diff --git a/scss/_alert.scss b/scss/_alert.scss
index d0536f3395d8..dd08a55c6bf9 100644
--- a/scss/_alert.scss
+++ b/scss/_alert.scss
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     right: 0;
+    z-index: $stretched-link-z-index + 1;
     padding: $alert-padding-y * 1.25 $alert-padding-x;
   }
 }