diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
index 011f0327c98..2cb7f32cc30 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ void RendererCanvasCull::_cull_canvas_item(Item *p_canvas_item, const Transform2
 			int i = 1;
 			_collect_ysort_children(ci, Transform2D(), p_material_owner, Color(1, 1, 1, 1), child_items, i, p_z);
 			ci->ysort_xform = ci->xform.affine_inverse();
+			ci->ysort_modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 1);
 
 			SortArray<Item *, ItemPtrSort> sorter;
 			sorter.sort(child_items, child_item_count);