diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/save/WorkspaceExplorerSaveDialog.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/save/WorkspaceExplorerSaveDialog.java
index 65e4ce3..7817b8d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/save/WorkspaceExplorerSaveDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/save/WorkspaceExplorerSaveDialog.java
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.event.HideHandler;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.event.ShownEvent;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.event.ShownHandler;
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.Scheduler;
+import com.google.gwt.core.shared.GWT;
 import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickHandler;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.Event;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ValueBoxBase.TextAlignment;
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ public class WorkspaceExplorerSaveDialog extends Modal implements HasWorskpaceEx
 	private WorkspaceExplorerController controller;
 	private List<WorskpaceExplorerSaveNotificationListener> listeners = new ArrayList<WorskpaceExplorerSaveNotificationListener>();
 	private TextBox fileNameTextBox = new TextBox();
+	private int zIndex = -1;
 
 	
 	/**
@@ -424,21 +427,46 @@ public class WorkspaceExplorerSaveDialog extends Modal implements HasWorskpaceEx
 		
 	}
 	
-	
 	/**
-	 * Sets the z index.
+	 * Sets the z-index.
 	 *
 	 * @param zIndex the new z index
 	 */
 	public void setZIndex(int zIndex){
-		Element el = null;
-		try{
-			el = getElement();
-		}catch (Exception e) {
-			//silent
-			return;
-		}
-		el.getStyle().setZIndex(zIndex);
+		this.zIndex = zIndex;
+		configureZindex();
 	}
 	
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure zindex.
+	 */
+	private void configureZindex() {
+		
+		if(zIndex>0){
+			Element el = null;
+			try{
+				el = getElement();
+			}catch (Exception e) {
+				//silent
+				return;
+			}
+			el.getStyle().setZIndex(zIndex+20);
+			
+			//IS MODAL-BACKDROP
+			if(el.getNextSiblingElement()!=null)
+				el.getNextSiblingElement().getStyle().setZIndex(zIndex+10);
+		}
+	}
+
+	
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.Modal#onShown(com.google.gwt.user.client.Event)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	protected void onShown(Event e) {
+		super.onShown(e);
+		GWT.log("Shown fired");
+		configureZindex();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/select/WorkspaceExplorerSelectDialog.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/select/WorkspaceExplorerSelectDialog.java
index 0b317c6..be37d5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/select/WorkspaceExplorerSelectDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/client/select/WorkspaceExplorerSelectDialog.java
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.WorkspaceExplorerConstants;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.WorkspaceExplorerController;
-import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.event.BreadcrumbClickEvent;
-import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.event.BreadcrumbClickEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.event.LoadRootEvent;
-import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.event.RootLoadedEvent;
-import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.event.RootLoadedEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.notification.WorkspaceExplorerSelectNotification.HasWorskpaceExplorerSelectNotificationListener;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.client.notification.WorkspaceExplorerSelectNotification.WorskpaceExplorerSelectNotificationListener;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.wsexplorer.shared.FilterCriteria;
@@ -31,6 +27,7 @@ import com.google.gwt.core.shared.GWT;
 import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickHandler;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.Event;
 
 
 /**
@@ -49,6 +46,7 @@ public class WorkspaceExplorerSelectDialog extends Modal implements HasWorskpace
 	private Alert alertConfirm;
 	private WorkspaceExplorerController controller;
 	private List<WorskpaceExplorerSelectNotificationListener> listeners = new ArrayList<WorskpaceExplorerSelectNotificationListener>();
+	private int zIndex = -1;
 	
 
 	/**
@@ -76,8 +74,10 @@ public class WorkspaceExplorerSelectDialog extends Modal implements HasWorskpace
 	/**
 	 * Instantiates a new workspace explorer select dialog.
 	 * You can implement {@link WorskpaceExplorerSelectNotificationListener} to receive events
+	 *
 	 * @param captionTxt the caption txt
 	 * @param filterCriteria the filter criteria
+	 * @param selectableTypes the selectable types
 	 */
 	public WorkspaceExplorerSelectDialog(String captionTxt, FilterCriteria filterCriteria, List<ItemType> selectableTypes) {
 		controller = new WorkspaceExplorerController(filterCriteria, WorkspaceExplorerConstants.HEIGHT_EXPLORER_PANEL);
@@ -373,18 +373,45 @@ public class WorkspaceExplorerSelectDialog extends Modal implements HasWorskpace
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Sets the z index.
+	 * Sets the z-index.
 	 *
 	 * @param zIndex the new z index
 	 */
 	public void setZIndex(int zIndex){
-		Element el = null;
-		try{
-			el = getElement();
-		}catch (Exception e) {
-			//silent
-			return;
+		this.zIndex = zIndex;
+		configureZindex();
+	}
+	
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure zindex.
+	 */
+	private void configureZindex() {
+		
+		if(zIndex>0){
+			Element el = null;
+			try{
+				el = getElement();
+			}catch (Exception e) {
+				//silent
+				return;
+			}
+			el.getStyle().setZIndex(zIndex+20);
+			
+			//IS MODAL-BACKDROP
+			if(el.getNextSiblingElement()!=null)
+				el.getNextSiblingElement().getStyle().setZIndex(zIndex+10);
 		}
-		el.getStyle().setZIndex(zIndex);
+	}
+
+	
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.Modal#onShown(com.google.gwt.user.client.Event)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	protected void onShown(Event e) {
+		super.onShown(e);
+		GWT.log("Shown fired");
+		configureZindex();
 	}
 }