diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
index c9175466104..9f420bb756b 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ void RendererCanvasCull::_cull_canvas_item(Item *p_canvas_item, const Transform2
 			child_items = (Item **)alloca(child_item_count * sizeof(Item *));
 
 			ci->ysort_xform = Transform2D();
-			ci->ysort_modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 1);
+			ci->ysort_modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 1) / ci->modulate;
 			ci->ysort_index = 0;
 			ci->ysort_parent_abs_z_index = parent_z;
 			child_items[0] = ci;