diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/minimap/minimap.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/minimap/minimap.ts
index a4dd63a650418c346b254a34bcec080afa3d56cd..f5fb181844b562426617288156c05ccefa7df7a0 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/minimap/minimap.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/minimap/minimap.ts
@@ -472,17 +472,18 @@ export class Minimap extends ViewPart {
 		this._shadow.setClassName('minimap-shadow-hidden');
 		this._domNode.appendChild(this._shadow);
 
-		this._canvas = createFastDomNode(document.createElement('canvas'));
-		this._canvas.setPosition('absolute');
-		this._canvas.setLeft(0);
-		this._domNode.appendChild(this._canvas);
-
 		this._decorationsCanvas = createFastDomNode(document.createElement('canvas'));
 		this._decorationsCanvas.setPosition('absolute');
 		this._decorationsCanvas.setClassName('minimap-decorations-layer');
 		this._decorationsCanvas.setLeft(0);
 		this._domNode.appendChild(this._decorationsCanvas);
 
+		// text are rendered at the top, similar to editor view lines.
+		this._canvas = createFastDomNode(document.createElement('canvas'));
+		this._canvas.setPosition('absolute');
+		this._canvas.setLeft(0);
+		this._domNode.appendChild(this._canvas);
+
 		this._slider = createFastDomNode(document.createElement('div'));
 		this._slider.setPosition('absolute');
 		this._slider.setClassName('minimap-slider');