diff --git a/cura/BuildVolume.py b/cura/BuildVolume.py
index 2757a37609..7514f15c14 100755
--- a/cura/BuildVolume.py
+++ b/cura/BuildVolume.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class BuildVolume(SceneNode):
             self._plate_shader = OpenGL.getInstance().createShaderProgram(Resources.getPath(Resources.Shaders, "color.shader"))
             theme = Application.getInstance().getTheme()
             self._plate_shader.setUniformValue("u_color", Color(*theme.getColor("buildplate").getRgb()))
+            self._plate_shader.setUniformValue("u_z_bias", 0.01)
 
         renderer.queueNode(self, mode = RenderBatch.RenderMode.Lines)
         renderer.queueNode(self, mesh = self._origin_mesh)