diff --git a/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm b/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm
index 58939680b6e31..36669ae07eb6d 100644
--- a/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm
+++ b/shell/browser/native_window_mac.mm
@@ -1795,8 +1795,8 @@ void ViewDidMoveToSuperview(NSView* self, SEL _cmd) {
   NativeWindow::SetParentWindow(parent);
 
   // Do not remove/add if we are already properly attached.
-  if (attach && parent &&
-      [window_ parentWindow] == parent->GetNativeWindow().GetNativeNSWindow())
+  auto* native_window = parent->GetNativeWindow().GetNativeNSWindow();
+  if (attach && parent && [window_ parentWindow] == native_window)
     return;
 
   // Remove current parent window.
@@ -1805,10 +1805,13 @@ void ViewDidMoveToSuperview(NSView* self, SEL _cmd) {
 
   // Set new parent window.
   // Note that this method will force the window to become visible.
-  if (parent && attach)
-    [parent->GetNativeWindow().GetNativeNSWindow()
-        addChildWindow:window_
-               ordered:NSWindowAbove];
+  if (parent && attach) {
+    // Attaching a window as a child window resets its window level, so
+    // save and restore it afterwards.
+    NSInteger level = window_.level;
+    [native_window addChildWindow:window_ ordered:NSWindowAbove];
+    [window_ setLevel:level];
+  }
 }
 
 void NativeWindowMac::SetForwardMouseMessages(bool forward) {