diff --git a/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Ball.java b/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Ball.java
index 79cc6a1..772b869 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Ball.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/brickbuster/entity/Ball.java
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ public class Ball extends Entity implements PhysicsBody, CollisionListener {
 		ballFixture.density = 1f;
 
 		ballFixture.filter.categoryBits = EntityType.BALL;
-		ballFixture.filter.maskBits = EntityType.BOUNDARY | EntityType.BRICK | EntityType.PADDLE | EntityType.POWER_UP;
+		ballFixture.filter.maskBits = EntityType.BOUNDARY | EntityType.BRICK
+						| EntityType.PADDLE | EntityType.POWER_UP
+						| EntityType.SHIELD;
 
 		body = state.world.createBody(ballBody);
 		body.createFixture(ballFixture);