diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 11f0b3a11f4..a1fc5699d62 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -274,9 +274,12 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 					A.icon = ui_style2icon(client.prefs.UI_style)
 				A.desc = message
 				var/old_layer = source.layer
+				var/old_plane = source.plane
 				source.layer = FLOAT_LAYER
+				source.plane = FLOAT_PLANE
 				A.overlays += source
 				source.layer = old_layer
+				source.plane = old_plane
 	to_chat(src, "<span class='ghostalert'><a href=?src=[UID()];reenter=1>(Click to re-enter)</a></span>")
 	if(sound)
 		src << sound(sound)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
index 1e00e6b31c4..ba47778c144 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
@@ -456,11 +456,15 @@ var/list/intents = list(I_HELP,I_DISARM,I_GRAB,I_HARM)
 					A.jump_target = source
 					if(!alert_overlay)
 						var/old_layer = source.layer
+						var/old_plane = source.plane
 						source.layer = FLOAT_LAYER
+						source.plane = FLOAT_PLANE
 						A.overlays += source
 						source.layer = old_layer
+						source.plane = old_plane
 					else
 						alert_overlay.layer = FLOAT_LAYER
+						alert_overlay.plane = FLOAT_PLANE
 						A.overlays += alert_overlay
 
 /mob/proc/switch_to_camera(var/obj/machinery/camera/C)