diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c
index b049cd8..5e8a355 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c
@@ -503,14 +503,15 @@ wl_screen_create_internals(WScreen *scr)
             dsfb->id = wl_state.next_synthetic_id++;
             dsfb->width = sz;
             dsfb->height = sz;
-            struct wlr_scene_tree *ds_parent = wl_state.level_trees[WL_LAYER_OVERLAY]
-                ? wl_state.level_trees[WL_LAYER_OVERLAY] : &wl_state.scene->tree;
+            struct wlr_scene_tree *ds_parent = wl_state.level_trees[WL_LAYER_NORMAL]
+                ? wl_state.level_trees[WL_LAYER_NORMAL] : &wl_state.scene->tree;
             dsfb->tree = wlr_scene_tree_create(ds_parent);
             if (dsfb->tree) {
                 dsfb->scene_buf = wlr_scene_buffer_create(dsfb->tree, &dsfb->base);
                 if (dsfb->scene_buf)
                     wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&dsfb->scene_buf->node, false);
                 wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&dsfb->tree->node, false);
+                wlr_scene_node_lower_to_bottom(&dsfb->tree->node);
             }
             wl_list_insert(&wl_state.frame_list, &dsfb->link);
             scr->dock_shadow = dsfb->id;