diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/code-snippet/_code-snippet.scss b/packages/components/src/components/code-snippet/_code-snippet.scss
index fc98b7186cfc..eaa62f3b72a8 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/code-snippet/_code-snippet.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/code-snippet/_code-snippet.scss
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     right: 0;
-    z-index: 10;
 
     // Override inherited rule in code snippet
     @include carbon--font-family('sans');
@@ -465,6 +464,7 @@
   .#{$prefix}--snippet--multi .#{$prefix}--copy-btn {
     top: $carbon--spacing-03;
     right: $carbon--spacing-03;
+    z-index: 10;
     width: $carbon--spacing-07;
     height: $carbon--spacing-07;
   }
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/copy-button/_copy-button.scss b/packages/components/src/components/copy-button/_copy-button.scss
index 8c113acf3577..b300f56d47ec 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/copy-button/_copy-button.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/copy-button/_copy-button.scss
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     .#{$prefix}--copy-btn__feedback {
       @include tooltip--content('icon');
 
+      z-index: 3;
       display: none;
       box-sizing: content-box;
       margin: auto;