diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.scss b/src/components/notification/notification.scss
index 000f0dec87..20aebe3d42 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.scss
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.scss
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@
     background-color: var(--sbb-notification-type-color);
     border: var(--sbb-notification-border);
     border-radius: var(--sbb-notification-base-radius);
-    z-index: -1;
   }
 }
 
 .sbb-notification {
   @include sbb.text-s--regular;
 
+  position: relative;
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
   align-items: center;