diff --git a/src/sass/blocks/views/_read.scss b/src/sass/blocks/views/_read.scss
index 9d50498..a19d842 100644
--- a/src/sass/blocks/views/_read.scss
+++ b/src/sass/blocks/views/_read.scss
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
         right: $scrollbar-width; // don't cover scrollbar
         padding: $padding-vertical $padding-horizontal;
         background-color: $color-white;
+        z-index: 9999; // places the buttons on top of the content
         .btn-icon-light + .btn-icon-light {
             margin-left: 1.4em;
         }