diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/public/react_expression_renderer/react_expression_renderer.tsx b/src/plugins/expressions/public/react_expression_renderer/react_expression_renderer.tsx
index 61f45ce84e3c3..1d479bd9b4c1c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/public/react_expression_renderer/react_expression_renderer.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/public/react_expression_renderer/react_expression_renderer.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ export function ReactExpressionRenderer({
   return (
     <div {...dataAttrs} className={classes}>
       {isEmpty && <EuiLoadingChart mono size="l" />}
-      {isLoading && <EuiProgress size="xs" color="accent" position="absolute" />}
+      {isLoading && (
+        <EuiProgress size="xs" color="accent" position="absolute" style={{ zIndex: 1 }} />
+      )}
       {!isLoading && error && renderError?.(error.message, error)}
       <div className="expExpressionRenderer__expression" style={expressionStyles} ref={nodeRef} />
     </div>