diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm
index f40be4798b9..87179a72b74 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/watercloset.dm
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ MAPPING_DIRECTIONAL_HELPERS_CUSTOM(/obj/machinery/shower, 16, -5, 0, 0)
 	switch(dir)
 		if(NORTH)
 			pixel_y = 16
+			layer = HIGH_OBJ_LAYER // fixes showers hiding behind posters
 		if(SOUTH)
 			pixel_y = -5
 			layer = FLY_LAYER