diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index f127dac042a..a379108a77b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(fire_overlay, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons/e
 		attack_image = image('icons/effects/effects.dmi', attacked_atom, visual_effect_icon, attacked_atom.layer + 0.1)
 	else if(used_item)
 		attack_image = image(icon = used_item, loc = attacked_atom, layer = attacked_atom.layer + 0.1)
-		attack_image.plane = attacked_atom.plane
+		attack_image.plane = attacked_atom.plane + 1
 
 		// Scale the icon.
 		attack_image.transform *= 0.4