diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index a9c3bcdd9..d3165b9fd 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ Subfolders with names starting with `_` or `.` are ignored.
 If a subfolder contains a media file with the same name as a media file
 in one of its parents, the parent's file is used.
 
+Although it is discouraged, a mod can overwrite a media file of any mod that it
+depends on by supplying a file with an equal name.
+
 Naming conventions
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/textures/default_dirt.png b/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/textures/default_dirt.png
index 58670305d..aa75bffb6 100644
Binary files a/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/textures/default_dirt.png and b/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/textures/default_dirt.png differ
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/textures/dirt_with_grass/info.txt b/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/textures/dirt_with_grass/info.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 8db21ed9c..000000000
--- a/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/textures/dirt_with_grass/info.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-This is for testing loading textures from subfolders.
-If it works correctly, the default_grass_side.png file in this folder is used but
-default_grass.png is not overwritten by the file in this folder.
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/textures/info.txt b/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/textures/info.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d4ef7efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/devtest/mods/basenodes/textures/info.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+The dirt_with_grass folder is for testing loading textures from subfolders.
+If it works correctly, the default_grass_side.png file in the folder is used but
+default_grass.png is not overwritten by the file in the folder.
+
+default_dirt.png should be overwritten by the default_dirt.png in the unittests
+mod which depends on basenodes.
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/unittests/mod.conf b/games/devtest/mods/unittests/mod.conf
index 0d5e3c959..fa94e01a6 100644
--- a/games/devtest/mods/unittests/mod.conf
+++ b/games/devtest/mods/unittests/mod.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 name = unittests
 description = Adds automated unit tests for the engine
+depends = basenodes
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/unittests/textures/default_dirt.png b/games/devtest/mods/unittests/textures/default_dirt.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58670305d
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diff --git a/src/server/mods.cpp b/src/server/mods.cpp
index cf1467648..83fa12da9 100644
--- a/src/server/mods.cpp
+++ b/src/server/mods.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ void ServerModManager::getModNames(std::vector<std::string> &modlist) const
 
 void ServerModManager::getModsMediaPaths(std::vector<std::string> &paths) const
 {
-	for (const ModSpec &spec : m_sorted_mods) {
+	for (auto it = m_sorted_mods.crbegin(); it != m_sorted_mods.crend(); it++) {
+		const ModSpec &spec = *it;
 		fs::GetRecursiveDirs(paths, spec.path + DIR_DELIM + "textures");
 		fs::GetRecursiveDirs(paths, spec.path + DIR_DELIM + "sounds");
 		fs::GetRecursiveDirs(paths, spec.path + DIR_DELIM + "media");
diff --git a/src/server/mods.h b/src/server/mods.h
index 54774bd86..8954bbf72 100644
--- a/src/server/mods.h
+++ b/src/server/mods.h
@@ -42,5 +42,13 @@ public:
 	void loadMods(ServerScripting *script);
 	const ModSpec *getModSpec(const std::string &modname) const;
 	void getModNames(std::vector<std::string> &modlist) const;
+	/**
+	 * Recursively gets all paths of mod folders that can contain media files.
+	 *
+	 * Result is ordered in descending priority, ie. files from an earlier path
+	 * should not be replaced by files from a latter one.
+	 *
+	 * @param paths result vector
+	 */
 	void getModsMediaPaths(std::vector<std::string> &paths) const;
 };