diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index 2d22604..813719b 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -54,19 +54,20 @@ var AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
     Name: 'DrawOnYourScreenAreaManager',
 
     _init: function() {
+        this.settings = Convenience.getSettings();
         this.areas = [];
         this.activeArea = null;
         this.enterGicon = new Gio.ThemedIcon({ name: 'applications-graphics-symbolic' });
         this.leaveGicon = new Gio.ThemedIcon({ name: 'application-exit-symbolic' });
         
         Main.wm.addKeybinding('toggle-drawing',
-                              Convenience.getSettings(),
+                              this.settings,
                               Meta.KeyBindingFlags.NONE,
                               Shell.ActionMode.ALL,
                               this.toggleDrawing.bind(this));
         
         Main.wm.addKeybinding('erase-drawing',
-                              Convenience.getSettings(),
+                              this.settings,
                               Meta.KeyBindingFlags.NONE,
                               Shell.ActionMode.ALL,
                               this.eraseDrawing.bind(this));
@@ -100,7 +101,12 @@ var AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
             let area = new Draw.DrawingArea({ name: 'drawOnYourSreenArea' + i }, monitor, helper);
             container.add_child(area);
             container.add_child(helper);
-            Main.uiGroup.insert_child_above(container, global.window_group);
+            
+            if (this.settings.get_boolean("move-drawing-on-desktop"))
+                Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.insert_child_above(container, Main.layoutManager._bgManagers[i].backgroundActor);
+            else
+                Main.uiGroup.insert_child_above(container, global.window_group);
+            
             container.set_position(monitor.x, monitor.y);
             container.set_size(monitor.width, monitor.height);
             area.set_size(monitor.width, monitor.height);
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ var AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
         
         for (let key in this.internalKeybindings) {
             Main.wm.addKeybinding(key,
-                                  Convenience.getSettings(),
+                                  this.settings,
                                   Meta.KeyBindingFlags.NONE,
                                   256,
                                   this.internalKeybindings[key]);
@@ -149,7 +155,7 @@ var AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
         
         for (let i = 1; i < 10; i++) {
             Main.wm.addKeybinding('select-color' + i,
-                                  Convenience.getSettings(),
+                                  this.settings,
                                   Meta.KeyBindingFlags.NONE,
                                   256,
                                   () => this.activeArea.selectColor(i));
@@ -227,7 +233,11 @@ var AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
             this.activeArea.leaveDrawingMode();
             this.activeArea = null;
             
-            Main.uiGroup.set_child_above_sibling(activeContainer, global.window_group);
+            activeContainer.get_parent().remove_actor(activeContainer);
+            if (this.settings.get_boolean("move-drawing-on-desktop"))
+                Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.insert_child_above(activeContainer, Main.layoutManager._bgManagers[activeIndex].backgroundActor);
+            else
+                Main.uiGroup.insert_child_above(activeContainer, global.window_group);
             
             // check display or screen (API changes)
             if (global.display.set_cursor)
@@ -241,7 +251,8 @@ var AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
             let currentIndex = Main.layoutManager.monitors.indexOf(Main.layoutManager.currentMonitor);
             let activeContainer = this.areas[currentIndex].get_parent();
             
-            Main.uiGroup.set_child_above_sibling(activeContainer, null);
+            activeContainer.get_parent().remove_actor(activeContainer);
+            Main.uiGroup.add_child(activeContainer);
             
             // 256 is a custom Shell.ActionMode
             if (!Main.pushModal(this.areas[currentIndex], { actionMode: 256 | 1 }))
diff --git a/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot b/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
index 6578ed6..94c8019 100644
--- a/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
+++ b/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Global"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Move drawing on the desktop when leaving drawing mode"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Draw On Your Screen becomes Draw On Your Desktop"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Internal"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 6593337..772c85d 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -125,6 +125,20 @@ const PrefsPage = new GObject.Class({
         let globalKeybindingsWidget = new KeybindingsWidget(GLOBAL_KEYBINDINGS, this.settings);
         globalKeybindingsWidget.margin = MARGIN;
         listBox.add(globalKeybindingsWidget);
+        
+        let desktopBox = new Gtk.Box({ margin: MARGIN });
+        let desktopLabelBox = new Gtk.Box({ orientation: Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL });
+        let desktopLabel1 = new Gtk.Label({label: _("Move drawing on the desktop when leaving drawing mode")});
+        let desktopLabel2 = new Gtk.Label({ use_markup: true, halign: 1, label: "<small>" + _("Draw On Your Screen becomes Draw On Your Desktop") + "</small>" });
+        desktopLabel1.set_halign(1);
+        desktopLabel2.get_style_context().add_class("dim-label");
+        desktopLabelBox.pack_start(desktopLabel1, true, true, 0);
+        desktopLabelBox.pack_start(desktopLabel2, true, true, 0);
+        let desktopSwitch = new Gtk.Switch({valign: 3});
+        this.settings.bind("move-drawing-on-desktop", desktopSwitch, "active", 0);
+        desktopBox.pack_start(desktopLabelBox, true, true, 4);
+        desktopBox.pack_start(desktopSwitch, false, false, 4);
+        listBox.add(desktopBox);
         this.addSeparator(listBox);
         
         let internalTitleBox = new Gtk.Box({ margin: MARGIN });
diff --git a/schemas/gschemas.compiled b/schemas/gschemas.compiled
index 37b8a67..dbb5659 100644
Binary files a/schemas/gschemas.compiled and b/schemas/gschemas.compiled differ
diff --git a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml
index 215a9c3..a41ba91 100644
--- a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml
+++ b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
       <summary>smoothed stroke</summary>
       <description>smoothed stroke</description>
     </key>
+    <key type="b" name="move-drawing-on-desktop">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary>move drawing on desktop</summary>
+      <description>move drawing on desktop</description>
+    </key>
     <key type="as" name="toggle-drawing">
       <default>["&lt;Alt&gt;&lt;Super&gt;d"]</default>
       <summary>toggle drawing</summary>