diff --git a/resources/skins.vector.styles/layout-default.less b/resources/skins.vector.styles/layout-default.less
index d4a1eb1..d1dd5ae 100644
--- a/resources/skins.vector.styles/layout-default.less
+++ b/resources/skins.vector.styles/layout-default.less
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ body {
 	float: left;
 	margin: 0 0 0 @margin-horizontal-search;
 	flex-grow: 1;
+	z-index: @z-index-menu;
 	flex-basis: @min-width-search;
 
 	// #searchform is only a direct child of #p-search before wvui-loads. After