diff --git a/app/javascript/src/styles/common/navigation.scss b/app/javascript/src/styles/common/navigation.scss
index 160d6001a..ea3bdc8d1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/styles/common/navigation.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/src/styles/common/navigation.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ nav.navigation {
   grid-template-rows: min-content min-content min-content min-content auto;
 
   width: 100%; // otherwise narrow when fixed
-  z-index: 20; // otherwise post labels layered above
+  z-index: 200; // above post labels and notes
   position: relative;