diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index 379753495a..dea4750b86 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ class LuaReference;
 #include "MessageManager.h"
 
 
-#define DRAW_ORDER_BEFORE_EVERYTHING	-100
-#define DRAW_ORDER_TRANSITIONS			100
-#define DRAW_ORDER_AFTER_EVERYTHING		200
+#define DRAW_ORDER_BEFORE_EVERYTHING	-200
+#define DRAW_ORDER_UNDERLAY				-100
+// normal screen elements go here
+#define DRAW_ORDER_OVERLAY				+100
+#define DRAW_ORDER_TRANSITIONS			+110
+#define DRAW_ORDER_AFTER_EVERYTHING		+200
 
 
 class Actor : public IMessageSubscriber
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
index ca8938a788..44c90a2da8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
@@ -84,12 +84,13 @@ void ScreenWithMenuElements::Init()
 
 	m_sprUnderlay.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"underlay") );
 	m_sprUnderlay->SetName("Underlay");
-	m_sprUnderlay->SetDrawOrder( DRAW_ORDER_BEFORE_EVERYTHING );
+	m_sprUnderlay->SetDrawOrder( DRAW_ORDER_UNDERLAY );
 	SET_XY_AND_ON_COMMAND( m_sprUnderlay );
 	this->AddChild( m_sprUnderlay );
 	
 	m_sprOverlay.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"overlay") );
 	m_sprOverlay->SetName("Overlay");
+	m_sprOverlay->SetDrawOrder( DRAW_ORDER_OVERLAY );
 	SET_XY_AND_ON_COMMAND( m_sprOverlay );
 	this->AddChild( m_sprOverlay );