diff --git a/image-editor/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/imageeditor/core/model/EditorElementHierarchy.java b/image-editor/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/imageeditor/core/model/EditorElementHierarchy.java
index ce9ed01766..c2ec4e0a7b 100644
--- a/image-editor/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/imageeditor/core/model/EditorElementHierarchy.java
+++ b/image-editor/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/imageeditor/core/model/EditorElementHierarchy.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ final class EditorElementHierarchy {
       cropEditorElement.addElement(createThumbs(cropEditorElement, renderCenterThumbs));
 
       if (cropStyle == CropStyle.CIRCLE) {
-        EditorElement circle = new EditorElement(new OvalGuideRenderer(R.color.crop_circle_guide_color));
+        EditorElement circle = new EditorElement(new OvalGuideRenderer(R.color.crop_circle_guide_color), EditorModel.Z_CIRCLE);
         circle.getFlags().setSelectable(false)
               .persist();
 
diff --git a/image-editor/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/imageeditor/core/model/EditorModel.java b/image-editor/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/imageeditor/core/model/EditorModel.java
index db96df900c..3e978923a5 100644
--- a/image-editor/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/imageeditor/core/model/EditorModel.java
+++ b/image-editor/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/imageeditor/core/model/EditorModel.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public final class EditorModel implements Parcelable, RendererContext.Ready {
   public static final int Z_FADE     = 1;
   public static final int Z_TEXT     = 2;
   public static final int Z_TRASH    = 3;
+  public static final int Z_CIRCLE   = 4;
 
   private static final Runnable NULL_RUNNABLE = () -> {
   };