diff --git a/weed/admin/static/js/admin.js b/weed/admin/static/js/admin.js
index 175a424c5..b09790059 100644
--- a/weed/admin/static/js/admin.js
+++ b/weed/admin/static/js/admin.js
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ function formatDate(date) {
 function adminCopyToClipboard(text) {
     if (navigator.clipboard && navigator.clipboard.writeText) {
         navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(() => {
-            showAlert('Copied to clipboard!', 'success');
+            showToast('Copied to clipboard!');
         }).catch(err => {
             console.error('Failed to copy text: ', err);
             fallbackCopyText(text);
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ function fallbackCopyText(text) {
     try {
         const successful = document.execCommand('copy');
         if (successful) {
-            showAlert('Copied to clipboard!', 'success');
+            showToast('Copied to clipboard!');
         } else {
             showAlert('Failed to copy to clipboard', 'danger');
         }
@@ -2265,11 +2265,11 @@ function copyFromInput(inputId) {
         try {
             const successful = document.execCommand('copy');
             if (successful) {
-                showAlert('Copied to clipboard!', 'success');
+                showToast('Copied to clipboard!');
             } else {
                 // Try modern clipboard API as fallback
                 navigator.clipboard.writeText(input.value).then(() => {
-                    showAlert('Copied to clipboard!', 'success');
+                    showToast('Copied to clipboard!');
                 }).catch(() => {
                     showAlert('Failed to copy', 'danger');
                 });
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ function copyFromInput(inputId) {
         } catch (err) {
             // Try modern clipboard API as fallback
             navigator.clipboard.writeText(input.value).then(() => {
-                showAlert('Copied to clipboard!', 'success');
+                showToast('Copied to clipboard!');
             }).catch(() => {
                 showAlert('Failed to copy', 'danger');
             });
diff --git a/weed/admin/static/js/modal-alerts.js b/weed/admin/static/js/modal-alerts.js
index e8ccd54b8..765561254 100644
--- a/weed/admin/static/js/modal-alerts.js
+++ b/weed/admin/static/js/modal-alerts.js
@@ -168,6 +168,36 @@
         bsModal.show();
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Show a transient message that does not have to be dismissed
+     * @param {string} message - The message to display
+     * @param {string} type - Bootstrap contextual color, defaults to 'success'
+     */
+    window.showToast = function (message, type) {
+        let container = document.getElementById('globalToastContainer');
+        if (!container) {
+            container = document.createElement('div');
+            container.id = 'globalToastContainer';
+            container.className = 'toast-container position-fixed top-0 end-0 p-3';
+            // Above any modal, however deeply they are stacked.
+            container.style.zIndex = '9999';
+            document.body.appendChild(container);
+        }
+
+        const toast = document.createElement('div');
+        toast.className = 'toast align-items-center text-white bg-' + (type || 'success') + ' border-0';
+        toast.setAttribute('role', 'alert');
+        toast.innerHTML = '<div class="d-flex"><div class="toast-body">' + escapeHtml(message) + '</div>' +
+            '<button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white me-2 m-auto" data-bs-dismiss="toast" aria-label="Close"></button></div>';
+        container.appendChild(toast);
+
+        toast.addEventListener('hidden.bs.toast', function () {
+            toast.remove();
+        });
+
+        new bootstrap.Toast(toast, { delay: 3000 }).show();
+    };
+
     /**
      * Show a confirmation dialog using Bootstrap modal
      * @param {string} message - The confirmation message
@@ -290,6 +320,40 @@
         return text.replace(/[&<>"']/g, function (m) { return map[m]; });
     }
 
+    // Bootstrap gives every modal and backdrop the same z-index, so a modal
+    // opened while another one is showing paints behind it and cannot be
+    // clicked. Lift each nested modal, and its backdrop, above what is already
+    // on screen.
+    const MODAL_Z_INDEX = 1055;
+    const MODAL_Z_INDEX_STEP = 20;
+
+    document.addEventListener('show.bs.modal', function (event) {
+        const depth = document.querySelectorAll('.modal.show').length;
+        if (depth === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const zIndex = MODAL_Z_INDEX + depth * MODAL_Z_INDEX_STEP;
+        event.target.style.zIndex = zIndex;
+
+        // Bootstrap only creates the backdrop after this event returns.
+        setTimeout(function () {
+            const backdrops = document.querySelectorAll('.modal-backdrop');
+            const backdrop = backdrops[backdrops.length - 1];
+            if (backdrop) {
+                backdrop.style.zIndex = zIndex - 1;
+            }
+        }, 0);
+    });
+
+    document.addEventListener('hidden.bs.modal', function (event) {
+        event.target.style.zIndex = '';
+        // Closing any modal releases the scroll lock the others still need.
+        if (document.querySelector('.modal.show')) {
+            document.body.classList.add('modal-open');
+        }
+    });
+
     // Auto-initialize on DOMContentLoaded
     if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
         document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', ensureModalsExist);