diff --git a/packages/ui/src/composables/skin-rendering/use-skin-preview-scene.ts b/packages/ui/src/composables/skin-rendering/use-skin-preview-scene.ts
index a55b1cd682..d2c175dc78 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/composables/skin-rendering/use-skin-preview-scene.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/composables/skin-rendering/use-skin-preview-scene.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function configureSkinPreviewMesh(mesh: THREE.Mesh) {
 	materials.forEach((material) => {
 		if (!(material instanceof THREE.MeshStandardMaterial) || material.name === 'cape') return
 
-		material.transparent = false
+		material.transparent = isSkinLayer
 		material.alphaTest = 0.1
 		material.depthTest = true
 		material.depthWrite = true
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/utils/webgl/skin-rendering.ts b/packages/ui/src/utils/webgl/skin-rendering.ts
index 3a3d100bd9..9505f6e00f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/utils/webgl/skin-rendering.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/utils/webgl/skin-rendering.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ export function applyTexture(model: THREE.Object3D, texture: THREE.Texture): voi
 	model.traverse((child) => {
 		if ((child as THREE.Mesh).isMesh) {
 			const mesh = child as THREE.Mesh
+			const isSkinLayer = mesh.name.endsWith('_Layer')
 			const materials = Array.isArray(mesh.material) ? mesh.material : [mesh.material]
 
 			materials.forEach((mat: THREE.Material) => {
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ export function applyTexture(model: THREE.Object3D, texture: THREE.Texture): voi
 							flatShading: true,
 							side: THREE.FrontSide,
 							toneMapped: false,
-							transparent: false,
+							transparent: isSkinLayer,
 						})
 
 						setCommonMaterialProperties(mat)