diff --git a/engine/src/niftygui/com/jme3/niftygui/NiftyJmeDisplay.java b/engine/src/niftygui/com/jme3/niftygui/NiftyJmeDisplay.java
index 425868831..49ba7ceb9 100644
--- a/engine/src/niftygui/com/jme3/niftygui/NiftyJmeDisplay.java
+++ b/engine/src/niftygui/com/jme3/niftygui/NiftyJmeDisplay.java
@@ -171,8 +171,10 @@ public class NiftyJmeDisplay implements SceneProcessor {
     public void postQueue(RenderQueue rq) {
         // render nifty before anything else
         renderManager.setCamera(vp.getCamera(), true);
+        renderer.setDepthRange(0, 0);
         //nifty.update();
         nifty.render(false);
+        renderer.setDepthRange(0, 1);
         renderManager.setCamera(vp.getCamera(), false);
     }