diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/grid/_grid-theme.scss b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/grid/_grid-theme.scss
index 87452d99ada..1d23bc3b6c1 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/grid/_grid-theme.scss
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/grid/_grid-theme.scss
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@
     }
 
     %igx-grid__outlet {
-        z-index: 2;
+        z-index: 10002;
         position: fixed;
     }