diff --git a/src/app/components/CallEmbedProvider.tsx b/src/app/components/CallEmbedProvider.tsx
index 18e065afc..b1d91b841 100644
--- a/src/app/components/CallEmbedProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/CallEmbedProvider.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import { getRoomPermissionsAPI } from '../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 import { useLivekitSupport } from '../hooks/useLivekitSupport';
 import { CallAvatarAnimation } from '../styles/Animations.css';
 import { webRTCSupported } from '../utils/rtc';
+import { zIndices } from '../styles/zIndex';
 
 const PIP_MIN_W = 200;
 const PIP_MIN_H = 112;
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ function IncomingCallBanner({ dm, info, onIgnore, onAnswer, onReject }: Incoming
         position: 'fixed',
         top: config.space.S400,
         right: config.space.S400,
-        zIndex: 9990,
+        zIndex: zIndices.inCallBanner,
         width: toRem(300),
         maxWidth: `calc(100vw - 2 * ${config.space.S400})`,
         padding: config.space.S300,
diff --git a/src/app/components/seasonal/SeasonalEffect.tsx b/src/app/components/seasonal/SeasonalEffect.tsx
index a5ba93c8f..3617e0a73 100644
--- a/src/app/components/seasonal/SeasonalEffect.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/seasonal/SeasonalEffect.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../../state/settings';
+import { zIndices } from '../../styles/zIndex';
 import {
   animSeasonFall,
   animLeafFall,
@@ -758,7 +759,7 @@ function SeasonalOverlay({ theme, reduced }: { theme: SeasonTheme; reduced: bool
         pointerEvents: 'none',
         // Below the Night Light overlay (9998) so seasonal particles are tinted
         // by it, and below modals (9999) so dialogs are never obscured.
-        zIndex: 9997,
+        zIndex: zIndices.seasonalEffect,
         overflow: 'hidden',
       }}
     >
diff --git a/src/app/features/toast/LotusToastContainer.tsx b/src/app/features/toast/LotusToastContainer.tsx
index 814753a28..0b035e746 100644
--- a/src/app/features/toast/LotusToastContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/toast/LotusToastContainer.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { color, config, Icon, IconButton, Icons } from 'folds';
 import { toastQueueAtom, dismissToastAtom, ToastNotif } from '../../state/toast';
 import { useSetting } from '../../state/hooks/settings';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../../state/settings';
+import { zIndices } from '../../styles/zIndex';
 
 // Inject the keyframe animation once
 const STYLE_ID = 'lotus-toast-keyframes';
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ export function LotusToastContainer() {
     position: 'fixed',
     bottom: '1.5rem',
     right: '1.5rem',
-    zIndex: 10001,
+    zIndex: zIndices.toast,
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'column',
     gap: config.space.S200,
diff --git a/src/app/pages/App.tsx b/src/app/pages/App.tsx
index 5c0be9fe5..7d74f4a1c 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/App.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/App.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { LotusToastContainer } from '../features/toast/LotusToastContainer';
 import { useTauriNotificationBadge } from '../hooks/useTauriNotificationBadge';
 import { SeasonalEffect } from '../components/seasonal/SeasonalEffect';
 import { applyCustomAccent, removeCustomAccent } from '../utils/accentColor';
+import { zIndices } from '../styles/zIndex';
 
 const FONT_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
   system: "system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif",
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ function NightLightOverlay() {
         position: 'fixed',
         inset: 0,
         pointerEvents: 'none',
-        zIndex: 9998,
+        zIndex: zIndices.nightLight,
         backgroundColor: `rgba(255, 140, 0, ${(settings.nightLightOpacity ?? 30) / 100})`,
       }}
     />
diff --git a/src/app/styles/zIndex.ts b/src/app/styles/zIndex.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9501c690f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/styles/zIndex.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * Global overlay stacking layers, centralized so floating Lotus UI doesn't
+ * collide. (folds `Overlay`/`Dialog` modals resolve to 9999, which sits between
+ * `nightLight` and `toast`.) Component-internal stacking uses small local
+ * z-index values and is intentionally not listed here.
+ */
+export const zIndices = {
+  /** In-call incoming-call banner — below seasonal/night-light/modals. */
+  inCallBanner: 9990,
+  /** Seasonal particle effect — below the night-light tint so particles tint. */
+  seasonalEffect: 9997,
+  /** Night Light tint overlay — above effects, below modals. */
+  nightLight: 9998,
+  /** Toasts — above everything, including modals. */
+  toast: 10001,
+} as const;