diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/part.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/part.css
index e77d77ec0d0b123db055e9eca56f50c9fbc91174..f31b7454f8c0acff38e0336e2dfd87cd4ac74842 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/part.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/part.css
@@ -8,16 +8,20 @@
 	overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+
+.monaco-workbench .part > .drop-block-overlay.visible {
+	display: block;
+	backdrop-filter: brightness(97%) blur(2px);
+	opacity: 1;
+	z-index: 10;
+}
+
 .monaco-workbench .part > .drop-block-overlay {
-	visibility: hidden; /* use visibility to ensure transitions */
-	transition-property: opacity;
-	transition-timing-function: linear;
-	transition-duration: 250ms;
+	display: none;
 	width: 100%;
 	height: 100%;
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 0;
-	opacity: 0;
 	pointer-events: none;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/media/activitybarpart.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/media/activitybarpart.css
index 677bed9952a9869454dc4b74ad0d02fd64c4210a..6e3ff5bf0f429fb5d4462c8ed9b5458696ea6d13 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/media/activitybarpart.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/media/activitybarpart.css
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 	width: 48px;
 }
 
-.monaco-workbench .part > .drop-block-overlay.visible {
-	visibility: visible;
-	backdrop-filter: brightness(97%) blur(2px);
-	opacity: 1;
-}
-
 .monaco-workbench .activitybar > .content {
 	height: 100%;
 	display: flex;