diff --git a/libs/rtemodel/src/RteModel.cpp b/libs/rtemodel/src/RteModel.cpp
index 69563023f..61ed83240 100644
--- a/libs/rtemodel/src/RteModel.cpp
+++ b/libs/rtemodel/src/RteModel.cpp
@@ -254,11 +254,17 @@ RteComponent* RteModel::GetComponent(RteComponentInstance* ci, bool matchVersion
 
 RteApi* RteModel::GetApi(const map<string, string>& componentAttributes) const
 {
+  RteApi* api = nullptr;
   for (auto [_, a] : m_apiList) {
-    if (a && a->MatchApiAttributes(componentAttributes))
-      return a;
+    if(a && a->MatchApiAttributes(componentAttributes)) {
+      if(a->GetPackage()->IsDominating()) {
+        return a; // first dominating API wins
+      } else if(!api) {
+        api = a; // keep latest
+      }
+    }
   }
-  return nullptr;
+  return api;
 }
 
 RteApi* RteModel::GetApi(const string& id) const
@@ -277,13 +283,18 @@ RteApi* RteModel::GetApi(const string& id) const
 RteApi* RteModel::GetLatestApi(const string& id) const
 {
   string commonId = RteUtils::GetPrefix(id, RteConstants::PREFIX_CVERSION_CHAR);
+  RteApi* api = nullptr;
   // get highest API version
-  for (auto [key, api] : m_apiList) {
+  for (auto [key, a] : m_apiList) {
     if (RteUtils::GetPrefix(key, RteConstants::PREFIX_CVERSION_CHAR) == commonId) {
-      return api;
+      if(a->GetPackage()->IsDominating()) {
+        return a; // first dominating API wins
+      } else if(!api) {
+        api = a; // keep latest
+      }
     }
   }
-  return nullptr;
+  return api;
 }
 
 std::list<RteApi*> RteModel::GetAvailableApis(const std::string& id) const
diff --git a/libs/rtemodel/src/RtePackage.cpp b/libs/rtemodel/src/RtePackage.cpp
index e0252076c..f0533b802 100644
--- a/libs/rtemodel/src/RtePackage.cpp
+++ b/libs/rtemodel/src/RtePackage.cpp
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ string RtePackage::ConstructID()
   m_commonID = RtePackage::GetPackageIDfromAttributes(*this, false);
 
   m_nDeprecated = IsDeprecated() ? 1 : 0;
-  m_nDominating = IsDominating() ? 1 : 0;
+  m_nDominating = !m_nDeprecated && GetItemByTag("dominate") != nullptr;
   return id;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/rtemodel/test/src/RteModelTest.cpp b/libs/rtemodel/test/src/RteModelTest.cpp
index e483437e6..f3be733b5 100644
--- a/libs/rtemodel/test/src/RteModelTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/rtemodel/test/src/RteModelTest.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,24 @@ TEST(RteModelTest, LoadPacks) {
   RteGenerator* gen = c->GetGenerator();
   EXPECT_FALSE(gen != nullptr);
 
+  // get API
+  const string& apiId = "::RteTest:CORE(API)";
+  RteApi* api = rteModel->GetLatestApi(apiId);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(api);
+  EXPECT_EQ(api->GetID(),  "::RteTest:CORE(API)@1.1.2");
+  EXPECT_EQ(api->GetPackageID(), "ARM::RteTest_DFP@0.2.0");
+
+  // make pack "dominant"
+  pack = rteModel->GetPackage("ARM::RteTest_DFP@0.1.1");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(pack);
+  RteItem* dominateItem = new RteItem("dominate", pack);
+  pack->AddChild(dominateItem);
+  pack->Construct(); // refresh internal state
+  api = rteModel->GetLatestApi(apiId);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(api);
+  EXPECT_EQ(api->GetID(),  "::RteTest:CORE(API)@1.1.1");
+  EXPECT_EQ(api->GetPackageID(), "ARM::RteTest_DFP@0.1.1");
+
   ExtGenRteCallback extGenRteCallback;
   rteKernel.SetRteCallback(&extGenRteCallback);
   gen = c->GetGenerator();
diff --git a/test/packs/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.2.0/ARM.RteTest_DFP.pdsc b/test/packs/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.2.0/ARM.RteTest_DFP.pdsc
index d06cef22b..55ec76b9e 100644
--- a/test/packs/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.2.0/ARM.RteTest_DFP.pdsc
+++ b/test/packs/ARM/RteTest_DFP/0.2.0/ARM.RteTest_DFP.pdsc
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
   </conditions>
 
   <apis>
-    <api Cclass="RteTest" Cgroup="CORE" Capiversion="1.1.1" exclusive="1">
+    <api Cclass="RteTest" Cgroup="CORE" Capiversion="1.1.2" exclusive="1">
       <description>RteTest CORE API</description>
       <files>
         <!-- CPU independent -->