diff --git a/crates/typst/src/layout/flow/compose.rs b/crates/typst/src/layout/flow/compose.rs
index 4b991f2b2..a262d5c1f 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/layout/flow/compose.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/layout/flow/compose.rs
@@ -634,6 +634,23 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Insertions<'a, 'b> {
 
         output.push_frame(Point::with_y(self.top_size), inner);
 
+        // We put floats first and then footnotes. This differs from what LaTeX
+        // does and is a little inconsistent w.r.t column vs page floats (page
+        // floats are below footnotes because footnotes are per column), but
+        // it's what most people (including myself) seem to intuitively expect.
+        // We experimented with the LaTeX ordering in 0.12.0-rc1, but folks were
+        // surprised and considered this strange. In LaTeX, it can be changed
+        // with `\usepackage[bottom]{footmisc}`. We could also consider adding
+        // configuration in the future.
+        for (placed, frame) in self.bottom_floats {
+            offset_bottom += placed.clearance;
+            let x = placed.align_x.position(size.x - frame.width());
+            let y = offset_bottom;
+            let delta = placed.delta.zip_map(size, Rel::relative_to).to_point();
+            offset_bottom += frame.height();
+            output.push_frame(Point::new(x, y) + delta, frame);
+        }
+
         if let Some(frame) = self.footnote_separator {
             offset_bottom += config.footnote.clearance;
             let y = offset_bottom;
@@ -648,15 +665,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Insertions<'a, 'b> {
             output.push_frame(Point::with_y(y), frame);
         }
 
-        for (placed, frame) in self.bottom_floats {
-            offset_bottom += placed.clearance;
-            let x = placed.align_x.position(size.x - frame.width());
-            let y = offset_bottom;
-            let delta = placed.delta.zip_map(size, Rel::relative_to).to_point();
-            offset_bottom += frame.height();
-            output.push_frame(Point::new(x, y) + delta, frame);
-        }
-
         output
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ref/footnote-break-across-pages-float.png b/tests/ref/footnote-break-across-pages-float.png
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diff --git a/tests/ref/footnote-in-place.png b/tests/ref/footnote-in-place.png
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