diff --git a/waybar/config.template b/waybar/config.template
index d200b7be6..59c92f4c8 100644
--- a/waybar/config.template
+++ b/waybar/config.template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "id": "bar-1",
     "mode": "hide",
     "hidden_state": "hide",
-    "layer": "top", // Waybar at top layer
+    "layer": "overlay", // Waybar at top layer
     "position": "top", // Waybar position (top|bottom|left|right)
     //"margin-left": 20,
     //"margin-right": 20,