diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/style/default.css b/client/coral-embed-stream/style/default.css
index 101dc18cd..d132af6c5 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/style/default.css
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/style/default.css
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ hr {
 
 .commentStreamContainer {
   position: relative;
-  z-index: -1;
+  z-index: 0;
 }
 
 .commentStream {
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/components/ViewingOptions.css b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/components/ViewingOptions.css
index 3759295c8..7f4e054b3 100644
--- a/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/components/ViewingOptions.css
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-viewing-options/client/components/ViewingOptions.css
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 }
 
 .streamViewingOptionsList {
+    z-index: 10;
     background: white;
     position: absolute;
     box-shadow: 0px 3px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);