diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
index 473eb2d..b6f928e 100644
--- a/src/root.zig
+++ b/src/root.zig
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub const Root = struct {
     pub fn addView(self: *Self, wlr_xdg_surface: *c.wlr_xdg_surface) void {
         const node = self.views.allocateNode(self.server.allocator) catch unreachable;
         node.data.init(self, wlr_xdg_surface);
-        self.unmapped_views.append(node);
+        self.unmapped_views.prepend(node);
     }
 
     /// Finds the topmost view under the output layout coordinates lx, ly
diff --git a/src/view.zig b/src/view.zig
index f34f015..e8d882d 100644
--- a/src/view.zig
+++ b/src/view.zig
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub const View = struct {
 
         const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(View).Node, "data", view);
         view.root.unmapped_views.remove(node);
-        view.root.views.append(node);
+        view.root.views.prepend(node);
 
         view.root.arrange();
     }