diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/GUI.cpp b/src/frontend/gui/GUI.cpp
index 2173eb45..07f94e84 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/GUI.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ bool GUI::isFocusCaught() const {
     return focus && focus->isfocuskeeper();
 }
 
+void GUI::addBack(std::shared_ptr<UINode> panel) {
+    container->addBack(panel);
+}
+
 void GUI::add(shared_ptr<UINode> panel) {
     container->add(panel);
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/GUI.h b/src/frontend/gui/GUI.h
index e9b19258..df3cdcff 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/GUI.h
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/GUI.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ namespace gui {
 
         void act(float delta);
         void draw(Batch2D* batch, Assets* assets);
+        void addBack(std::shared_ptr<UINode> panel);
         void add(std::shared_ptr<UINode> panel);
         void remove(std::shared_ptr<UINode> panel);
         void store(std::string name, std::shared_ptr<UINode> node);
diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/panels.cpp b/src/frontend/gui/panels.cpp
index 2c838aa7..b91f1d84 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/panels.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/panels.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ shared_ptr<UINode> Container::getAt(vec2 pos, shared_ptr<UINode> self) {
         return nullptr;
     }
     if (!isInside(pos)) return nullptr;
-    for (auto node : nodes) {
+
+    for (int i = nodes.size()-1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        auto& node = nodes[i];
         if (!node->visible())
             continue;
         auto hover = node->getAt(pos, node);
@@ -91,6 +93,12 @@ void Container::draw(Batch2D* batch, Assets* assets) {
     Window::popScissor();
 }
 
+void Container::addBack(shared_ptr<UINode> node) {
+    nodes.insert(nodes.begin(), node);
+    node->setParent(this);
+    refresh();
+}
+
 void Container::add(shared_ptr<UINode> node) {
     nodes.push_back(node);
     node->setParent(this);
diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/panels.h b/src/frontend/gui/panels.h
index a93773ea..6bc1018c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/panels.h
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/panels.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace gui {
         virtual void drawBackground(Batch2D* batch, Assets* assets) {};
         virtual void draw(Batch2D* batch, Assets* assets) override;
         virtual std::shared_ptr<UINode> getAt(glm::vec2 pos, std::shared_ptr<UINode> self) override;
+        virtual void addBack(std::shared_ptr<UINode> node);
         virtual void add(std::shared_ptr<UINode> node);
         virtual void add(UINode* node);
         virtual void add(std::shared_ptr<UINode> node, glm::vec2 coord);
diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.cpp b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
index 9564c892..7a05abdd 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ HudRenderer::HudRenderer(Engine* engine, LevelFrontend* frontend)
     hotbarView = createHotbar();
     inventoryView = createInventory();
 
+    darkOverlay = std::make_unique<Panel>(glm::vec2(4000.0f));
+    darkOverlay->color(glm::vec4(0, 0, 0, 0.5f));
+
     uicamera = new Camera(vec3(), 1);
     uicamera->perspective = false;
     uicamera->flipped = true;
@@ -286,9 +289,10 @@ HudRenderer::HudRenderer(Engine* engine, LevelFrontend* frontend)
     createDebugPanel(engine);
     menu->reset();
     
+    gui->addBack(darkOverlay);
+    gui->addBack(hotbarView);
     gui->add(debugPanel);
     gui->add(contentAccessPanel);
-    gui->add(hotbarView);
     gui->add(inventoryView);
     gui->add(grabbedItemView);
 }
@@ -297,6 +301,7 @@ HudRenderer::~HudRenderer() {
     gui->remove(grabbedItemView);
     gui->remove(inventoryView);
     gui->remove(hotbarView);
+    gui->remove(darkOverlay);
     gui->remove(contentAccessPanel);
     gui->remove(debugPanel);
     delete uicamera;
@@ -368,6 +373,8 @@ void HudRenderer::update(bool visible) {
         }
         player->setChosenSlot(slot);
     }
+
+    darkOverlay->visible(pause);
 }
 
 void HudRenderer::closeInventory() {
@@ -376,26 +383,6 @@ void HudRenderer::closeInventory() {
     grabbed.clear();
 }
 
-void HudRenderer::drawOverlay(const GfxContext& ctx) {
-    if (pause) {
-        Shader* uishader = assets->getShader("ui");
-        uishader->use();
-        uishader->uniformMatrix("u_projview", uicamera->getProjView());
-
-        const Viewport& viewport = ctx.getViewport();
-        const uint width = viewport.getWidth();
-        const uint height = viewport.getHeight();
-        auto batch = ctx.getBatch2D();
-        batch->begin();
-
-        // draw fullscreen dark overlay
-        batch->texture(nullptr);
-        batch->color = vec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f);
-        batch->rect(0, 0, width, height);
-        batch->render();
-    }
-} 
-
 void HudRenderer::draw(const GfxContext& ctx){
     auto level = frontend->getLevel();
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.h b/src/frontend/hud.h
index 307cbaf8..753bb6ff 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.h
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class HudRenderer {
     std::shared_ptr<InventoryView> hotbarView;
     std::shared_ptr<InventoryView> inventoryView;
 	std::shared_ptr<gui::UINode> debugPanel;
+    std::shared_ptr<gui::Panel> darkOverlay;
     std::unique_ptr<InventoryInteraction> interaction;
     std::shared_ptr<SlotView> grabbedItemView;
 	gui::GUI* gui;
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ public:
 	~HudRenderer();
 
 	void update(bool hudVisible);
-    void drawOverlay(const GfxContext& context);
 	void draw(const GfxContext& context);
 	void drawDebug(int fps);
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/menu.cpp b/src/frontend/menu.cpp
index e90cb5d8..e6bdf360 100644
--- a/src/frontend/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/menu.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ void create_pause_panel(Engine* engine, PagesControl* menu) {
     panel->add(create_button(L"Continue", vec4(10.0f), vec4(1), [=](GUI*){
         menu->reset();
     }));
+    panel->add(guiutil::gotoButton(L"Content", "content", menu));
     panel->add(guiutil::gotoButton(L"Settings", "settings", menu));
 
     panel->add(create_button(L"Save and Quit to Menu", vec4(10.f), vec4(1), [=](GUI*){
diff --git a/src/frontend/screens.cpp b/src/frontend/screens.cpp
index b1c8ba97..4ce02380 100644
--- a/src/frontend/screens.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/screens.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ void LevelScreen::draw(float delta) {
 
     worldRenderer->draw(ctx, camera.get(), hudVisible);
 
-    hud->drawOverlay(ctx);
     if (hudVisible) {
         hud->draw(ctx);
         if (level->player->debug) {