x: 5, y: 2.499});
+      expect(pt.index).toEqual([0]);
+      restoreVGLRenderer();
+    });
+
+    it('polygonCoordinates', function () {
+      mockVGLRenderer();
+      var map, layer, polygon;
+      map = createMap();
+      layer = map.createLayer('feature', {renderer: 'vgl'});
+      polygon = geo.polygonFeature({layer: layer});
+      polygon._init();
+      polygon.data(testPolygons);
+      var result = polygon.polygonCoordinates();
+      expect(result.length).toEqual(testPolygons.length);
+      expect(result[0].outer.length).toBe(3);
+      expect(result[0].inner.length).toBe(0);
+      expect(result[1].outer.length).toBe(4);
+      expect(result[1].inner.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(result[1].inner[0].length).toBe(4);
+      restoreVGLRenderer();
+    });
+
+    it('mouseOverOrderClosestBorder', function () {
+      mockVGLRenderer();
+      var map, layer, polygon, data;
+      map = createMap();
+      layer = map.createLayer('feature', {renderer: 'vgl'});
+      polygon = geo.polygonFeature({layer: layer});
+      polygon._init();
+      // define some overlapping polygons for testing
+      data = [{
+        outer: [[29, 20], [35, 20], [32, 25]]
+      }, {
+        outer: [[29, 22], [35, 22], [32, 27]],
+        inner: [[[30, 22.6], [34, 22.6], [32, 26]]]
+      }, {
+        outer: [[22, 30], [27, 32], [24, 35], [22, 35]]
+      }, {
+        outer: [[20, 30], [25, 32], [22, 35], [20, 35]]
+      }];
+      polygon.data(data).position(function (vertex) {
+        return {x: vertex[0], y: vertex[1]};
       });
+
+      var evt = {
+        over: {index: [2, 3], found: []},
+        feature: polygon,
+        mouse: {geo: {x: 22.7, y: 34}}
+      };
+      expect(polygon.mouseOverOrderClosestBorder(evt)).toBe(undefined);
+      expect(evt.over.index).toEqual([2, 3]);
+      evt.mouse.geo = {x: 22.2, y: 34};
+      polygon.mouseOverOrderClosestBorder(evt);
+      expect(evt.over.index).toEqual([3, 2]);
+      evt.over.index = [0, 1];
+      evt.mouse.geo = {x: 32, y: 22.2};
+      polygon.mouseOverOrderClosestBorder(evt);
+      expect(evt.over.index).toEqual([0, 1]);
+      evt.mouse.geo = {x: 30.5, y: 22.2};
+      polygon.mouseOverOrderClosestBorder(evt);
+      expect(evt.over.index).toEqual([1, 0]);
+      evt.mouse.geo = {x: 30.7, y: 22.5};
+      polygon.mouseOverOrderClosestBorder(evt);
+      expect(evt.over.index).toEqual([0, 1]);
+
+      restoreVGLRenderer();
     });
 
     describe('rdpSimplifyData', function () {