diff --git a/modules/fontconfig/fontconfig.nix b/modules/fontconfig/fontconfig.nix
index eb43c8f4..b2fadd2c 100644
--- a/modules/fontconfig/fontconfig.nix
+++ b/modules/fontconfig/fontconfig.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-{ mkTarget, lib, ... }:
+{ mkTarget }:
+{ lib, ... }:
 mkTarget {
   name = "fontconfig";
   humanName = "Fontconfig";
 
   configElements =
-    { fonts }:
+    { listTargetIndex, fonts }:
     {
       fonts.fontconfig.defaultFonts = lib.genAttrs [
         "monospace"
         "serif"
         "sansSerif"
         "emoji"
-      ] (family: [ fonts.${family}.name ]);
+      ] (family: lib.mkOrder listTargetIndex [ fonts.${family}.name ]);
     };
 }
diff --git a/modules/fontconfig/hm.nix b/modules/fontconfig/hm.nix
index 69c11182..9e14cdbc 100644
--- a/modules/fontconfig/hm.nix
+++ b/modules/fontconfig/hm.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, mkTarget, ... }:
 {
   imports = [
-    (lib.modules.importApply ./fontconfig.nix { inherit mkTarget lib; })
+    (lib.modules.importApply ./fontconfig.nix { inherit mkTarget; })
   ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/fontconfig/nixos.nix b/modules/fontconfig/nixos.nix
index 69c11182..9e14cdbc 100644
--- a/modules/fontconfig/nixos.nix
+++ b/modules/fontconfig/nixos.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, mkTarget, ... }:
 {
   imports = [
-    (lib.modules.importApply ./fontconfig.nix { inherit mkTarget lib; })
+    (lib.modules.importApply ./fontconfig.nix { inherit mkTarget; })
   ];
 }
diff --git a/stylix/darwin/default.nix b/stylix/darwin/default.nix
index 21c76cdd..af8f992d 100644
--- a/stylix/darwin/default.nix
+++ b/stylix/darwin/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ in
     ../target.nix
     ../release.nix
     ../overlays.nix
+    ../ordering.nix
   ] ++ autoload;
   config.warnings =
     lib.mkIf
diff --git a/stylix/droid/default.nix b/stylix/droid/default.nix
index 0f985d99..95bc1902 100644
--- a/stylix/droid/default.nix
+++ b/stylix/droid/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ in
     ../pixel.nix
     ../target.nix
     ../overlays.nix
+    ../ordering.nix
   ] ++ autoload;
 
   # See https://github.com/nix-community/nix-on-droid/issues/436
diff --git a/stylix/hm/default.nix b/stylix/hm/default.nix
index 78f12e1c..793494c8 100644
--- a/stylix/hm/default.nix
+++ b/stylix/hm/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ in
     ../target.nix
     ../release.nix
     ../overlays.nix
+    ../ordering.nix
   ] ++ autoload;
   config.warnings =
     lib.mkIf
diff --git a/stylix/nixos/default.nix b/stylix/nixos/default.nix
index 64b433f6..33e52063 100644
--- a/stylix/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/stylix/nixos/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ in
     ../target.nix
     ../release.nix
     ../overlays.nix
+    ../ordering.nix
   ] ++ autoload;
   config.warnings =
     lib.mkIf
diff --git a/stylix/ordering.nix b/stylix/ordering.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89fbf350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stylix/ordering.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+{
+  options.stylix.listTargetIndex = lib.mkOption {
+    description = ''
+      The target index at which stylix inserts into lists.
+      Intended for use as argument to `lib.mkOrder`.
+    '';
+    type = lib.types.int;
+    default = 600;
+    internal = true;
+    readOnly = true;
+  };
+}