diff --git a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/DynamicGroup.lua b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/DynamicGroup.lua
index 0f6e53f..0634280 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/DynamicGroup.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/DynamicGroup.lua
@@ -834,7 +834,8 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
     region.controlledChildren[childID][cloneID] = controlPoint
     childRegion:SetAnchor(data.selfPoint, controlPoint, data.selfPoint)
     if(childData.frameStrata == 1) then
-      childRegion:SetFrameStrata(region:GetFrameStrata());
+      local frameStrata = region:GetFrameStrata()
+      childRegion:SetFrameStrata(frameStrata ~= "UNKNOWN" and frameStrata or "BACKGROUND");
     else
       childRegion:SetFrameStrata(WeakAuras.frame_strata_types[childData.frameStrata]);
     end
diff --git a/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.lua b/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.lua
index e57bac7..9388e8c 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.lua
@@ -6898,7 +6898,8 @@ function WeakAuras.AnchorFrame(data, region, parent)
     region:SetAnchor(data.selfPoint, anchorParent, data.anchorPoint);
 
     if(data.frameStrata == 1) then
-      region:SetFrameStrata(region:GetParent():GetFrameStrata());
+      local frameStrata = region:GetParent():GetFrameStrata()
+      region:SetFrameStrata(frameStrata ~= "UNKNOWN" and frameStrata or "BACKGROUND");
     else
       region:SetFrameStrata(WeakAuras.frame_strata_types[data.frameStrata]);
     end