diff --git a/src/modules/pager/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/pager/e_mod_main.c
index 3bf2646b6..4d6bbc1ea 100644
--- a/src/modules/pager/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/pager/e_mod_main.c
@@ -791,13 +791,13 @@ _pager_popup_new(E_Zone *zone, int keyaction)
    desk = e_desk_current_get(zone);
    if (desk)
      edje_object_part_text_set(pp->o_bg, "e.text.label", desk->name);
-   evas_object_show(pp->o_bg);
 
    edje_extern_object_min_size_set(pp->pager->o_table, width, height);
    edje_object_part_swallow(pp->o_bg, "e.swallow.content", pp->pager->o_table);
    edje_object_size_min_calc(pp->o_bg, &w, &h);
 
    pp->popup = e_comp_object_util_add(pp->o_bg, E_COMP_OBJECT_TYPE_POPUP);
+   evas_object_layer_set(pp->popup, E_LAYER_CLIENT_POPUP);
    evas_object_pass_events_set(pp->popup, 1);
    e_zone_useful_geometry_get(zone, &zx, &zy, &zw, &zh);
    evas_object_geometry_set(pp->popup, zx, zy, w, h);