diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 01849ce55..278745ed4 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ header
     :position relative
     :display inline
     :float right
+    :z-index 3
     a
       &.new_requests
         :color #DF0101