diff --git a/packages/melonjs/src/renderable/ui/uibaseelement.js b/packages/melonjs/src/renderable/ui/uibaseelement.js
index e80f3609b..26e390245 100644
--- a/packages/melonjs/src/renderable/ui/uibaseelement.js
+++ b/packages/melonjs/src/renderable/ui/uibaseelement.js
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ import Container from "../container.js";
 export default class UIBaseElement extends Container {
 	#boundPointerMoveHandler;
 
+	/**
+	 * UI base elements use screen coordinates by default
+	 * (Note: any child elements added to a UIBaseElement should have their floating property to false)
+	 * @see Renderable.floating
+	 * @type {boolean}
+	 * @default true
+	 */
+	floating = true;
+
 	/**
 	 *
 	 * @param {number} x - The x position of the container
@@ -65,15 +74,6 @@ export default class UIBaseElement extends Container {
 		 */
 		this.released = true;
 
-		/**
-		 * UI base elements use screen coordinates by default
-		 * (Note: any child elements added to a UIBaseElement should have their floating property to false)
-		 * @see Renderable.floating
-		 * @type {boolean}
-		 * @default true
-		 */
-		this.floating = true;
-
 		// object has been updated (clicked,etc..)
 		this.holdTimeout = -1;
 
diff --git a/packages/melonjs/src/renderable/ui/uispriteelement.js b/packages/melonjs/src/renderable/ui/uispriteelement.js
index 665fa4b93..c0847b24a 100644
--- a/packages/melonjs/src/renderable/ui/uispriteelement.js
+++ b/packages/melonjs/src/renderable/ui/uispriteelement.js
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ import Sprite from "./../sprite.js";
  * This is a basic sprite based button which you can use in your Game UI.
  */
 export default class UISpriteElement extends Sprite {
+	/**
+	 * if this UISpriteElement should use screen coordinates or local coordinates
+	 * (Note: any UISpriteElement elements added to a floating parent container should have their floating property to false)
+	 * @see Renderable.floating
+	 * @type {boolean}
+	 * @default true
+	 */
+	floating = true;
+
 	/**
 	 * @param {number} x - the x coordinate of the UISpriteElement Object
 	 * @param {number} y - the y coordinate of the UISpriteElement Object
@@ -73,15 +82,6 @@ export default class UISpriteElement extends Sprite {
 		this.holdTimeout = -1;
 		this.released = true;
 
-		/**
-		 * if this UISpriteElement should use screen coordinates or local coordinates
-		 * (Note: any UISpriteElement elements added to a floating parent container should have their floating property to false)
-		 * @see Renderable.floating
-		 * @type {boolean}
-		 * @default true
-		 */
-		this.floating = true;
-
 		// enable event detection
 		this.isKinematic = false;
 	}