diff --git a/demo/pop/init.lua b/demo/pop/init.lua
index 04d7b3c..6782a89 100644
--- a/demo/pop/init.lua
+++ b/demo/pop/init.lua
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pop.mousepressed = function(x, y, button, element)
       pop.focused = element
       pop.events[button] = element
     else
-      for i = 1, #element.child do
+      for i = #element.child, 1, -1 do
         handled = pop.mousepressed(x, y, button, element.child[i])
         if handled then
           break
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pop.mousereleased = function(x, y, button, element)
       if clickedHandled or mousereleasedHandled then
         return clickedHandled, mousereleasedHandled
       else
-        for i = 1, #element.child do
+        for i = #element.child, 1, -1 do
           clickedHandled, mousereleasedHandled = pop.mousereleased(x, y, button, element.child[i])
           if clickedHandled or mousereleasedHandled then
             break
diff --git a/lib/pop/init.lua b/lib/pop/init.lua
index 04d7b3c..6782a89 100644
--- a/lib/pop/init.lua
+++ b/lib/pop/init.lua
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pop.mousepressed = function(x, y, button, element)
       pop.focused = element
       pop.events[button] = element
     else
-      for i = 1, #element.child do
+      for i = #element.child, 1, -1 do
         handled = pop.mousepressed(x, y, button, element.child[i])
         if handled then
           break
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pop.mousereleased = function(x, y, button, element)
       if clickedHandled or mousereleasedHandled then
         return clickedHandled, mousereleasedHandled
       else
-        for i = 1, #element.child do
+        for i = #element.child, 1, -1 do
           clickedHandled, mousereleasedHandled = pop.mousereleased(x, y, button, element.child[i])
           if clickedHandled or mousereleasedHandled then
             break
diff --git a/src/pop/init.moon b/src/pop/init.moon
index 19517ce..eb820c9 100644
--- a/src/pop/init.moon
+++ b/src/pop/init.moon
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pop.mousepressed = (x, y, button, element) ->
             pop.focused = element
             pop.events[button] = element
         else
-            for i = 1, #element.child
+            for i = #element.child, 1, -1
                 handled = pop.mousepressed x, y, button, element.child[i]
                 if handled
                     break
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pop.mousereleased = (x, y, button, element) ->
             if clickedHandled or mousereleasedHandled
                 return clickedHandled, mousereleasedHandled
             else
-                for i = 1, #element.child
+                for i = #element.child, 1, -1
                     clickedHandled, mousereleasedHandled = pop.mousereleased x, y, button, element.child[i]
                     if clickedHandled or mousereleasedHandled
                         break