diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 29ced958d1a..e184e7fd181 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### ✨ Features and improvements
 - *...Add new stuff here...*
 - Listen to webglcontextcreationerror event and give detailed debug info when it fails ([#1715](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/pull/1715))
+- Make sure `cooperativeGestures` overlay is always "on top" (z-index) of map features ([#1753](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/pull/1753))
 
 ### 🐞 Bug fixes
 - *...Add new stuff here...*
diff --git a/src/css/maplibre-gl.css b/src/css/maplibre-gl.css
index b595f425d0b..0c7a847c5e8 100644
--- a/src/css/maplibre-gl.css
+++ b/src/css/maplibre-gl.css
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ a.maplibregl-ctrl-logo.maplibregl-compact {
     opacity: 0;
     pointer-events: none;
     transition: opacity 1s ease 1s;
+    z-index: 99999;
 }
 
 .maplibregl-cooperative-gesture-screen.maplibregl-show {