diff --git a/spyder/plugins/debugger/utils/breakpointsmanager.py b/spyder/plugins/debugger/utils/breakpointsmanager.py
index 16930e6272c..4aa3870226f 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/debugger/utils/breakpointsmanager.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/debugger/utils/breakpointsmanager.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def __init__(self, editor):
         # Debugger panel (Breakpoints)
         self.debugger_panel = DebuggerPanel(self)
         editor.panels.register(self.debugger_panel)
-        self.debugger_panel.order_in_zone = -1
+        self.debugger_panel.order_in_zone = 1
         self.update_panel_visibility()
 
         # Load breakpoints
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/editor/widgets/codeeditor/codeeditor.py b/spyder/plugins/editor/widgets/codeeditor/codeeditor.py
index f9750b4a95d..7178ef88aa1 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/editor/widgets/codeeditor/codeeditor.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/editor/widgets/codeeditor/codeeditor.py
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
         # Line number area management
         self.linenumberarea = self.panels.register(LineNumberArea())
 
+        # Set order for the left panels
+        self.linenumberarea.order_in_zone = 2
+        self.folding_panel.order_in_zone = 0  # Debugger panel is 1
+
         # Class and Method/Function Dropdowns
         self.classfuncdropdown = self.panels.register(
             ClassFunctionDropdown(),