diff --git a/frontend/src/components/fileManager/FileListItem.tsx b/frontend/src/components/fileManager/FileListItem.tsx
index 8436d2e29..a721961ec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/fileManager/FileListItem.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/fileManager/FileListItem.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { FileId, StirlingFileStub } from '../../types/fileContext';
 import { useFileManagerContext } from '../../contexts/FileManagerContext';
 import { zipFileService } from '../../services/zipFileService';
 import ToolChain from '../shared/ToolChain';
+import { Z_INDEX_OVER_FILE_MANAGER_MODAL } from '../../styles/zIndex';
 
 interface FileListItemProps {
   file: StirlingFileStub;
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ const FileListItem: React.FC<FileListItemProps> = ({
             withinPortal
             onOpen={() => setIsMenuOpen(true)}
             onClose={() => setIsMenuOpen(false)}
+            zIndex={Z_INDEX_OVER_FILE_MANAGER_MODAL}
           >
             <Menu.Target>
               <ActionIcon
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/zIndex.ts b/frontend/src/styles/zIndex.ts
index 5abe9cf9b..289ac100d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/zIndex.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/zIndex.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 // Keep values identical to their original inline usages.
 
 export const Z_INDEX_FULLSCREEN_SURFACE = 1000;
-export const Z_INDEX_AUTOMATE_MODAL = 1100;
-export const Z_INDEX_FILE_MANAGER_MODAL = 1200; 
 export const Z_INDEX_OVER_FULLSCREEN_SURFACE = 1300;
 
+export const Z_INDEX_FILE_MANAGER_MODAL = 1200; 
+export const Z_INDEX_OVER_FILE_MANAGER_MODAL = 1300;
+
+export const Z_INDEX_AUTOMATE_MODAL = 1100;
+
+