diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 00449e660..4f6f57262 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ h1.big_text {
     .requests .requested_person:active,
     .remove .person:active,
     .remove .requested_person:active {
+      z-index: 20;
       color: #666666; }
       .aspect .person:active img,
       .aspect .requested_person:active img,
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 804c2d3d4..c9a8e9888 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ h1.big_text
       :display inline-block
 
     &:active
+      :z-index 20
       :color #666
       img
         :-webkit-box-shadow 0 1px 3px #333