diff --git a/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp b/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp
index c8bd9749dfd..b69646432e6 100644
--- a/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp
@@ -415,11 +415,12 @@ void ColorPicker::_screen_pick_pressed()
 	if (!screen) {
 		screen=memnew( Control );
 		r->add_child(screen);
+		screen->set_as_toplevel(true);
 		screen->set_area_as_parent_rect();
 		screen->connect("input_event",this,"_screen_input");
 	}
 	screen->raise();
-	screen->show();
+	screen->show_modal();
 	r->queue_screen_capture();
 }