2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/client/src/sass/bootstrap.scss b/client/src/sass/bootstrap.scss
index 586f558fe..4f6e08c1b 100644
--- a/client/src/sass/bootstrap.scss
+++ b/client/src/sass/bootstrap.scss
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ $icon-font-path: '~@neos21/bootstrap3-glyphicons/assets/fonts/';
         content: '';
         display: block;
         position: fixed;
-        z-index: z('menu') - 1;
+        z-index: z(overlay);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/client/src/sass/include/_variables.scss b/client/src/sass/include/_variables.scss
index 396dae0e2..e0a4c7d3f 100644
--- a/client/src/sass/include/_variables.scss
+++ b/client/src/sass/include/_variables.scss
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ $variables: (
 
 $zindex: (
   miniature       :    10,
-  privacymsg      :    20,
   sub-menu        : 12500,
+  overlay         : 12550,
   menu            : 12600,
   search-typeahead: 12650,
   popover         : 13000,
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ $zindex: (
   modal           : 16000,
   dropdown        : 17000,
   help-popover    : 17000,
+  privacymsg      : 17500,
   header          : 17500,
   notification    : 18000,
   hotkeys         : 19000