diff --git a/packages/core/src/Entity.ts b/packages/core/src/Entity.ts
index baf05acd50..5fcab9b7fc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Entity.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Entity.ts
@@ -142,9 +142,7 @@ export class Entity extends EngineObject {
       throw `The entity ${this.name} is not in the hierarchy`;
     }
 
-    if (this._siblingIndex !== value) {
-      this._setSiblingIndex(this._isRoot ? this._scene._rootEntities : this._parent._children, value);
-    }
+    this._setSiblingIndex(this._isRoot ? this._scene._rootEntities : this._parent._children, value);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -568,22 +566,24 @@ export class Entity extends EngineObject {
   }
 
   private _setSiblingIndex(sibling: Entity[], target: number): void {
-    if (target < 0 || target > sibling.length) {
-      throw `The index ${target} is out of child list bounds ${sibling.length}`;
-    }
-
-    const oldIndex = this._siblingIndex;
-    if (target < oldIndex) {
-      for (let i = oldIndex; i >= target; i--) {
-        const child = i == target ? this : sibling[i - 1];
-        sibling[i] = child;
-        child._siblingIndex = i;
-      }
-    } else {
-      for (let i = oldIndex; i <= target; i++) {
-        const child = i == target ? this : sibling[i + 1];
-        sibling[i] = child;
-        child._siblingIndex = i;
+    target = Math.min(target, sibling.length - 1);
+    if (target < 0) {
+      throw `Sibling index ${target} should large than 0`;
+    }
+    if (this._siblingIndex !== target) {
+      const oldIndex = this._siblingIndex;
+      if (target < oldIndex) {
+        for (let i = oldIndex; i >= target; i--) {
+          const child = i == target ? this : sibling[i - 1];
+          sibling[i] = child;
+          child._siblingIndex = i;
+        }
+      } else {
+        for (let i = oldIndex; i <= target; i++) {
+          const child = i == target ? this : sibling[i + 1];
+          sibling[i] = child;
+          child._siblingIndex = i;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/src/core/Entity.test.ts b/tests/src/core/Entity.test.ts
index a16e045d3b..f8ba90fcea 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/Entity.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/core/Entity.test.ts
@@ -351,12 +351,17 @@ describe("Entity", () => {
       expect(child2.siblingIndex).eq(2);
       expect(child1.siblingIndex).eq(-1);
 
-      // out of range
+      // project large index
+      child2.siblingIndex = 5;
+      expect(child2.siblingIndex).eq(2);
+
+      // thorw error whenless than 0 index
       var siblingIndexBadFn = function () {
-        child2.siblingIndex = 5;
+        child2.siblingIndex = -1;
       };
       expect(siblingIndexBadFn).to.throw();
 
+      // thorw error when set lonely entity
       const entityX = new Entity(engine, "entityX");
       var lonelyBadFn = function () {
         entityX.siblingIndex = 1;