diff --git a/js/ui/screenshot.js b/js/ui/screenshot.js
index a84cd0a44..bdbf7134f 100644
--- a/js/ui/screenshot.js
+++ b/js/ui/screenshot.js
@@ -1506,6 +1506,10 @@ var ScreenshotUI = GObject.registerClass({
         // pop their grabs.
         Main.layoutManager.emit('system-modal-opened');
 
+        const { screenshotUIGroup } = Main.layoutManager;
+        screenshotUIGroup.get_parent().set_child_above_sibling(
+            screenshotUIGroup, null);
+
         const grabResult = this._grabHelper.grab({
             actor: this,
             onUngrab: () => this.close(),