diff --git a/stylesheets/_modules.scss b/stylesheets/_modules.scss
index ddfce4fe87e2..8813ff338e50 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_modules.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_modules.scss
@@ -1184,6 +1184,8 @@ $message-padding-horizontal: 12px;
   &--inline {
     float: inline-end;
     margin-top: -14px;
+    position: relative;
+    z-index: $z-index-base;
   }
 }