diff --git a/src/panel.scss b/src/panel.scss
index 3a814269..9bb925a6 100644
--- a/src/panel.scss
+++ b/src/panel.scss
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
   color: var(--panelText);
   background-color: $fallback--bg;
   background-color: var(--bg, $fallback--bg);
+  // hotfix for misplaced timeline menu/filter popover layer
+  z-index: 5;
 
   &::after {
     background-color: $fallback--fg;