diff --git a/include/pd/lithium/drawlist.hpp b/include/pd/lithium/drawlist.hpp
index b023576..669aae7 100644
--- a/include/pd/lithium/drawlist.hpp
+++ b/include/pd/lithium/drawlist.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ class PD_API Drawlist {
   void Copy(Drawlist& other);
   void Optimize();
   void Clear();
+  void SetLayer(int layer) { pCurrentLayer = layer; }
+  void LayerUp() { pCurrentLayer++; }
+  void LayerDown() { pCurrentLayer--; }
+  int GetLayer() const { return pCurrentLayer; }
 
   size_t GetNumVertices() const {
     size_t count = 0;
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ class PD_API Drawlist {
 
  private:
   Texture pCurrentTexture;
+  int pCurrentLayer = 0;
   Pool<Command> pCommands;
   Pool<fvec2> pPath;
   Pool<Vertex> pVertices;
diff --git a/source/lithium/drawlist.cpp b/source/lithium/drawlist.cpp
index d067430..d4ec540 100644
--- a/source/lithium/drawlist.cpp
+++ b/source/lithium/drawlist.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,20 @@ PD_API Drawlist::Drawlist() { Clear(); }
 PD_API Drawlist::~Drawlist() { Clear(); }
 
 PD_API void Drawlist::Merge(Drawlist& other) {
+  size_t start = pCommands.size();
   pCommands.AppendMove(other.pCommands);
+  for (size_t i = start; i < pCommands.size(); i++) {
+    pCommands[i].Layer += this->pCurrentLayer;
+  }
   other.Clear();
 }
 
 PD_API void Drawlist::Copy(Drawlist& other) {
+  int start = pCommands.size();
   pCommands.AppendCopy(other.pCommands);
+  for (size_t i = start; i < pCommands.size(); i++) {
+    pCommands[i].Layer += this->pCurrentLayer;
+  }
 }
 
 PD_API void Drawlist::Optimize() {
@@ -34,12 +42,14 @@ PD_API void Drawlist::Clear() {
   UnbindTexture();
   pPath.ResetFast();
   pCommands.NoReset();
+  pCurrentLayer = 0;
 }
 
 /** Command Allocation */
 PD_API Command& Drawlist::NewCommand() {
   auto cmd = pCommands.Allocate(1);
   cmd->Reset();
+  cmd->Layer = pCurrentLayer;
   cmd->Tex = pCurrentTexture.GetID();
   return *cmd;
 }
diff --git a/source/lithium/font.cpp b/source/lithium/font.cpp
index e9d778f..9aaa59a 100644
--- a/source/lithium/font.cpp
+++ b/source/lithium/font.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ PD_API void Font::CmdTextEx(Drawlist& dl, const fvec2& pos, u32 color,
     }
 
     if (cp.Size.x > 0 && cp.Size.y > 0) {
-      if (cmd == nullptr || cmd->Tex != Textures[cp.Tex]) {
+      if (cmd == nullptr || cmd->Tex != Textures[cp.Tex] ||
+          cmd->Layer != dl.GetLayer()) {
         if (cp.Tex >= Textures.size()) continue;
         cmd = &dl.NewCommand();
         cmd->Tex = Textures[cp.Tex];