diff --git a/enrol/manual/yui/quickenrolment/quickenrolment.js b/enrol/manual/yui/quickenrolment/quickenrolment.js
index f3de1bfdfc6..f2adb9983d0 100644
--- a/enrol/manual/yui/quickenrolment/quickenrolment.js
+++ b/enrol/manual/yui/quickenrolment/quickenrolment.js
@@ -291,6 +291,13 @@ YUI.add('moodle-enrol_manual-quickenrolment', function(Y) {
                 y = parseInt(base.get('winHeight'))*0.1;
             }
             base.setXY([x,y]);
+            var zindex = 0;
+            Y.all('.moodle-has-zindex').each(function() {
+                if (parseInt(this.getComputedStyle('zIndex'), 10) > zindex) {
+                    zindex = parseInt(this.getComputedStyle('zIndex'), 10);
+                }
+            });
+            base.setStyle('zIndex', zindex + 1);
 
             if (this.get(UEP.USERS)===null) {
                 this.search(e, false);