diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
index 6b2f66e5b4..c734aebdd4 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ class ShowBase:
         self.cam = self.camera.find('**/+Camera')
 
         # Set up a 2-d layer for drawing things behind Gui labels.
-        self.render2d = NodePath(setupPanda2d(self.win))
+        self.render2d = NodePath(setupPanda2d(self.win, "render2d"))
 
         # Set up another 2-d layer for drawing the Gui labels themselves.
-        self.renderGui = NodePath(setupPanda2d(self.win))
+        self.renderGui = NodePath(setupPanda2d(self.win, "renderGui"))
 
         # Set up an auxiliary 3-d layer for rendering floating heads
         # or other 3-d objects on top of text or widgets in the 2-d
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx b/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx
index 3d49b89a9c..ccd5f19413 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ PT(GraphicsWindow) make_graphics_window(GraphicsPipe *pipe,
 // can contain 2-d geometry and will be rendered on top of the
 // existing 3-d window.  Returns the top node of the scene graph.
 NodePath
-setup_panda_2d(GraphicsWindow *win) {
+setup_panda_2d(GraphicsWindow *win, const string &graph_name) {
   PT(Node) render2d_top;
   
-  render2d_top = new NamedNode("render2d_top");
-  Node *render2d = new NamedNode("render2d");
+  render2d_top = new NamedNode(graph_name + "_top");
+  Node *render2d = new NamedNode(graph_name);
   RenderRelation *render2d_arc = new RenderRelation(render2d_top, render2d);
 
   // Set up some overrides to turn off certain properties which we
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/showBase.h b/direct/src/showbase/showBase.h
index a06b046074..15ff1aea78 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/showBase.h
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/showBase.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EXPCL_DIRECT PT(GraphicsWindow)
 		       NodeAttributes &initial_state
 		       );	
 
-EXPCL_DIRECT NodePath setup_panda_2d(GraphicsWindow *win);
+EXPCL_DIRECT NodePath setup_panda_2d(GraphicsWindow *win, const string &name);
 EXPCL_DIRECT void add_render_layer(GraphicsWindow *win, Node *render_top,
 				   Camera *camera);