diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/emoji.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/emoji.scss
index dd386d698d6..160e9d8117a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/emoji.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/emoji.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   box-shadow: 4px 4px 6px rgba($base-shadow-color, 0.4);
   border-radius: 4px;
   margin-top: 5px;
+  z-index: 2;
 
   .emoji-mart-scroll {
     transition: opacity 200ms ease;