diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
index b25c4d69b44..543f02e8a79 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
@@ -37,9 +37,12 @@
 
 	if(new_master)
 		var/old_layer = new_master.layer
+		var/old_plane = new_master.plane
 		new_master.layer = FLOAT_LAYER
+		new_master.plane = FLOAT_PLANE
 		alert.overlays += new_master
 		new_master.layer = old_layer
+		new_master.plane = old_plane
 		alert.icon_state = "template" // We'll set the icon to the client's ui pref in reorganize_alerts()
 		alert.master = new_master
 	else