diff --git a/Content.Shared/DrawDepth/DrawDepth.cs b/Content.Shared/DrawDepth/DrawDepth.cs
index a1812e752a..e0065dd765 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/DrawDepth/DrawDepth.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/DrawDepth/DrawDepth.cs
@@ -23,18 +23,23 @@ namespace Content.Shared.DrawDepth
         /// <summary>
         ///     Things that are beneath regular floors.
         /// </summary>
-        BelowFloor = DrawDepthTag.Default - 5,
+        BelowFloor = DrawDepthTag.Default - 6,
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Used for entities like carpets.
         /// </summary>
-        FloorTiles = DrawDepthTag.Default - 4,
+        FloorTiles = DrawDepthTag.Default - 5,
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Things that are actually right on the floor, like puddles. This does not mean objects like
         ///     tables, even though they are technically "on the floor".
         /// </summary>
-        FloorObjects = DrawDepthTag.Default - 3,
+        FloorObjects = DrawDepthTag.Default - 4,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Allows small mobs like mice and drones to render under tables and chairs but above puddles and vents
+        /// </summary>
+        SmallMobs = DrawDepthTag.Default - 3,
 
         Walls = DrawDepthTag.Default - 2,
 
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
index 28a831b69a..979563bcdd 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
   - type: Speech
     speechSounds: Squeak
   - type: Sprite
-    drawdepth: FloorObjects
+    drawdepth: SmallMobs
     layers:
     - map: ["enum.DamageStateVisualLayers.Base"]
       state: mouse-0
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
   id: MobMouse1
   components:
   - type: Sprite
-    drawdepth: Mobs
+    drawdepth: SmallMobs
     layers:
     - map: ["enum.DamageStateVisualLayers.Base"]
       state: mouse-1
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
   id: MobMouse2
   components:
   - type: Sprite
-    drawdepth: Mobs
+    drawdepth: SmallMobs
     layers:
     - map: ["enum.DamageStateVisualLayers.Base"]
       state: mouse-2
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/Player/silicon.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/Player/silicon.yml
index bf71862c3e..eefba72e40 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/Player/silicon.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/Player/silicon.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
       types:
         Heat : 1 #per second, scales with temperature & other constants
   - type: Sprite
-    drawdepth: Mobs
+    drawdepth: SmallMobs
     netsync: false
     layers:
     - state: shell