diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/1_items_default.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/1_items_default.lua
index 0929936430..e370934c9e 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/1_items_default.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/1_items_default.lua
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ if c("totem") then
 						position = { x=0.5, y=1 },
 						scale = { x=17, y=17 },
 						offset = { x=0, y=-178 },
+						z_index = 10,
 					})
 					minetest.after(3, function(name)
 						local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
diff --git a/mods/HUD/awards/api.lua b/mods/HUD/awards/api.lua
index 0722041748..f86cf0f234 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/awards/api.lua
+++ b/mods/HUD/awards/api.lua
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ function awards.unlock(name, award)
 			text = background,
 			position = {x = 0.5, y = 0},
 			offset = {x = 0, y = 138},
-			alignment = {x = 0, y = -1}
+			alignment = {x = 0, y = -1},
+			z_index = 11,
 		})
 		local hud_announce
 		if awdef.secret == true then
@@ -313,7 +314,8 @@ function awards.unlock(name, award)
 			text = hud_announce,
 			position = {x = 0.5, y = 0},
 			offset = {x = 0, y = 40},
-			alignment = {x = 0, y = -1}
+			alignment = {x = 0, y = -1},
+			z_index = 12,
 		})
 		local three = player:hud_add({
 			hud_elem_type = "text",
@@ -323,7 +325,8 @@ function awards.unlock(name, award)
 			text = title,
 			position = {x = 0.5, y = 0},
 			offset = {x = 30, y = 100},
-			alignment = {x = 0, y = -1}
+			alignment = {x = 0, y = -1},
+			z_index = 12,
 		})
 		--[[ We use a statbar instead of image here because statbar allows us to scale the image
 		properly. Note that number is 2, thus leading to a single full image.
@@ -339,6 +342,7 @@ function awards.unlock(name, award)
 			offset = {x = -110, y = 62},
 			alignment = {x = 0, y = 0},
 			direction = 0,
+			z_index = 12,
 		})
 		minetest.after(3, function(name)
 			local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
diff --git a/mods/HUD/hudbars/init.lua b/mods/HUD/hudbars/init.lua
index 0f91960224..9c7708bdd6 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/hudbars/init.lua
+++ b/mods/HUD/hudbars/init.lua
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ function hb.register_hudbar(identifier, text_color, label, textures, default_sta
 				text = "hudbars_bar_background.png",
 				alignment = {x=1,y=1},
 				offset = { x = offset.x - 1, y = offset.y - 1 },
+				z_index = 0,
 			})
 			if textures.icon ~= nil then
 				ids.icon = player:hud_add({
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ function hb.register_hudbar(identifier, text_color, label, textures, default_sta
 					text = textures.icon,
 					alignment = {x=-1,y=1},
 					offset = { x = offset.x - 3, y = offset.y },
+					z_index = 1,
 				})
 			end
 		elseif hb.settings.bar_type == "statbar_modern" then
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@ function hb.register_hudbar(identifier, text_color, label, textures, default_sta
 					offset = { x = offset.x, y = offset.y },
 					direction = 0,
 					size = {x=24, y=24},
+					z_index = 0,
 				})
 			end
 		end
@@ -248,6 +251,7 @@ function hb.register_hudbar(identifier, text_color, label, textures, default_sta
 			offset = offset,
 			direction = 0,
 			size = bar_size,
+			z_index = 1,
 		})
 		if hb.settings.bar_type == "progress_bar" then
 			ids.text = player:hud_add({
@@ -258,6 +262,7 @@ function hb.register_hudbar(identifier, text_color, label, textures, default_sta
 				number = text_color,
 				direction = 0,
 				offset = { x = offset.x + 2,  y = offset.y - 1},
+				z_index = 2,
 		})
 		end
 		-- Do not forget to update hb.get_hudbar_state if you add new fields to the state table
diff --git a/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua b/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua
index addd92e0ec..04cef8450c 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua
+++ b/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ local function set_hud(player)
 		alignment = {x=0, y=0},
 		number = 0xFFFFFF ,
 		text = "",
+		z_index = 10,
 	})
 end
 
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_jukebox/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_jukebox/init.lua
index 1329864f16..0328c70727 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_jukebox/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_jukebox/init.lua
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ local function now_playing(player, track_id)
 			size = { x=100, y=100},
 			number = 0x55FFFF,
 			text = text,
+			z_index = 10,
 		})
 		active_huds[playername] = id
 	end