diff --git a/agb/src/display/object.rs b/agb/src/display/object.rs
index ea702dca..69c734e6 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/object.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/object.rs
@@ -238,11 +238,13 @@ impl AffineMatrix<'_> {
 
 impl ObjectAttribute {
     fn new() -> Self {
-        ObjectAttribute {
+        let mut o = ObjectAttribute {
             a0: 0,
             a1: 0,
             a2: 0,
-        }
+        };
+        o.set_mode(Mode::Hidden);
+        o
     }
 }