diff --git a/com.unity.render-pipelines.universal/Runtime/ForwardRenderer.cs b/com.unity.render-pipelines.universal/Runtime/ForwardRenderer.cs
index 954bcc468c3..a59f7c29935 100644
--- a/com.unity.render-pipelines.universal/Runtime/ForwardRenderer.cs
+++ b/com.unity.render-pipelines.universal/Runtime/ForwardRenderer.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public ForwardRenderer(ForwardRendererData data) : base(data)
             m_RenderOpaqueForwardPass = new DrawObjectsPass("Render Opaques", true, RenderPassEvent.BeforeRenderingOpaques, RenderQueueRange.opaque, data.opaqueLayerMask, m_DefaultStencilState, stencilData.stencilReference);
             m_CopyDepthPass = new CopyDepthPass(RenderPassEvent.AfterRenderingSkybox, m_CopyDepthMaterial);
             m_DrawSkyboxPass = new DrawSkyboxPass(RenderPassEvent.BeforeRenderingSkybox);
-            m_CopyColorPass = new CopyColorPass(RenderPassEvent.BeforeRenderingTransparents, m_SamplingMaterial);
+            m_CopyColorPass = new CopyColorPass(RenderPassEvent.AfterRenderingSkybox, m_SamplingMaterial);
             m_TransparentSettingsPass = new TransparentSettingsPass(RenderPassEvent.BeforeRenderingTransparents, data.shadowTransparentReceive);
             m_RenderTransparentForwardPass = new DrawObjectsPass("Render Transparents", false, RenderPassEvent.BeforeRenderingTransparents, RenderQueueRange.transparent, data.transparentLayerMask, m_DefaultStencilState, stencilData.stencilReference);
             m_OnRenderObjectCallbackPass = new InvokeOnRenderObjectCallbackPass(RenderPassEvent.BeforeRenderingPostProcessing);