diff --git a/Classes/System/Records/SystemTemplate/SystemTemplateRepository.php b/Classes/System/Records/SystemTemplate/SystemTemplateRepository.php
index 02aead3c6..857bd920b 100644
--- a/Classes/System/Records/SystemTemplate/SystemTemplateRepository.php
+++ b/Classes/System/Records/SystemTemplate/SystemTemplateRepository.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 namespace ApacheSolrForTypo3\Solr\System\Records\SystemTemplate;
 
 use ApacheSolrForTypo3\Solr\System\Records\AbstractRepository;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\ArrayParameterType;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception as DBALException;
 
 /**
@@ -34,23 +35,78 @@ class SystemTemplateRepository extends AbstractRepository
      * @throws DBALException
      */
     public function findOneClosestPageIdWithActiveTemplateByRootLine(array $rootLine): ?int
+    {
+        if (empty($rootLine)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        [$rootLinePageIds, $rootLinePositions] = $this->extractPageIdsAndPositions($rootLine);
+        $templateRecords = $this->getTemplateRecordsFromRootlinePages($rootLinePageIds);
+
+        if (empty($templateRecords)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $this->sortTemplateRecordsByPageRootlinePosition($templateRecords, $rootLinePositions);
+
+        return isset($templateRecords[0]['pid']) ? (int)$templateRecords[0]['pid'] : null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<int, array{uid: int}> $rootLine
+     * @return array{0: list<int>, 1: array<int, int>}
+     */
+    protected function extractPageIdsAndPositions(array $rootLine): array
     {
         $rootLinePageIds = [0];
-        foreach ($rootLine as $rootLineItem) {
-            $rootLinePageIds[] = (int)$rootLineItem['uid'];
+        $rootLinePositions = [];
+
+        foreach ($rootLine as $position => $rootLineItem) {
+            $pageId = (int)$rootLineItem['uid'];
+            $rootLinePageIds[] = $pageId;
+            $rootLinePositions[$pageId] = $position;
         }
 
+        return [$rootLinePageIds, $rootLinePositions];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves template records associated with the given page IDs from the rootline.
+     *
+     * @param list<int> $rootLinePageIds The page IDs from the rootline to search for templates on.
+     * @return list<array{uid: int, pid: int}> A list of template records (uid, pid) found, or an empty list if none are found.
+     * @throws DBALException
+     */
+    protected function getTemplateRecordsFromRootlinePages(array $rootLinePageIds): array
+    {
         $queryBuilder = $this->getQueryBuilder();
 
         $result = $queryBuilder
             ->select('uid', 'pid')
             ->from($this->table)
             ->where(
-                $queryBuilder->expr()->in('pid', $rootLinePageIds)
+                $queryBuilder->expr()->in(
+                    'pid',
+                    $queryBuilder->createNamedParameter(
+                        $rootLinePageIds,
+                        ArrayParameterType::INTEGER
+                    )
+                )
             )
             ->executeQuery()
-            ->fetchAssociative();
+            ->fetchAllAssociative();
 
-        return $result['pid'] ?? null;
+        return $result ?: [];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sorts template records based on the rootline position of the page they belong to.
+     *
+     * @param list<array{uid: int, pid: int}> $templateRecords The template records to sort.
+     * @param array<int, int> $pageRootlinePositions A map of page IDs to their rootline positions.
+     */
+    protected function sortTemplateRecordsByPageRootlinePosition(array &$templateRecords, array $pageRootlinePositions): void
+    {
+        usort($templateRecords, static fn(array $a, array $b): int => $pageRootlinePositions[$b['pid']] <=> $pageRootlinePositions[$a['pid']]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/Integration/System/Records/SystemTemplate/Fixtures/sys_template.csv b/Tests/Integration/System/Records/SystemTemplate/Fixtures/sys_template.csv
index 9056f05d2..209f65dd5 100644
--- a/Tests/Integration/System/Records/SystemTemplate/Fixtures/sys_template.csv
+++ b/Tests/Integration/System/Records/SystemTemplate/Fixtures/sys_template.csv
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 "sys_template",
 ,"uid","pid","root","sorting","config"
 ,777,33,1,100,"page = PAGE"
+,778,44,1,200,"page = PAGE"
diff --git a/Tests/Integration/System/Records/SystemTemplate/SystemTemplateRepositoryTest.php b/Tests/Integration/System/Records/SystemTemplate/SystemTemplateRepositoryTest.php
index c7954605f..7a2badda7 100644
--- a/Tests/Integration/System/Records/SystemTemplate/SystemTemplateRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Integration/System/Records/SystemTemplate/SystemTemplateRepositoryTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 use ApacheSolrForTypo3\Solr\System\Records\SystemTemplate\SystemTemplateRepository;
 use ApacheSolrForTypo3\Solr\Tests\Integration\IntegrationTestBase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
 
@@ -25,20 +26,61 @@
  */
 class SystemTemplateRepositoryTest extends IntegrationTestBase
 {
+    public static function rootLineDataProvider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'Rootline with template on page 33 (2nd)' => [
+                [
+                    ['uid' => 4],  // No template
+                    ['uid' => 3],  // No template
+                    ['uid' => 2],  // No template
+                    ['uid' => 33], // Template here
+                    ['uid' => 1], // Current page
+                ],
+                33,
+            ],
+            'Rootline with template on page 44 (2nd)' => [
+                [
+                    ['uid' => 5],  // No template
+                    ['uid' => 33], // Template here, but 44 is closer
+                    ['uid' => 2],  // No template
+                    ['uid' => 44], // Template here
+                    ['uid' => 1], // Current page
+                ],
+                44,
+            ],
+            'Rootline with template on page 33 (3rd), page 44 (5th)' => [
+                [
+                    ['uid' => 44], // Template here, but 33 is closer
+                    ['uid' => 30], // No template
+                    ['uid' => 33], // Template here
+                    ['uid' => 20], // No template
+                    ['uid' => 10], // Current page
+                ],
+                33,
+            ],
+            'Rootline with template on page 44 (3rd), page 33 (5th)' => [
+                [
+                    ['uid' => 33], // Template here, but 44 is closer
+                    ['uid' => 30], // No template
+                    ['uid' => 44], // Template here
+                    ['uid' => 20], // No template
+                    ['uid' => 10], // Current page
+                ],
+                44,
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    #[DataProvider('rootLineDataProvider')]
     #[Test]
-    public function canFindOneClosestPageIdWithActiveTemplateByRootLine(): void
+    public function canFindOneClosestPageIdWithActiveTemplateByRootLine(array $fakeRootLine, int $expectedPageId): void
     {
         $this->importCSVDataSet(__DIR__ . '/Fixtures/sys_template.csv');
 
-        $fakeRootLine = [
-            ['uid' => 100],
-            ['uid' => 33],
-            ['uid' => 8657],
-        ];
-
         /** @var SystemTemplateRepository $repository */
         $repository = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(SystemTemplateRepository::class);
         $closestPageIdWithActiveTemplate = $repository->findOneClosestPageIdWithActiveTemplateByRootLine($fakeRootLine);
-        self::assertEquals(33, $closestPageIdWithActiveTemplate, 'Can not find closest page id with active template.');
+        self::assertEquals($expectedPageId, $closestPageIdWithActiveTemplate, 'Can not find closest page id with active template.');
     }
 }