diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.vue b/src/components/Timeline.vue
index e7a50b6..97e256d 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.vue
@@ -2885,7 +2885,9 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
   bottom: 0;
-  z-index: 18;
+  /* Above playhead (20) and brackets (19) so marker clicks/drags win
+     when the playhead has snapped onto the marker's position. */
+  z-index: 21;
   pointer-events: auto;
   cursor: ew-resize;
   touch-action: none;