diff --git a/src/bin/e_gadget.c b/src/bin/e_gadget.c
index fd230f92d..9ea924b10 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_gadget.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_gadget.c
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ E_API void
 e_gadget_util_ctxpopup_place(Evas_Object *g, Evas_Object *ctx, Evas_Object *pos_obj)
 {
    int x, y, w, h;
+   E_Layer layer;
    E_Gadget_Config *zgc;
 
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(g);
@@ -1478,7 +1479,8 @@ e_gadget_util_ctxpopup_place(Evas_Object *g, Evas_Object *ctx, Evas_Object *pos_
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(zgc);
 
    elm_ctxpopup_hover_parent_set(ctx, e_comp->elm);
-   evas_object_layer_set(ctx, evas_object_layer_get(pos_obj ?: g));
+   layer = MAX(evas_object_layer_get(pos_obj ?: g), E_LAYER_POPUP);
+   evas_object_layer_set(ctx, layer);
 
    evas_object_geometry_get(pos_obj ?: g, &x, &y, &w, &h);
    if (zgc->site->anchor & E_GADGET_SITE_ANCHOR_TOP)