diff --git a/src/modal/modal.js b/src/modal/modal.js
index 88aee826d9..a4668aed22 100644
--- a/src/modal/modal.js
+++ b/src/modal/modal.js
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', ['ui.bootstrap.stackedMap', 'ui.bootstrap.p
           'size': modal.size,
           'index': topModalIndex,
           'animate': 'animate',
-          'ng-style': '{\'z-index\': 1050 + index*10, display: \'block\'}',
+          'ng-style': '{\'z-index\': 1050 + $$topModalIndex*10, display: \'block\'}',
           'tabindex': -1,
           'uib-modal-animation-class': 'fade',
           'modal-in-class': 'in'
@@ -521,6 +521,11 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', ['ui.bootstrap.stackedMap', 'ui.bootstrap.p
         }
 
         appendToElement.addClass(modalBodyClass);
+        if (modal.scope) {
+          // we need to explicitly add the modal index to the modal scope
+          // because it is needed by ngStyle to compute the zIndex property.
+          modal.scope.$$topModalIndex = topModalIndex;
+        }
         $animate.enter($compile(angularDomEl)(modal.scope), appendToElement);
 
         openedWindows.top().value.modalDomEl = angularDomEl;
diff --git a/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js b/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js
index 84fd7cf381..2ea386c8e2 100644
--- a/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js
+++ b/src/modal/test/modal.spec.js
@@ -1824,6 +1824,104 @@ describe('$uibModal', function() {
       expect(modal3Index).toEqual(2);
       expect(modal2Index).toBeLessThan(modal3Index);
     });
+
+    it('should have top modal with highest z-index', function() {
+      var modal2zIndex = null;
+      var modal3zIndex = null;
+
+      var modal1Instance = {
+        result: $q.defer(),
+        opened: $q.defer(),
+        closed: $q.defer(),
+        rendered: $q.defer(),
+        close: function(result) {
+          return $uibModalStack.close(modal1Instance, result);
+        },
+        dismiss: function(reason) {
+          return $uibModalStack.dismiss(modal1Instance, reason);
+        }
+      };
+      var modal2Instance = {
+        result: $q.defer(),
+        opened: $q.defer(),
+        closed: $q.defer(),
+        rendered: $q.defer(),
+        close: function(result) {
+          return $uibModalStack.close(modal2Instance, result);
+        },
+        dismiss: function(reason) {
+          return $uibModalStack.dismiss(modal2Instance, reason);
+        }
+      };
+      var modal3Instance = {
+        result: $q.defer(),
+        opened: $q.defer(),
+        closed: $q.defer(),
+        rendered: $q.defer(),
+        close: function(result) {
+          return $uibModalStack.close(modal3Instance, result);
+        },
+        dismiss: function(reason) {
+          return $uibModalStack.dismiss(modal3Instance, reason);
+        }
+      };
+
+      var modal1 = $uibModalStack.open(modal1Instance, {
+        appendTo: angular.element(document.body),
+        scope: $rootScope.$new(),
+        deferred: modal1Instance.result,
+        renderDeferred: modal1Instance.rendered,
+        closedDeferred: modal1Instance.closed,
+        content: '<div>Modal1</div>'
+      });
+
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      $animate.flush();
+      expect($document).toHaveModalsOpen(1);
+
+      expect(+$uibModalStack.getTop().value.modalDomEl[0].style.zIndex).toBe(1050);
+
+      var modal2 = $uibModalStack.open(modal2Instance, {
+        appendTo: angular.element(document.body),
+        scope: $rootScope.$new(),
+        deferred: modal2Instance.result,
+        renderDeferred: modal2Instance.rendered,
+        closedDeferred: modal2Instance.closed,
+        content: '<div>Modal2</div>'
+      });
+
+      modal2Instance.rendered.promise.then(function() {
+        modal2zIndex = +$uibModalStack.getTop().value.modalDomEl[0].style.zIndex;
+      });
+
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      $animate.flush();
+      expect($document).toHaveModalsOpen(2);
+
+      expect(modal2zIndex).toBe(1060);
+      close(modal1Instance);
+      expect($document).toHaveModalsOpen(1);
+
+      var modal3 = $uibModalStack.open(modal3Instance, {
+        appendTo: angular.element(document.body),
+        scope: $rootScope.$new(),
+        deferred: modal3Instance.result,
+        renderDeferred: modal3Instance.rendered,
+        closedDeferred: modal3Instance.closed,
+        content: '<div>Modal3</div>'
+      });
+
+      modal3Instance.rendered.promise.then(function() {
+        modal3zIndex = +$uibModalStack.getTop().value.modalDomEl[0].style.zIndex;
+      });
+
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      $animate.flush();
+      expect($document).toHaveModalsOpen(2);
+
+      expect(modal3zIndex).toBe(1070);
+      expect(modal2zIndex).toBeLessThan(modal3zIndex);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('modal.closing event', function() {