diff --git a/packages/mdc-select/mdc-select.scss b/packages/mdc-select/mdc-select.scss
index e11d1c1daf7..ad7202b18fe 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-select/mdc-select.scss
+++ b/packages/mdc-select/mdc-select.scss
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     max-height: 100%;
     transform-origin: center center;
     overflow-y: scroll;
+    z-index: 4; // Should pop up above everything else. temporary-drawer is next highest at 3.
   }
 
   &__selected-text {