diff --git a/src/components/in-world-hud.js b/src/components/in-world-hud.js
index e69cfd7374eaa1ca1972b3cb00784d837dc987b8..9a4fb10a65789bac977269125c5b0bf289bfe518 100644
--- a/src/components/in-world-hud.js
+++ b/src/components/in-world-hud.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent("in-world-hud", {
     this.mic = this.el.querySelector(".mic");
     this.nametag = this.el.querySelector(".username");
     this.nametag.object3DMap.text.material.depthTest = false;
+    this.nametag.object3DMap.text.renderOrder = 1;
+    this.mic.object3DMap.mesh.renderOrder = 1;
     this.data.raycaster.components.line.material.depthTest = false;
 
     const muted = this.el.sceneEl.is("muted");