diff --git a/platform/ios/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView+OpenGL.mm b/platform/ios/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView+OpenGL.mm
index aa8b6fcb1a8..57fc1037c6a 100644
--- a/platform/ios/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView+OpenGL.mm
+++ b/platform/ios/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView+OpenGL.mm
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ void bind() override {
     resource.glView.drawableDepthFormat = MGLDrawableDepthFormat16;
     resource.glView.opaque = mapView.opaque;
     resource.glView.layer.opaque = mapView.opaque;
+    resource.glView.layer.sublayers.firstObject.zPosition = -10;
     resource.glView.enableSetNeedsDisplay = NO;
 
     [mapView insertSubview:resource.glView atIndex:0];