diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/styling.js b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/styling.js
index 982535a6ad4..20229eb2df4 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/styling.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/styling.js
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ export default class DataGrid extends Component {
               button={styleButton}
               isOpen={this.state.isPopoverOpen}
               anchorPosition="rightUp"
-              zIndex={3}
+              zIndex={2}
               closePopover={this.closePopover.bind(this)}>
               <div style={{ width: 300 }}>
                 <EuiFormRow label="Border" display="columnCompressed">
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ export default class DataGrid extends Component {
               button={toolbarButton}
               isOpen={this.state.isToolbarPopoverOpen}
               anchorPosition="rightUp"
-              zIndex={3}
+              zIndex={2}
               closePopover={this.closeToolbarPopover.bind(this)}>
               <div style={{ width: 400 }}>
                 <EuiFormRow