diff --git a/ui/jsp/tab_instances.jsp b/ui/jsp/tab_instances.jsp
index 318b9cc17bd..c6f8852b639 100755
--- a/ui/jsp/tab_instances.jsp
+++ b/ui/jsp/tab_instances.jsp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ long milliseconds = new Date().getTime();
 <!-- VM Instance Template -->
 <div id="vm_instance_template" style="width: 100%; height: auto; float: left; padding: 0;
     margin: 0; display: none">
-    <div class="vm_rows">
+    <div class="vm_rows" id="vm_rows">
         <div class="vm_rows_top">
             <div class="vm_genrows_cell" style="width: 7%;">
                 <div class="admin_vmstatus">
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.instances.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.instances.js
index 1cdbd83e519..619be437aec 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.instances.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.instances.js
@@ -1063,6 +1063,15 @@ function showInstancesTab(p_domainId, p_account) {
 				}
 				break;			    
 			case "vm_actions" :
+			    //fix for zIndex bug of IE7                 
+                vmInstance.find('#vm_rows').each(function() {
+                    $(this).css("z-index", "1");
+                });
+
+                vmInstance.find('#vm_actions_container').each(function() {
+                    $(this).css("z-ndex", "2");
+                });
+
 				vmInstance.find("#vm_actions_container").slideDown("fast");
 				break;
 			case "vm_actions_close" :