diff --git a/ss/LightBounce.cc b/ss/LightBounce.cc
index c635732..16bf526 100644
--- a/ss/LightBounce.cc
+++ b/ss/LightBounce.cc
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ void LightBounceBox::updateDist(float x, float y, float z)
     this->dist = (dx*dx) + (dy*dy) + (dz*dz);
 }
 
+
+bool LightBounceBoxComparator::operator()(LightBounceBox * l1, LightBounceBox * l2)
+{
+    return l1->getDist() > l2->getDist();
+}
+
+
 /* construct screensaver mode and do some basic OpenGL setup */
 LightBounce::LightBounce(SSMain * _SSMain) : SSMode(_SSMain)
 {
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ LightBounce::LightBounce(SSMain * _SSMain) : SSMode(_SSMain)
     }
 
     glPushAttrib(GL_POLYGON_BIT);   /* store CULL_FACE settings */
+//    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 }
 
 LightBounce::~LightBounce()
@@ -142,6 +150,7 @@ void LightBounce::update()
     {
         m_boxes[i]->updateDist(viewer_x, viewer_y, viewer_z);
     }
+    sort(m_boxes.begin(), m_boxes.end(), m_comparator);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < numMonitors; i++)
     {
diff --git a/ss/LightBounce.h b/ss/LightBounce.h
index 35dd995..64c17c4 100644
--- a/ss/LightBounce.h
+++ b/ss/LightBounce.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
     ~LightBounceBox();
     void draw() { glCallList(m_dl); }
     void updateDist(float x, float y, float z);
+    float getDist() { return dist; }
 
 private:
     float x;
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ private:
     GLuint m_dl;
 };
 
+class LightBounceBoxComparator
+{
+    public:
+        bool operator()(LightBounceBox * l1, LightBounceBox * l2);
+};
+
 class LightBounce : public SSMode
 {
 public:
@@ -41,6 +48,7 @@ public:
     ~LightBounce();
     void update();
 protected:
+    LightBounceBoxComparator m_comparator;
     vector<LightBounceBox *> m_boxes;
     LogoBox m_logoBox;
 };