diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b28faeaeb3..44d8bc2f58 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-11-22  Simon Budig  <simon@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/xcf/xcf-load.c: load the channels in the proper order.
+	fixes bug #378003. Thanks to Chris Mohler for spotting this.
+
 2006-11-22  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* libgimpwidgets/gimpchainbutton.c: code cleanup, seems to fix bug
diff --git a/app/xcf/xcf-load.c b/app/xcf/xcf-load.c
index f64d60cfdf..ebb6450d8a 100644
--- a/app/xcf/xcf-load.c
+++ b/app/xcf/xcf-load.c
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ xcf_load_image (Gimp    *gimp,
 
       /* add the channel to the image if its not the selection */
       if (channel != image->selection_mask)
-        gimp_image_add_channel (image, channel, -1);
+        gimp_image_add_channel (image, channel,
+                                gimp_container_num_children (image->channels));
 
       /* restore the saved position so we'll be ready to
        *  read the next offset.