diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
index 86a90a2c24555b3cf0e01d30b17855ef1cec040a..4d1cacca1ff16d4aa406ee388dc98a0f9d345014 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
@@ -2022,6 +2022,7 @@ void LLViewerWindow::initWorldUI()
 		}
 		gHUDView = new LLHUDView(hud_rect);
 		getRootView()->addChild(gHUDView);
+		getRootView()->sendChildToBack(gHUDView);
 	}
 
 	LLPanel* panel_ssf_container = getRootView()->getChild<LLPanel>("state_management_buttons_container");