diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/shared/functions/_z-index.scss b/assets/stylesheets/shared/functions/_z-index.scss
index 097e7493e5771..4dba0602f02a3 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/shared/functions/_z-index.scss
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/shared/functions/_z-index.scss
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ $z-layers: (
 		'.stats-module.is-loading .module-header-title::after': 2,
 		'ul.module-content-list-item-action-submenu': 2,
 		'ul.module-content-list-item-actions': 2,
+		'.editor-word-count': 3,
 		'.site-indicator__button': 3,
 		'ul.module-content-list-item-actions.collapsed': 3,
 		'.auth__input-wrapper .gridicon': 3,
 		'.auth__self-hosted-instructions': 4,
-		'.editor-word-count': 4,
 		'.auth__form .form-password-input__toggle-visibility': 4,
 		'.site-selector': 10,
 		'.editor-featured-image__preview.is-transient::after': 10,
diff --git a/client/post-editor/editor-action-bar/style.scss b/client/post-editor/editor-action-bar/style.scss
index 14f28094c5132..d192d3e7663af 100644
--- a/client/post-editor/editor-action-bar/style.scss
+++ b/client/post-editor/editor-action-bar/style.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-.editor-action-bar__saved-status {
+.editor-status-label.editor-action-bar__saved-status {
 	line-height: 1;
 	position: fixed;
 		bottom: 0px;
@@ -24,10 +24,18 @@
 	line-height: 1;
 	color: lighten( $gray, 10% );
 	pointer-events: none;
-	z-index: 2;
+	z-index: z-index( 'root', '.editor-action-bar__saved-status' );
+
+	@include breakpoint( "<480px" ) {
+		display: none;
+	}
 
 	.focus-sidebar & {
-		right: 273px;
+		right: 228px;
+
+		@include breakpoint( ">960px" ) {
+			right: 273px;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/client/post-editor/editor-word-count/style.scss b/client/post-editor/editor-word-count/style.scss
index f419a3608e9b1..b127413966d40 100644
--- a/client/post-editor/editor-word-count/style.scss
+++ b/client/post-editor/editor-word-count/style.scss
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 .editor-word-count {
 	position: fixed;
 		right: 0;
-		bottom: 3px;
-	padding: 8px;
+		bottom: 0;
+	padding: 6px 8px 8px;
 	background-color: rgba( $white, 0.92 );
 	text-transform: uppercase;
 	font-size: 11px;
 	line-height: 1;
 	color: lighten( $gray, 10% );
 	pointer-events: none;
-	z-index: 3;
+	z-index: z-index( 'root', '.editor-word-count' );
 
 	.focus-sidebar & {
 		right: 273px;
 	}
+
+	@include breakpoint( "<960px" ) {
+		.focus-sidebar & {
+			right: 229px;
+		}
+	}
 }