diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap
index ea615318fe696c..eba963feced116 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap
@@ -93,16 +93,6 @@ exports[`EPM template tests loading cockroachdb_dynamic_templates.yml: cockroach
         "path_match": "cockroachdb.status.*.value"
       }
     },
-    {
-      "cockroachdb.status.*": {
-        "mapping": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "dynamic": true
-        },
-        "match_mapping_type": "object",
-        "path_match": "cockroachdb.status.*"
-      }
-    },
     {
       "cockroachdb.status.*.counter": {
         "mapping": {
@@ -129,6 +119,16 @@ exports[`EPM template tests loading cockroachdb_dynamic_templates.yml: cockroach
         "match_mapping_type": "*",
         "path_match": "cockroachdb.status.*.histogram"
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "cockroachdb.status.*": {
+        "mapping": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "dynamic": true
+        },
+        "match_mapping_type": "object",
+        "path_match": "cockroachdb.status.*"
+      }
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.test.ts
index a621df33062a85..3fd0b902c70fdf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.test.ts
@@ -1352,6 +1352,63 @@ describe('EPM template', () => {
     expect(mappings).toEqual(runtimeFieldMapping);
   });
 
+  it('tests processing dynamic templates priority of intermediate objects', () => {
+    const textWithRuntimeFieldsLiteralYml = `
+- name: group.*.value
+  type: object
+  object_type: double
+  object_type_mapping_type: "*"
+  metric_type: gauge
+- name: group.*.histogram
+  type: object
+  object_type: histogram
+  object_type_mapping_type: "*"
+`;
+    const runtimeFieldMapping = {
+      properties: {
+        group: {
+          type: 'object',
+          dynamic: true,
+        },
+      },
+      dynamic_templates: [
+        {
+          'group.*.value': {
+            match_mapping_type: '*',
+            path_match: 'group.*.value',
+            mapping: {
+              time_series_metric: 'gauge',
+              type: 'double',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          'group.*.histogram': {
+            path_match: 'group.*.histogram',
+            match_mapping_type: '*',
+            mapping: {
+              type: 'histogram',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          'group.*': {
+            path_match: 'group.*',
+            match_mapping_type: 'object',
+            mapping: {
+              type: 'object',
+              dynamic: true,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const fields: Field[] = safeLoad(textWithRuntimeFieldsLiteralYml);
+    const processedFields = processFields(fields);
+    const mappings = generateMappings(processedFields, true);
+    expect(mappings).toEqual(runtimeFieldMapping);
+  });
+
   it('tests unexpected type for field as dynamic template fails', () => {
     const textWithRuntimeFieldsLiteralYml = `
 - name: labels.*
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts
index a26aa2c8e0114a..889ba37c696d73 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/template.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export function generateMappings(
   isIndexModeTimeSeries = false
 ): IndexTemplateMappings {
   const dynamicTemplates: Array<Record<string, Properties>> = [];
-  const dynamicTemplateNames = new Set<string>();
+  const dynamicTemplateNames: Record<string, number> = {};
   const runtimeFields: RuntimeFields = {};
 
   const { properties } = _generateMappings(
@@ -163,8 +163,16 @@ export function generateMappings(
         runtimeProperties?: Properties;
       }) => {
         const name = dynamicMapping.path;
-        if (dynamicTemplateNames.has(name)) {
-          return;
+        if (name in dynamicTemplateNames) {
+          if (name.includes('*') && dynamicMapping.properties?.type === 'object') {
+            // This is a conflicting intermediate object, use the last one so
+            // more specific templates are chosen before.
+            const index = dynamicTemplateNames[name];
+            delete dynamicTemplateNames[name];
+            dynamicTemplates.splice(index, 1);
+          } else {
+            return;
+          }
         }
 
         const dynamicTemplate: Properties = {};
@@ -182,8 +190,8 @@ export function generateMappings(
           dynamicTemplate.path_match = dynamicMapping.pathMatch;
         }
 
-        dynamicTemplateNames.add(name);
-        dynamicTemplates.push({ [dynamicMapping.path]: dynamicTemplate });
+        const size = dynamicTemplates.push({ [name]: dynamicTemplate });
+        dynamicTemplateNames[name] = size - 1;
       },
       addRuntimeField: (runtimeField: { path: string; properties: Properties }) => {
         runtimeFields[`${runtimeField.path}`] = runtimeField.properties;