diff --git a/servers/visual/visual_server_canvas.cpp b/servers/visual/visual_server_canvas.cpp
index f13d18e9090..f386ca66421 100644
--- a/servers/visual/visual_server_canvas.cpp
+++ b/servers/visual/visual_server_canvas.cpp
@@ -204,10 +204,7 @@ void VisualServerCanvas::_render_canvas_item(Item *p_canvas_item, const Transfor
 	}
 }
 
-void VisualServerCanvas::_light_mask_canvas_items(int p_z, RasterizerCanvas::Item *p_canvas_item, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_masked_lights) {
-
-	if (!p_masked_lights)
-		return;
+void VisualServerCanvas::_light_mask_canvas_items(int p_z, RasterizerCanvas::Item *p_canvas_item, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_masked_lights, int p_canvas_layer_id) {
 
 	RasterizerCanvas::Item *ci = p_canvas_item;
 
@@ -216,7 +213,7 @@ void VisualServerCanvas::_light_mask_canvas_items(int p_z, RasterizerCanvas::Ite
 		RasterizerCanvas::Light *light = p_masked_lights;
 		while (light) {
 
-			if (ci->light_mask & light->item_mask && p_z >= light->z_min && p_z <= light->z_max && ci->global_rect_cache.intersects_transformed(light->xform_cache, light->rect_cache)) {
+			if ((p_canvas_layer_id >= light->layer_min) && (p_canvas_layer_id <= light->layer_max) && (ci->light_mask & light->item_mask) && (p_z >= light->z_min) && (p_z <= light->z_max) && (ci->global_rect_cache.intersects_transformed(light->xform_cache, light->rect_cache))) {
 				ci->light_masked = true;
 			}
 
@@ -227,7 +224,7 @@ void VisualServerCanvas::_light_mask_canvas_items(int p_z, RasterizerCanvas::Ite
 	}
 }
 
-void VisualServerCanvas::render_canvas(Canvas *p_canvas, const Transform2D &p_transform, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_lights, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_masked_lights, const Rect2 &p_clip_rect) {
+void VisualServerCanvas::render_canvas(Canvas *p_canvas, const Transform2D &p_transform, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_lights, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_masked_lights, const Rect2 &p_clip_rect, int p_canvas_layer_id) {
 
 	VSG::canvas_render->canvas_begin();
 
@@ -267,7 +264,7 @@ void VisualServerCanvas::render_canvas(Canvas *p_canvas, const Transform2D &p_tr
 				continue;
 
 			if (p_masked_lights) {
-				_light_mask_canvas_items(VS::CANVAS_ITEM_Z_MIN + i, z_list[i], p_masked_lights);
+				_light_mask_canvas_items(VS::CANVAS_ITEM_Z_MIN + i, z_list[i], p_masked_lights, p_canvas_layer_id);
 			}
 
 			VSG::canvas_render->canvas_render_items(z_list[i], VS::CANVAS_ITEM_Z_MIN + i, p_canvas->modulate, p_lights, p_transform);
diff --git a/servers/visual/visual_server_canvas.h b/servers/visual/visual_server_canvas.h
index a2c641ce76f..2303ec03db0 100644
--- a/servers/visual/visual_server_canvas.h
+++ b/servers/visual/visual_server_canvas.h
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ public:
 private:
 	void _render_canvas_item_tree(Item *p_canvas_item, const Transform2D &p_transform, const Rect2 &p_clip_rect, const Color &p_modulate, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_lights);
 	void _render_canvas_item(Item *p_canvas_item, const Transform2D &p_transform, const Rect2 &p_clip_rect, const Color &p_modulate, int p_z, RasterizerCanvas::Item **z_list, RasterizerCanvas::Item **z_last_list, Item *p_canvas_clip, Item *p_material_owner);
-	void _light_mask_canvas_items(int p_z, RasterizerCanvas::Item *p_canvas_item, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_masked_lights);
+	void _light_mask_canvas_items(int p_z, RasterizerCanvas::Item *p_canvas_item, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_masked_lights, int p_canvas_layer_id);
 
 	RasterizerCanvas::Item **z_list;
 	RasterizerCanvas::Item **z_last_list;
 
 public:
-	void render_canvas(Canvas *p_canvas, const Transform2D &p_transform, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_lights, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_masked_lights, const Rect2 &p_clip_rect);
+	void render_canvas(Canvas *p_canvas, const Transform2D &p_transform, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_lights, RasterizerCanvas::Light *p_masked_lights, const Rect2 &p_clip_rect, int p_canvas_layer_id);
 
 	RID canvas_create();
 	void canvas_set_item_mirroring(RID p_canvas, RID p_item, const Point2 &p_mirroring);
diff --git a/servers/visual/visual_server_viewport.cpp b/servers/visual/visual_server_viewport.cpp
index 1b909743a7f..6e70e934342 100644
--- a/servers/visual/visual_server_viewport.cpp
+++ b/servers/visual/visual_server_viewport.cpp
@@ -229,15 +229,16 @@ void VisualServerViewport::_draw_viewport(Viewport *p_viewport, ARVRInterface::E
 			RasterizerCanvas::Light *canvas_lights = NULL;
 
 			RasterizerCanvas::Light *ptr = lights;
+			int canvas_layer_id = E->get()->layer;
 			while (ptr) {
-				if (E->get()->layer >= ptr->layer_min && E->get()->layer <= ptr->layer_max) {
+				if (canvas_layer_id >= ptr->layer_min && canvas_layer_id <= ptr->layer_max) {
 					ptr->next_ptr = canvas_lights;
 					canvas_lights = ptr;
 				}
 				ptr = ptr->filter_next_ptr;
 			}
 
-			VSG::canvas->render_canvas(canvas, xform, canvas_lights, lights_with_mask, clip_rect);
+			VSG::canvas->render_canvas(canvas, xform, canvas_lights, lights_with_mask, clip_rect, canvas_layer_id);
 			i++;
 
 			if (scenario_draw_canvas_bg && E->key().get_layer() >= scenario_canvas_max_layer) {