diff --git a/draftlogs/8167_fix.md b/draftlogs/8167_fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..541c11ea856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/draftlogs/8167_fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fix `rangebreaks` when one break overlaps two other breaks, which hid the plot or drew later data over earlier data [[#8167](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/8167)]
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diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/set_convert.js b/src/plots/cartesian/set_convert.js
index b4ea95f235d..c268a267eed 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/set_convert.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/set_convert.js
@@ -774,22 +774,24 @@ module.exports = function setConvert(ax, fullLayout) {
             max = Lib.constrain(max, r0, r1);
             if(min === max) return;
 
-            var isNewBreak = true;
-            for(var j = 0; j < rangebreaksOut.length; j++) {
-                var brkj = rangebreaksOut[j];
+            let merged;
+            for(let j = 0; j < rangebreaksOut.length; j++) {
+                const brkj = rangebreaksOut[j];
                 if(min < brkj.max && max >= brkj.min) {
-                    if(min < brkj.min) {
-                        brkj.min = min;
-                    }
-                    if(max > brkj.max) {
-                        brkj.max = max;
+                    if(merged) {
+                        // The axis code sums the break lengths, so the located breaks must not overlap.
+                        merged.min = Math.min(merged.min, brkj.min);
+                        merged.max = Math.max(merged.max, brkj.max);
+                        rangebreaksOut.splice(j, 1);
+                        j--;
+                    } else {
+                        merged = brkj;
+                        merged.min = Math.min(merged.min, min);
+                        merged.max = Math.max(merged.max, max);
                     }
-                    isNewBreak = false;
                 }
             }
-            if(isNewBreak) {
-                rangebreaksOut.push({min: min, max: max});
-            }
+            if(!merged) rangebreaksOut.push({min, max});
         };
 
         for(i = 0; i < rangebreaksIn.length; i++) {
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/axes_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/axes_test.js
index 38b959c36d0..0754bd80fa9 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/axes_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/axes_test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var Cartesian = require('../../../src/plots/cartesian');
 var Axes = require('../../../src/plots/cartesian/axes');
 var Fx = require('../../../src/components/fx');
 var supplyLayoutDefaults = require('../../../src/plots/cartesian/layout_defaults');
-const {BADNUM, MINUS_SIGN, ONEDAY, ONEWEEK} = require('../../../src/constants/numerical');
+const {BADNUM, MINUS_SIGN, ONEDAY, ONEHOUR, ONEWEEK} = require('../../../src/constants/numerical');
 
 var createGraphDiv = require('../assets/create_graph_div');
 var destroyGraphDiv = require('../assets/destroy_graph_div');
@@ -6062,6 +6062,63 @@ describe('Test axes', function() {
                 })
                 .then(done, done.fail);
             });
+
+            it('should merge a holiday rangebreak that overlaps two located breaks', (done) => {
+                const assertBreaks = (msg, exp) => {
+                    const xa = gd._fullLayout.xaxis;
+                    const brks = xa._rangebreaks.map((brk) => [brk.min, brk.max]);
+
+                    for(let i = 1; i < brks.length; i++) {
+                        expect(brks[i][0])
+                            .withContext(`${msg} | break ${i} starts before break ${i - 1} ends`)
+                            .not.toBeLessThan(brks[i - 1][1]);
+                    }
+                    expect(brks).withContext(`${msg} | merged break`).toContain(exp.merged.map(Lib.dateTime2ms));
+                    expect(xa._lBreaks).withContext(`${msg} | total break length`).toBe(exp.lBreaks);
+                    expect(xa._m2).withContext(`${msg} | l2p slope`).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+                };
+                const layout = (range, rangebreaks) => ({xaxis: {range, rangebreaks}});
+
+                // Thanksgiving 2023 is a Thursday. Its break bridges the overnight breaks before and after it.
+                const thanksgivingRange = ['2023-11-20 09:30', '2023-11-24 13:00'];
+                const thanksgiving = [
+                    {pattern: 'day of week', bounds: [6, 1]},
+                    {pattern: 'hour', bounds: [16, 9.5]},
+                    {values: ['2023-11-23']}
+                ];
+                const thanksgivingBreaks = {
+                    merged: ['2023-11-22 16:00', '2023-11-24 09:30'],
+                    lBreaks: 76.5 * ONEHOUR
+                };
+
+                // Christmas 2020 is a Friday. Its break bridges the Thursday overnight break and the weekend break.
+                const christmasRange = ['2020-12-14 09:00', '2020-12-31 15:00'];
+                const christmas = [
+                    {pattern: 'hour', bounds: [15, 9]},
+                    {pattern: 'day of week', bounds: [6, 1]},
+                    {values: ['2020-12-25']}
+                ];
+
+                Plotly.newPlot(gd, [{x: thanksgivingRange}], layout(thanksgivingRange, thanksgiving))
+                    .then(() => {
+                        assertBreaks('Thanksgiving', thanksgivingBreaks);
+
+                        const reversed = thanksgiving.slice().reverse();
+                        return Plotly.react(gd, [{x: thanksgivingRange}], layout(thanksgivingRange, reversed));
+                    })
+                    .then(() => {
+                        assertBreaks('Thanksgiving, reversed rangebreaks', thanksgivingBreaks);
+
+                        return Plotly.react(gd, [{x: christmasRange}], layout(christmasRange, christmas));
+                    })
+                    .then(() => {
+                        assertBreaks('Christmas', {
+                            merged: ['2020-12-24 15:00', '2020-12-28 09:00'],
+                            lBreaks: 336 * ONEHOUR
+                        });
+                    })
+                    .then(done, done.fail);
+            });
         });
 
         describe('during calcTicks', function() {