diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue
index 16e55cc..55464fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
       />
       <v-menu
         v-model="menuOpen" activator="parent" :open-on-click="false"
+        :z-index="2400"
       >
         <v-list density="compact">
           <v-list-item @click="$emit('alias', suggestion)">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagChip.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagChip.vue
index f06c18a..e93710d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagChip.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagChip.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
         :aria-label="`More actions for ${tag.name}`"
         @click.stop="menuOpen = !menuOpen"
       />
-      <v-menu v-model="menuOpen" activator="parent" :open-on-click="false">
+      <!-- :z-index above the modal's 2000 — the teleported menu otherwise lands
+           BEHIND .fc-viewer and gets blurred by its backdrop-filter (operator
+           saw it ghosted behind the sidebar, 2026-06-07). THIS is what made the
+           kebab look dead the whole time: it opened, just underneath. -->
+      <v-menu v-model="menuOpen" activator="parent" :open-on-click="false" :z-index="2400">
         <v-list density="compact">
           <v-list-item @click="$emit('rename', tag)">
             <v-list-item-title>Rename…</v-list-item-title>