diff --git a/src/nvim/popupmenu.c b/src/nvim/popupmenu.c
index 334a9bc904..9be005622b 100644
--- a/src/nvim/popupmenu.c
+++ b/src/nvim/popupmenu.c
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ void pum_display(pumitem_T *array, int size, int selected, bool array_changed, i
     // room the window size will keep changing.
   } while (pum_set_selected(selected, redo_count) && (++redo_count <= 2));
 
+  pum_grid.zindex = (State == MODE_CMDLINE) ? kZIndexCmdlinePopupMenu : kZIndexPopupMenu;
   pum_redraw();
 }
 
@@ -443,9 +444,6 @@ void pum_redraw(void)
 
   grid_assign_handle(&pum_grid);
 
-  pum_grid.zindex = ((State == MODE_CMDLINE)
-                     ? kZIndexCmdlinePopupMenu : kZIndexPopupMenu);
-
   bool moved = ui_comp_put_grid(&pum_grid, pum_row, pum_col - col_off,
                                 pum_height, grid_width, false, true);
   bool invalid_grid = moved || pum_invalid;
@@ -1088,6 +1086,7 @@ void pum_show_popupmenu(vimmenu_T *menu)
   for (;;) {
     pum_is_visible = true;
     pum_is_drawn = true;
+    pum_grid.zindex = kZIndexCmdlinePopupMenu;  // show above cmdline area #23275
     pum_redraw();
     setcursor_mayforce(true);
 
diff --git a/test/functional/ui/popupmenu_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/popupmenu_spec.lua
index cfcf83ba42..53ef60bc89 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/popupmenu_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/popupmenu_spec.lua
@@ -3259,16 +3259,16 @@ describe('builtin popupmenu', function()
       :let g:menustr = 'bar'          |
     ]])
     eq('bar', meths.get_var('menustr'))
-    feed('<RightMouse><20,1>')
+    feed('<RightMouse><20,2>')
     screen:expect([[
       ^popup menu test                 |
       {1:~                               }|
+      {1:~                               }|
       {1:~                  }{n: foo }{1:        }|
       {1:~                  }{n: bar }{1:        }|
-      {1:~                  }{n: baz }{1:        }|
-      :let g:menustr = 'bar'          |
+      :let g:menustr = 'b{n: baz }        |
     ]])
-    feed('<LeftMouse><22,4>')
+    feed('<LeftMouse><22,5>')
     screen:expect([[
       ^popup menu test                 |
       {1:~                               }|
@@ -3675,7 +3675,7 @@ describe('builtin popupmenu with ui/ext_multigrid', function()
       {n: foo }|
       {n: bar }|
       {n: baz }|
-    ]], float_pos={[4] = {{id = -1}, 'NW', 2, 2, 19, false, 100}}})
+    ]], float_pos={[4] = {{id = -1}, 'NW', 2, 2, 19, false, 250}}})
     meths.input_mouse('left', 'press', '', 4, 2, 2)
     screen:expect({grid=[[
     ## grid 1
@@ -3716,7 +3716,7 @@ describe('builtin popupmenu with ui/ext_multigrid', function()
       {n: foo }|
       {n: bar }|
       {n: baz }|
-    ]], float_pos={[4] = {{id = -1}, 'NW', 2, 1, 3, false, 100}}})
+    ]], float_pos={[4] = {{id = -1}, 'NW', 2, 1, 3, false, 250}}})
     meths.input_mouse('right', 'drag', '', 2, 3, 6)
     screen:expect({grid=[[
     ## grid 1
@@ -3738,7 +3738,7 @@ describe('builtin popupmenu with ui/ext_multigrid', function()
       {n: foo }|
       {n: bar }|
       {s: baz }|
-    ]], float_pos={[4] = {{id = -1}, 'NW', 2, 1, 3, false, 100}}})
+    ]], float_pos={[4] = {{id = -1}, 'NW', 2, 1, 3, false, 250}}})
     meths.input_mouse('right', 'release', '', 2, 1, 6)
     screen:expect({grid=[[
     ## grid 1
@@ -3780,7 +3780,7 @@ describe('builtin popupmenu with ui/ext_multigrid', function()
       {n: foo }|
       {n: bar }|
       {n: baz }|
-    ]], float_pos={[4] = {{id = -1}, 'NW', 2, 1, 3, false, 100}}})
+    ]], float_pos={[4] = {{id = -1}, 'NW', 2, 1, 3, false, 250}}})
     eq(true, screen.options.mousemoveevent)
     meths.input_mouse('move', '', '', 2, 3, 6)
     screen:expect({grid=[[
@@ -3803,7 +3803,7 @@ describe('builtin popupmenu with ui/ext_multigrid', function()
       {n: foo }|
       {n: bar }|
       {s: baz }|
-    ]], float_pos={[4] = {{id = -1}, 'NW', 2, 1, 3, false, 100}}})
+    ]], float_pos={[4] = {{id = -1}, 'NW', 2, 1, 3, false, 250}}})
     eq(true, screen.options.mousemoveevent)
     meths.input_mouse('left', 'press', '', 2, 2, 6)
     screen:expect({grid=[[