diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Attachments/AttachmentView.swift b/Tusker/Views/Attachments/AttachmentView.swift
index 5b4353ca46..081f994068 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Attachments/AttachmentView.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Attachments/AttachmentView.swift
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ class AttachmentView: GIFImageView {
         self.badgeContainer = stack
         stack.axis = .horizontal
         stack.spacing = 2
+        // badges should appear on top of any subsequently added views (e.g., gifv)
+        stack.layer.zPosition = 100
         stack.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
         
         let font = UIFontMetrics(forTextStyle: .caption1).scaledFont(for: .systemFont(ofSize: 13, weight: .bold))