diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-views-hide.md b/.changeset/chatty-views-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..255031a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-views-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@neo4j-cypher/react-codemirror': patch
+---
+
+resetting z index for cm panels
diff --git a/packages/react-codemirror/src/lang-cypher/createCypherTheme.ts b/packages/react-codemirror/src/lang-cypher/createCypherTheme.ts
index 6184b1e48..a4715525d 100644
--- a/packages/react-codemirror/src/lang-cypher/createCypherTheme.ts
+++ b/packages/react-codemirror/src/lang-cypher/createCypherTheme.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export const createCypherTheme = ({
     '& .cm-panels': {
       backgroundColor: settings.searchPanel.background,
       fontFamily: 'Fira Code, Menlo, Monaco, Lucida Console, monospace',
+      zIndex: 0,
     },
     '& .cm-completionLabel': {
       fontFamily: 'Fira Code, Menlo, Monaco, Lucida Console, monospace',