diff --git a/app/core/gimpdrawable.c b/app/core/gimpdrawable.c
index a80a06d384..f7e2bd3c4d 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpdrawable.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpdrawable.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ gimp_drawable_get_node (GimpItem *item)
   node = GIMP_ITEM_CLASS (parent_class)->get_node (item);
 
   drawable->private->mode_node = gegl_node_new_child (node,
-                                                      "operation", "gegl:normal",
+                                                      "operation", "gegl:over",
                                                       NULL);
 
   input  = gegl_node_get_input_proxy  (node, "input");
diff --git a/app/core/gimpimage.c b/app/core/gimpimage.c
index 05c0e9f245..2b88fc9640 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpimage.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpimage.c
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ gimp_image_get_graph (GimpProjectable *projectable)
   gegl_node_add_child (image->graph, channels_node);
 
   blend_node = gegl_node_new_child (image->graph,
-                                    "operation", "gegl:normal",
+                                    "operation", "gegl:over",
                                     NULL);
 
   gegl_node_connect_to (layers_node,   "output",