diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
index c4286dcc0c6..ec362179572 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_canvas_cull.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void RendererCanvasCull::_cull_canvas_item(Item *p_canvas_item, const Transform2
 
 			ci->ysort_xform = ci->xform_curr.affine_inverse();
 			ci->ysort_pos = Vector2();
-			ci->ysort_modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 1);
+			ci->ysort_modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 1) / modulate;
 			ci->ysort_index = 0;
 			ci->ysort_parent_abs_z_index = parent_z;
 			child_items[0] = ci;