diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/gg/essential/elementa/WindowScreen.kt b/src/main/kotlin/gg/essential/elementa/WindowScreen.kt
index bfacc28e..e4488e5d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/gg/essential/elementa/WindowScreen.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/gg/essential/elementa/WindowScreen.kt
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ abstract class WindowScreen @JvmOverloads constructor(
             afterInitialization()
         }
 
-        super.onDrawScreen(matrixStack, mouseX, mouseY, partialTicks)
-
         if (drawDefaultBackground)
             super.onDrawBackground(matrixStack, 0)
 
+        super.onDrawScreen(matrixStack, mouseX, mouseY, partialTicks)
+
         // Now, we need to hook up Elementa to this GuiScreen. In practice, Elementa
         // is not constrained to being used solely inside of a GuiScreen, all the programmer
         // needs to do is call the [Window] events when appropriate, whenever that may be.