diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/GroupButton.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/GroupButton.qml
index 031dfe778..2e1440f0f 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/GroupButton.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/GroupButton.qml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ Button {
         }
     }
 
+    z: visualFocus ? 1 : 0
     Rectangle {
         id: focusRing
         topLeftRadius: root.leftRadius - anchors.margins
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/RippleButton.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/RippleButton.qml
index 408515f7c..f6c2a2ecd 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/RippleButton.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/RippleButton.qml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ Button {
         }
     }
 
+    z: visualFocus ? 1 : 0
     Rectangle {
         id: focusRing
         radius: buttonBackground.radius - anchors.margins
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/StyledButton.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/StyledButton.qml
index 970e212bf..ebd176a5a 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/StyledButton.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/StyledButton.qml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ Button {
         }
     }
 
+    z: visualFocus ? 1 : 0
+
     contentItem: Item {
         implicitWidth: buttonText.implicitWidth
         implicitHeight: buttonText.implicitHeight