diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 1ab9324de..4a1b0c847 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ static void render_output(struct sway_output *output, struct timespec *when,
 		render_container(output, workspace);
 
 		render_unmanaged(output, &root_container.sway_root->xwayland_unmanaged);
+		render_layer(output, &output->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP]);
 	}
-	render_layer(output, &output->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP]);
 	render_layer(output, &output->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY]);
 
 renderer_end: