diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/bugfix-new-file-menu-z-index b/changelog/unreleased/bugfix-new-file-menu-z-index
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..778dd55ea7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/bugfix-new-file-menu-z-index
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Bugfix: Fix z-index on the new file menu
+
+Added a z-index to files-view because it prevented the new file menu from having a higher z-index
+than the table headers. As a result the new file menu was being overlapped by them.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/web/pull/5056
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/App.vue b/packages/web-app-files/src/App.vue
index aabfdd727ef..b267262cf8b 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/App.vue
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/App.vue
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export default {
 
 #files-view {
   grid-area: main;
+  z-index: 0;
 }
 
 #files-upload-progress {