diff --git a/browser/src/layer/tile/CommentListSection.ts b/browser/src/layer/tile/CommentListSection.ts
index 764ea9b38348..348f4a4a81be 100644
--- a/browser/src/layer/tile/CommentListSection.ts
+++ b/browser/src/layer/tile/CommentListSection.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ export class CommentSection extends CanvasSectionObject {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		this.containerObject.applyDrawingOrders();
+
+		if (this.sectionProperties.docLayer._docType === 'spreadsheet')
+			this.containerObject.applyDrawingOrders();
 	}
 
 	// Mobile.