diff --git a/packages/components/src/color-palette/style.scss b/packages/components/src/color-palette/style.scss
index a2aace0b31b461..785053d394d43e 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/color-palette/style.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/color-palette/style.scss
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ $color-palette-circle-spacing: 14px;
 	&.is-active {
 		box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px;
 		border: $border-width solid $dark-gray-400;
+		position: relative;
+		z-index: 1;
 
 		& + .dashicons-saved {
 			position: absolute;