diff --git a/core/block_dragger.js b/core/block_dragger.js
index 9a6c46573..fa9bbcafd 100644
--- a/core/block_dragger.js
+++ b/core/block_dragger.js
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ Blockly.BlockDragger.prototype.startBlockDrag = function(currentDragDeltaXY, hea
     Blockly.Events.setGroup(true);
   }
 
+  // Mutators don't have the same type of z-ordering as the normal workspace during a drag.
+  // They have to rely on the order of the blocks in the svg. For performance reasons that
+  // usually happens at the end of a drag, but do it at the beginning for mutators.
+  if (this.workspace_.isMutator) {
+    this.draggingBlock_.bringToFront();
+  }
+
   this.workspace_.setResizesEnabled(false);
   Blockly.BlockAnimations.disconnectUiStop();