diff --git a/Shared/SneakGame.cs b/Shared/SneakGame.cs
index 12d2238..1a1ec3e 100644
--- a/Shared/SneakGame.cs
+++ b/Shared/SneakGame.cs
@@ -166,13 +166,14 @@ namespace SemiColinGames {
       spriteBatch.Begin(SpriteSortMode.Deferred, null, SamplerState.LinearWrap, null, null);
 
       // Draw background.
+      Color bgBlend = Color.FromNonPremultiplied(new Vector4(1, 1, 1, 0.5f));
       Rectangle bgSource = new Rectangle(
         (int) (camera.Left * 0.25), 0, camera.Width, camera.Height);
       Rectangle bgTarget = new Rectangle(0, 0, camera.Width, camera.Height);
-      spriteBatch.Draw(grasslandBg2, bgTarget, bgSource, Color.White);
+      spriteBatch.Draw(grasslandBg2, bgTarget, bgSource, bgBlend);
       bgSource = new Rectangle(
         (int) (camera.Left * 0.5), 0, camera.Width, camera.Height);
-      spriteBatch.Draw(grasslandBg1, bgTarget, bgSource, Color.White);
+      spriteBatch.Draw(grasslandBg1, bgTarget, bgSource, bgBlend);
       spriteBatch.End();
 
       // Set up transformation matrix for drawing world objects.
@@ -180,12 +181,12 @@ namespace SemiColinGames {
       spriteBatch.Begin(
           SpriteSortMode.Deferred, null, SamplerState.LinearWrap, null, null, null, transform);
 
-      // Draw player.
-      player.Draw(spriteBatch);
-
       // Draw foreground tiles.
       world.Draw(spriteBatch);
 
+      // Draw player.
+      player.Draw(spriteBatch);
+
       // Aaaaand we're done.
       spriteBatch.End();