diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/layers.dm b/code/__DEFINES/layers.dm
index 1a6a61c0e72..f842cb52760 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/layers.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/layers.dm
@@ -317,12 +317,14 @@
 
 ///Layer for lobby menu collapse button
 #define LOBBY_BELOW_MENU_LAYER 2
-///Layer for lobby menu background image and main buttons (Join/Ready, Observe, Character Prefs)
-#define LOBBY_MENU_LAYER 3
+/// Layer for background
+#define LOBBY_BACKGROUND_LAYER 3
+///Layer for main buttons (Join/Ready, Observe, Character Prefs)
+#define LOBBY_MENU_LAYER 4
 ///Layer for lobby menu shutter, which covers up the menu to collapse/expand it
-#define LOBBY_SHUTTER_LAYER 4
+#define LOBBY_SHUTTER_LAYER 5
 ///Layer for lobby menu buttons that are hanging away from and lower than the main panel
-#define LOBBY_BOTTOM_BUTTON_LAYER 5
+#define LOBBY_BOTTOM_BUTTON_LAYER 6
 
 ///cinematics are "below" the splash screen
 #define CINEMATIC_LAYER -1
diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/new_player.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/new_player.dm
index 2e167093325..d119a7bb01c 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/new_player.dm
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 /atom/movable/screen/lobby/background
 	icon = 'icons/hud/lobby/background.dmi'
 	icon_state = "background"
+	layer = LOBBY_BACKGROUND_LAYER
 	screen_loc = "TOP,CENTER:-61"
 
 /atom/movable/screen/lobby/button