diff --git a/src/components/accordion/_accordion.scss b/src/components/accordion/_accordion.scss
index aad27ccd02b..ff01baff1e4 100644
--- a/src/components/accordion/_accordion.scss
+++ b/src/components/accordion/_accordion.scss
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
 }
 
 .euiAccordion__childWrapper {
+  will-change: opacity, visibility, height;
   visibility: hidden;
   height: 0;
   opacity: 0;
   overflow: hidden;
-  transform: translatez(0);
   // sass-lint:disable-block indentation
   transition:
     height $euiAnimSpeedNormal $euiAnimSlightResistance,
diff --git a/upcoming_changelogs/5806.md b/upcoming_changelogs/5806.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2d829082f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming_changelogs/5806.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Fixed layout bug in `EuiAccordion` children that use `position: fixed;`
+