diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/drone/drones_as_items.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/drone/drones_as_items.dm
index 32c735016c..c7fbcd0e3a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/drone/drones_as_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/drone/drones_as_items.dm
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 	desc = "A shell of a maintenance drone, an expendable robot built to perform station repairs."
 	icon = 'icons/mob/drone.dmi'
 	icon_state = "drone_maint_hat"//yes reuse the _hat state.
+	layer = BELOW_MOB_LAYER
+	
 	var/drone_type = /mob/living/simple_animal/drone //Type of drone that will be spawned
 	var/seasonal_hats = TRUE //If TRUE, and there are no default hats, different holidays will grant different hats
 	var/static/list/possible_seasonal_hats //This is built automatically in build_seasonal_hats() but can also be edited by admins!