diff --git a/packages/styles/scss/components/modal/_modal.scss b/packages/styles/scss/components/modal/_modal.scss
index 81ddc701c314..d1137e2688e6 100644
--- a/packages/styles/scss/components/modal/_modal.scss
+++ b/packages/styles/scss/components/modal/_modal.scss
@@ -378,8 +378,10 @@
     overflow: hidden;
   }
 
-  .#{$prefix}--body--with-modal-open .#{$prefix}--tooltip,
-  .#{$prefix}--body--with-modal-open .#{$prefix}--overflow-menu-options {
+  .#{$prefix}--body--with-modal-open .#{$prefix}--modal .#{$prefix}--tooltip,
+  .#{$prefix}--body--with-modal-open
+    .#{$prefix}--modal
+    .#{$prefix}--overflow-menu-options {
     z-index: z('modal');
   }