diff --git a/src/mol-plugin/skin/base/components/temp.scss b/src/mol-plugin/skin/base/components/temp.scss
index 9d20d320fa4b0ca6cc344b6decb9b8b65a1ef6db..9a7dd01165c25123ce4cd68d2ea45bce2c47ad1e 100644
--- a/src/mol-plugin/skin/base/components/temp.scss
+++ b/src/mol-plugin/skin/base/components/temp.scss
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
     position: absolute;
     left: $control-spacing;
     top: $control-spacing;
+    z-index: 10000;
 
     .msp-traj-controls {        
         line-height: $row-height;