diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 59d1d59f3bb..a65a5195962 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -4782,6 +4782,7 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
+  z-index: 9999;
 }
 
 .media-gallery__gifv__label {