diff --git a/themes/wilma/css/ie6.css b/themes/wilma/css/ie6.css
index 1a17dbf4..b9dbae0a 100644
--- a/themes/wilma/css/ie6.css
+++ b/themes/wilma/css/ie6.css
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ fix to maintain sanity in rendering sections of site admin targets IE7 and below
 #individual-intro.person #individual-info {
     width: 72%;
 }
+/* Fix for dropdown user menu */
+ul.dropdown {
+    z-index: 9999;
+}
 /* Fix for menupages */
 nav#alpha-browse-container {
     width: 542px;
diff --git a/themes/wilma/css/ie7.css b/themes/wilma/css/ie7.css
index b07feedf..10e4cb18 100644
--- a/themes/wilma/css/ie7.css
+++ b/themes/wilma/css/ie7.css
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
   *display: inline !important;
   *vertical-align: top !important;
 }
+/* Fix for dropdown user menu */
+ul.dropdown {
+    z-index: 9999;
+}
 /* Fix for photo upload */
 #photoUploadForm input.submit, 
 #photoUploadForm input.submit:visited,