diff --git a/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c b/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
index 60096e06..f2768aee 100644
--- a/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
+++ b/src/game/rendering_graph_node.c
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ void reset_clipping(void)
 void geo_process_master_list_sub(struct GraphNodeMasterList *node) {
     struct DisplayListNode *currList;
     s32 startLayer, endLayer, currLayer = LAYER_FORCE;
-    s32 headsIndex    = LIST_HEADS_REJ;
-    s32 renderPhase   = RENDER_PHASE_REJ_ZB;
+    s32 headsIndex    = LIST_HEADS_ZEX;
+    s32 renderPhase   = RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_BG;
     s32 enableZBuffer = (node->node.flags & GRAPH_RENDER_Z_BUFFER) != 0;
     struct RenderModeContainer *mode1List = &renderModeTable_1Cycle[enableZBuffer];
     struct RenderModeContainer *mode2List = &renderModeTable_2Cycle[enableZBuffer];
@@ -225,16 +225,18 @@ void geo_process_master_list_sub(struct GraphNodeMasterList *node) {
     loopBegin:
     switch (renderPhase) {
 #if SILHOUETTE
+        case RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_BG:                 headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_ZEX; startLayer = LAYER_FORCE;                    endLayer = LAYER_FORCE;  break;
         case RENDER_PHASE_REJ_ZB:                 headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_REJ; startLayer = LAYER_FORCE;                    endLayer = LAYER_LAST_BEFORE_SILHOUETTE;  break;
-        case RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_BEFORE_SILHOUETTE:  headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_ZEX; startLayer = LAYER_FORCE;                    endLayer = LAYER_LAST_BEFORE_SILHOUETTE;  break;
+        case RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_BEFORE_SILHOUETTE:  headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_ZEX; startLayer = LAYER_OPAQUE;                   endLayer = LAYER_LAST_BEFORE_SILHOUETTE;  break;
         case RENDER_PHASE_REJ_SILHOUETTE:         headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_REJ; startLayer = LAYER_SILHOUETTE_FIRST;         endLayer = LAYER_SILHOUETTE_LAST;         break;
         case RENDER_PHASE_REJ_NON_SILHOUETTE:     headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_REJ; startLayer = LAYER_SILHOUETTE_FIRST;         endLayer = LAYER_SILHOUETTE_LAST;         break;
         case RENDER_PHASE_REJ_OCCLUDE_SILHOUETTE: headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_REJ; startLayer = LAYER_OCCLUDE_SILHOUETTE_FIRST; endLayer = LAYER_OCCLUDE_SILHOUETTE_LAST; break;
         case RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_AFTER_SILHOUETTE:   headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_ZEX; startLayer = LAYER_OCCLUDE_SILHOUETTE_FIRST; endLayer = (LAYER_COUNT - 1);             break;
         case RENDER_PHASE_REJ_NON_ZB:             headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_REJ; startLayer = LAYER_FIRST_NON_ZB;             endLayer = (LAYER_COUNT - 1);             break;
 #else
+        case RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_BG:                 headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_ZEX; startLayer = LAYER_FORCE;                    endLayer = LAYER_FORCE;                 break;
         case RENDER_PHASE_REJ_ZB:                 headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_REJ; startLayer = LAYER_FORCE;                    endLayer = LAYER_ZB_LAST;                 break;
-        case RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_ALL:                headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_ZEX; startLayer = LAYER_FORCE;                    endLayer = (LAYER_COUNT - 1);             break;
+        case RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_ALL:                headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_ZEX; startLayer = LAYER_OPAQUE;                   endLayer = (LAYER_COUNT - 1);             break;
         case RENDER_PHASE_REJ_NON_ZB:             headsIndex = LIST_HEADS_REJ; startLayer = LAYER_FIRST_NON_ZB;             endLayer = (LAYER_COUNT - 1);             break;
 #endif
     }
diff --git a/src/game/rendering_graph_node.h b/src/game/rendering_graph_node.h
index f574a65e..3cb0c2da 100644
--- a/src/game/rendering_graph_node.h
+++ b/src/game/rendering_graph_node.h
@@ -38,17 +38,19 @@ extern f32 gWorldScale;
 #if SILHOUETTE
 #define IS_LAYER_SILHOUETTE(layer) (((layer) >= LAYER_SILHOUETTE_FIRST) || ((layer) <= LAYER_SILHOUETTE_LAST))
 
-#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_ZB                 0
-#define RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_BEFORE_SILHOUETTE  1
-#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_SILHOUETTE         2
-#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_NON_SILHOUETTE     3
-#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_OCCLUDE_SILHOUETTE 4
-#define RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_AFTER_SILHOUETTE   5
-#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_NON_ZB             6
+#define RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_BG                 0
+#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_ZB                 1
+#define RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_BEFORE_SILHOUETTE  2
+#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_SILHOUETTE         3
+#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_NON_SILHOUETTE     4
+#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_OCCLUDE_SILHOUETTE 5
+#define RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_AFTER_SILHOUETTE   6
+#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_NON_ZB             7
 #else
-#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_ZB                 0
-#define RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_ALL                1
-#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_NON_ZB             2
+#define RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_BG                 0
+#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_ZB                 1
+#define RENDER_PHASE_ZEX_ALL                2
+#define RENDER_PHASE_REJ_NON_ZB             3
 #endif
 
 #define RENDER_PHASE_FIRST RENDER_PHASE_REJ_ZB