diff --git a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Dnt_Nomal/z_en_dnt_nomal.c b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Dnt_Nomal/z_en_dnt_nomal.c
index 4e66ac0bf3b..831a298f17c 100644
--- a/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Dnt_Nomal/z_en_dnt_nomal.c
+++ b/soh/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Dnt_Nomal/z_en_dnt_nomal.c
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ void EnDntNomal_Init(Actor* thisx, PlayState* play) {
     } else {
         Actor_Kill(&this->actor);
     }
+
+    // https://github.com/HarbourMasters/Shipwright/issues/2796
+    // Default flowerPos to the actor's spawn position so the flower doesn't render at the origin if the draw function
+    // is enabled before SetFlower position (which waits for ground contact) has a chance to set the real position.
+    this->flowerPos = this->actor.world.pos;
     this->actionFunc = EnDntNomal_WaitForObject;
 }
 
@@ -189,6 +194,7 @@ void EnDntNomal_WaitForObject(EnDntNomal* this, PlayState* play) {
                            this->morphTable, 11);
             this->actor.draw = EnDntNomal_DrawStageScrub;
         }
+
         this->actionFunc = EnDntNomal_SetFlower;
     }
 }
@@ -887,4 +893,4 @@ void EnDntNomal_DrawTargetScrub(Actor* thisx, PlayState* play) {
     gSPMatrix(POLY_OPA_DISP++, MATRIX_NEWMTX(play->state.gfxCtx), G_MTX_NOPUSH | G_MTX_LOAD | G_MTX_MODELVIEW);
     gSPDisplayList(POLY_OPA_DISP++, gHintNutsFlowerDL);
     CLOSE_DISPS(play->state.gfxCtx);
-}
+}
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