diff --git a/resources/views/components/forms/listbox.blade.php b/resources/views/components/forms/listbox.blade.php
index 06b68b3dbe..018e1bb5ba 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/forms/listbox.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/forms/listbox.blade.php
@@ -189,13 +189,10 @@
         toggle() {
             this.open = !this.open;
             this.positioned = false;
-            if (this.open && @js($portal)) {
-                this.$nextTick(() => requestAnimationFrame(() => this.positionPanel()));
-            }
         },
         positionPanel(panel = null) {
             const trigger = this.$refs.trigger;
-            panel ??= document.getElementById(@js($panelId));
+            panel ??= this.$refs.panel;
             if (!trigger || !panel) return;
 
             const gap = 4;
@@ -229,7 +226,7 @@
         {{ $attributes->whereStartsWith('x-model') }}
         {{ $attributes->whereStartsWith('x-effect') }}
         @if ($preserveValue) wire:ignore @endif
-        @click.outside="document.getElementById(@js($panelId))?.contains($event.target) || (open = false)" @keydown.escape="open = false" @resize.window="open && positionPanel()"
+        @click.outside="$refs.panel?.contains($event.target) || (open = false)" @keydown.escape="open = false" @resize.window="open && positionPanel()"
         @scroll.window.capture="open && positionPanel()">
         <button x-ref="trigger" id="{{ $triggerId }}" type="button" class="listbox-trigger" @click="toggle()"
             @disabled($disabled) {{ $attributes->whereStartsWith('x-bind:disabled') }} aria-haspopup="listbox"
@@ -244,92 +241,21 @@
                 <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="m8 9 4-4 4 4m0 6-4 4-4-4" />
             </svg>
         </button>
+        {{-- Fixed positioning lets the panel escape overflow containers such as modal bodies and tables.
+             portal also moves it to <body>, for an ancestor with a transform or filter. --}}
         @if ($portal)
             <template x-teleport="body">
-                <div id="{{ $panelId }}" class="listbox-panel{{ $searchable ? ' searchable-listbox-panel' : '' }}"
-                    style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; visibility: hidden" x-show="open"
-                    x-cloak :style="{ visibility: positioned ? 'visible' : 'hidden', ...panelPosition }"
-                    x-transition:enter="transition ease-out duration-100"
-                    x-transition:enter-start="opacity-0 -translate-y-1 scale-[0.98]"
-                    x-transition:enter-end="opacity-100 translate-y-0 scale-100"
-                    x-transition:leave="transition ease-in duration-75"
-                    x-transition:leave-start="opacity-100 translate-y-0 scale-100"
-                    x-transition:leave-end="opacity-0 -translate-y-1 scale-[0.98]"
-                    x-effect="if (open) requestAnimationFrame(() => positionPanel($el))" role="listbox"
-                    @if ($multiple) aria-multiselectable="true" @endif>
-                    @if ($searchable)
-                        <div class="searchable-listbox-search">
-                            <x-reicon name="search"
-                                class="pointer-events-none absolute top-1/2 left-3 size-3 -translate-y-1/2 text-neutral-400 dark:text-fg-faint" />
-                            <input x-ref="search" type="search" x-model="query" autocomplete="off"
-                                placeholder="{{ $searchPlaceholder }}" class="searchable-listbox-search-input"
-                                @keydown.enter.prevent="chooseOnlyMatch()" @keydown.escape.stop="open = false" />
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="searchable-listbox-options">
-                    @endif
-                    <div x-show="visibleOptions.length === 0{{ $searchable && $allowCustom ? ' && !customOption' : '' }}"
-                        class="px-3 py-2 text-[13px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-dim">
-                        @if ($searchable)
-                            <span x-text="options.length === 0 ? @js($emptyText) : @js($searchEmptyText)"></span>
-                        @else
-                            {{ $emptyText }}
-                        @endif
-                    </div>
-                    <template x-for="option in visibleOptions" :key="String(option.value)">
-                        <div>
-                            {{-- Non-selectable group header (options with header: true). Each header is the
-                                 only child of its x-for wrapper, so `first:` can't target it — the divider
-                                 is an unconditional top border, which reads as a separator between groups. --}}
-                            <template x-if="option.header">
-                                <div class="mt-1 border-t border-neutral-100 px-3 pt-2 pb-1 text-[10px] font-semibold tracking-wide text-neutral-400 uppercase dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:text-fg-faint"
-                                    x-text="option.label"></div>
-                            </template>
-                            <template x-if="!option.header">
-                                <button type="button" class="listbox-option" role="option"
-                                    :class="{ 'listbox-option-disabled': option.disabled }"
-                                    :aria-selected="isSelected(option)" @click="choose(option)">
-                                    <span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2 text-left">
-                                        <span x-show="option.dot" class="size-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full" :class="dotClass(option.dot)"></span>
-                                        <span class="flex min-w-0 flex-col items-start">
-                                            <span class="flex min-w-0 items-baseline gap-2">
-                                                <span class="truncate" x-text="option.label"></span>
-                                                <span x-show="option.state" x-text="option.state"
-                                                    class="shrink-0 text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-dim"></span>
-                                            </span>
-                                            <span x-show="option.description" x-text="option.description"
-                                                class="text-xs whitespace-normal text-neutral-500 dark:text-fg-dim"></span>
-                                        </span>
-                                    </span>
-                                    <svg x-show="isSelected(option)" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-                                        fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="2.5" stroke="currentColor"
-                                        class="ml-auto size-3.5 shrink-0">
-                                        <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="m4.5 12.75 6 6 9-13.5" />
-                                    </svg>
-                                </button>
-                            </template>
-                        </div>
-                    </template>
-                    @if ($searchable && $allowCustom)
-                        <template x-if="customOption">
-                            <button type="button" class="listbox-option" role="option" aria-selected="false"
-                                @click="choose(customOption)">
-                                <span class="truncate">Use <span class="font-mono" x-text="customOption.label"></span></span>
-                            </button>
-                        </template>
-                    @endif
-                    @if ($searchable)
-                        </div>
-                    @endif
-                </div>
-            </template>
-        @else
-            <div x-ref="panel" class="listbox-panel{{ $searchable ? ' searchable-listbox-panel' : '' }}" x-show="open" x-cloak
+        @endif
+            <div x-ref="panel" id="{{ $panelId }}" class="listbox-panel{{ $searchable ? ' searchable-listbox-panel' : '' }}"
+                style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; visibility: hidden" x-show="open"
+                x-cloak :style="{ visibility: positioned ? 'visible' : 'hidden', ...panelPosition }"
                 x-transition:enter="transition ease-out duration-100"
                 x-transition:enter-start="opacity-0 -translate-y-1 scale-[0.98]"
                 x-transition:enter-end="opacity-100 translate-y-0 scale-100"
                 x-transition:leave="transition ease-in duration-75"
                 x-transition:leave-start="opacity-100 translate-y-0 scale-100"
-                x-transition:leave-end="opacity-0 -translate-y-1 scale-[0.98]" role="listbox"
+                x-transition:leave-end="opacity-0 -translate-y-1 scale-[0.98]"
+                x-effect="if (open) requestAnimationFrame(() => positionPanel($el))" role="listbox"
                 @if ($multiple) aria-multiselectable="true" @endif>
                 @if ($searchable)
                     <div class="searchable-listbox-search">
@@ -393,6 +319,8 @@
                     </div>
                 @endif
             </div>
+        @if ($portal)
+            </template>
         @endif
     </div>
     @if ($errorMessage)
diff --git a/tests/v4/Browser/ApplicationConfigurationTest.php b/tests/v4/Browser/ApplicationConfigurationTest.php
index 6348a60c9c..946904fce6 100644
--- a/tests/v4/Browser/ApplicationConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/tests/v4/Browser/ApplicationConfigurationTest.php
@@ -97,6 +97,59 @@ it('keeps the PR suffix listbox visible outside the volumes table while scrollin
         ->screenshot(filename: 'application-persistent-storage-pr-suffix-listbox');
 });
 
+it('floats the backup target listbox over the new backup modal instead of scrolling it', function () {
+    foreach (range(1, 6) as $index) {
+        LocalPersistentVolume::create([
+            'uuid' => (string) new Cuid2,
+            'name' => $this->application->uuid.'-data-'.$index,
+            'mount_path' => '/data/'.$index,
+            'resource_id' => $this->application->id,
+            'resource_type' => $this->application->getMorphClass(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    loginAndSkipBoarding();
+
+    $url = applicationConfigurationUrl(
+        $this->stack['project'],
+        $this->stack['environment'],
+        $this->application
+    ).'/backups';
+
+    $page = visit($url);
+    $page->assertSee('Storage backups')
+        ->click('button:visible:has-text("Add")')
+        ->assertSee('New scheduled backup')
+        ->assertScript(<<<'JS'
+            () => {
+                document.querySelector('#targetKey-trigger').click();
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            JS)
+        ->wait(0.3)
+        ->assertScript(<<<'JS'
+            () => {
+                const panel = document.querySelector('#targetKey-panel');
+                const modalBody = panel.closest('.application-settings-section-body');
+                const panelRect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+                return modalBody.scrollHeight <= modalBody.clientHeight
+                    && panelRect.bottom > modalBody.getBoundingClientRect().bottom
+                    && panelRect.bottom <= window.innerHeight
+                    && document.elementFromPoint(panelRect.left + 10, panelRect.bottom - 10)?.closest('#targetKey-panel') === panel;
+            }
+            JS)
+        ->screenshot(filename: 'application-backup-target-listbox');
+
+    selectListboxOption($page, 'targetKey', 'Volume: '.$this->application->uuid.'-data-6');
+
+    $page->assertScript(<<<'JS'
+        () => document.querySelector('#targetKey-trigger').textContent.includes('-data-6')
+        JS)
+        ->assertNoJavaScriptErrors();
+});
+
 it('saves application name description and ports from the general form', function () {
     loginAndSkipBoarding();