diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/gui/FixedWidthFontRenderer.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/gui/FixedWidthFontRenderer.java
index 48a8b6aed..36868c428 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/gui/FixedWidthFontRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/gui/FixedWidthFontRenderer.java
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ public final class FixedWidthFontRenderer
                     false,
                     false ) ) // blur, minimap
                 .alpha( ONE_TENTH_ALPHA )
-                .writeMaskState( DEPTH_MASK )
+                .writeMaskState( ALL_MASK )
                 .lightmap( DISABLE_LIGHTMAP )
                 .build( false ) );
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/proxy/ComputerCraftProxyClient.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/proxy/ComputerCraftProxyClient.java
index d59206009..fa7c0a8f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/proxy/ComputerCraftProxyClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/proxy/ComputerCraftProxyClient.java
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ public final class ComputerCraftProxyClient implements ClientModInitializer
         BlockRenderLayerMap.INSTANCE.putBlock( ComputerCraftRegistry.ModBlocks.TURTLE_NORMAL, RenderLayer.getTranslucent() );
         BlockRenderLayerMap.INSTANCE.putBlock( ComputerCraftRegistry.ModBlocks.TURTLE_ADVANCED, RenderLayer.getTranslucent() );
 
+        // Monitors' textures have transparent fronts and so count as cutouts.
+        BlockRenderLayerMap.INSTANCE.putBlock( ComputerCraftRegistry.ModBlocks.MONITOR_NORMAL, RenderLayer.getCutout() );
+        BlockRenderLayerMap.INSTANCE.putBlock( ComputerCraftRegistry.ModBlocks.MONITOR_ADVANCED, RenderLayer.getCutout() );
+
         // Setup TESRs
         BlockEntityRendererRegistry.INSTANCE.register( ComputerCraftRegistry.ModTiles.MONITOR_NORMAL, TileEntityMonitorRenderer::new );
         BlockEntityRendererRegistry.INSTANCE.register( ComputerCraftRegistry.ModTiles.MONITOR_ADVANCED, TileEntityMonitorRenderer::new );
diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/render/TileEntityMonitorRenderer.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/render/TileEntityMonitorRenderer.java
index 6dd81b5a2..2c40576e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/render/TileEntityMonitorRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/client/render/TileEntityMonitorRenderer.java
@@ -93,10 +93,21 @@ public class TileEntityMonitorRenderer extends BlockEntityRenderer<TileMonitor>
         transform.multiply( Vector3f.POSITIVE_X.getDegreesQuaternion( pitch ) );
         transform.translate( -0.5 + TileMonitor.RENDER_BORDER + TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN,
             origin.getHeight() - 0.5 - (TileMonitor.RENDER_BORDER + TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN) + 0,
-            0.501 );
+            0.50 );
         double xSize = origin.getWidth() - 2.0 * (TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN + TileMonitor.RENDER_BORDER);
         double ySize = origin.getHeight() - 2.0 * (TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN + TileMonitor.RENDER_BORDER);
 
+        // Draw the background blocker
+        FixedWidthFontRenderer.drawBlocker( transform.peek().getModel(),
+            renderer,
+            (float) -TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN,
+            (float) TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN,
+            (float) (xSize + 2 * TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN),
+            (float) -(ySize + TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN * 2) );
+
+        // Set the contents slightly off the surface to prevent z-fighting
+        transform.translate( 0.0, 0.0, 0.001 );
+
         // Draw the contents
         Terminal terminal = originTerminal.getTerminal();
         if( terminal != null )
@@ -123,6 +134,8 @@ public class TileEntityMonitorRenderer extends BlockEntityRenderer<TileMonitor>
             // reasonable.
             FixedWidthFontRenderer.drawCursor( matrix, buffer, 0, 0, terminal, !originTerminal.isColour() );
 
+            // To go along with sneaky hack above: make sure state changes are undone. I would have thought this would
+            // happen automatically after these buffers are drawn, but chests will render weird around monitors without this.
             FixedWidthFontRenderer.TYPE.endDrawing();
 
             transform.pop();
@@ -138,13 +151,6 @@ public class TileEntityMonitorRenderer extends BlockEntityRenderer<TileMonitor>
                 (float) -(ySize + MARGIN * 2) );
         }
 
-        // FixedWidthFontRenderer.drawBlocker( transform.peek().getModel(),
-        //     renderer,
-        //     (float) -TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN,
-        //     (float) TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN,
-        //     (float) (xSize + 2 * TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN),
-        //     (float) -(ySize + TileMonitor.RENDER_MARGIN * 2) );
-
         transform.pop();
     }