diff --git a/static/app/components/events/eventTags/eventTagsTreeRow.tsx b/static/app/components/events/eventTags/eventTagsTreeRow.tsx
index 0995f0dea238..b696fd81d653 100644
--- a/static/app/components/events/eventTags/eventTagsTreeRow.tsx
+++ b/static/app/components/events/eventTags/eventTagsTreeRow.tsx
@@ -283,15 +283,7 @@ function EventTagsTreeRowDropdown({
     visitExternalLinkAction(content.value),
   ];
 
-  return (
-    <KeyValueTreeRowActions
-      ariaLabel={t('Tag Actions Menu')}
-      items={items}
-      // Inline, the menu is trapped in the focused row's stacking context and
-      // renders under positioned content further down the page.
-      usePortal
-    />
-  );
+  return <KeyValueTreeRowActions ariaLabel={t('Tag Actions Menu')} items={items} />;
 }
 
 function EventTagsTreeValue({
diff --git a/static/app/components/keyValueTree/keyValueTreeRowActions.tsx b/static/app/components/keyValueTree/keyValueTreeRowActions.tsx
index a05d1bbcb506..3c1f73dbe605 100644
--- a/static/app/components/keyValueTree/keyValueTreeRowActions.tsx
+++ b/static/app/components/keyValueTree/keyValueTreeRowActions.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import {useState} from 'react';
+import {useContext, useState} from 'react';
+import {useTheme} from '@emotion/react';
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
 import {IconEllipsis} from '@sentry/icons/ellipsis';
 
 import {type MenuItemProps} from '@sentry/scraps/dropdownMenu';
 import {OverlayTrigger} from '@sentry/scraps/overlayTrigger';
 import {RevealOnHover} from '@sentry/scraps/revealOnHover';
+import {TooltipContext} from '@sentry/scraps/tooltip';
 
 import {openNavigateToExternalLinkModal} from 'sentry/actionCreators/modal';
 import {t} from 'sentry/locale';
@@ -28,18 +30,22 @@ export function visitExternalLinkAction(value: KeyValueTreeValue): MenuItemProps
 export function KeyValueTreeRowActions({
   ariaLabel,
   items,
-  usePortal,
 }: {
   ariaLabel: string;
   items: MenuItemProps[];
-  usePortal?: boolean;
 }) {
+  const theme = useTheme();
   const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = useState(false);
+  const {container} = useContext(TooltipContext);
 
   return (
     <RevealOnHover.Action visible={isMenuOpen}>
       <TreeValueDropdown
-        usePortal={usePortal}
+        // Inline, the menu is clipped by scroll containers and trapped in the focused row's stacking context.
+        usePortal
+        // Drawers and modals sit above the dropdown z-index, so join their container and layer.
+        portalContainerRef={{current: container}}
+        zIndex={container ? theme.zIndex.modal : undefined}
         preventOverflowOptions={{padding: 4}}
         position="bottom-end"
         size="xs"
diff --git a/static/app/views/explore/components/traceItemAttributes/attributesTree.spec.tsx b/static/app/views/explore/components/traceItemAttributes/attributesTree.spec.tsx
index 187f650428a2..93e5ecedfa1f 100644
--- a/static/app/views/explore/components/traceItemAttributes/attributesTree.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/views/explore/components/traceItemAttributes/attributesTree.spec.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import {useState} from 'react';
 import {LocationFixture} from 'sentry-fixture/locationFixture';
 import {OrganizationFixture} from 'sentry-fixture/organization';
 import {ThemeFixture} from 'sentry-fixture/theme';
@@ -5,6 +6,7 @@ import {ThemeFixture} from 'sentry-fixture/theme';
 import {render, screen, userEvent, within} from 'sentry-test/reactTestingLibrary';
 
 import type {MenuItemProps} from '@sentry/scraps/dropdownMenu';
+import {TooltipContext} from '@sentry/scraps/tooltip';
 
 import type {RenderFunctionBaggage} from 'sentry/utils/discover/fieldRenderers';
 import type {TraceItemResponseAttribute} from 'sentry/views/explore/hooks/useTraceItemDetails';
@@ -285,9 +287,11 @@ describe('attributesTree', () => {
       }
       // jsdom does not evaluate :hover styles, so bypass the hidden action's pointer-events check.
       await userEvent.click(actionsButton, {pointerEventsCheck: 0});
-      expect(await within(row).findByText('Visible Action')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(await within(row).findByText('Disabled Action')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(within(row).queryByText('Hidden Action')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(actionsButton).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+      expect(within(row).queryByRole('menu')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(await screen.findByText('Visible Action')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(await screen.findByText('Disabled Action')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByText('Hidden Action')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     }
   });
 
@@ -418,4 +422,36 @@ describe('attributesTree', () => {
       screen.getByTestId('tree-key-sentry.logger.name')
     );
   });
+
+  it('renders the actions menu in the surrounding overlay container when one is provided', async () => {
+    function OverlayContainer({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
+      const [container, setContainer] = useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+
+      return (
+        <div data-test-id="overlay-container" ref={setContainer}>
+          <TooltipContext value={{container}}>{children}</TooltipContext>
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+
+    render(
+      <OverlayContainer>
+        <AttributesTree
+          attributes={[{type: 'str', value: 'test value', name: 'test'}]}
+          rendererExtra={{theme, location, navigate: jest.fn(), organization}}
+        />
+      </OverlayContainer>
+    );
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'Attribute Actions Menu'}), {
+      pointerEventsCheck: 0,
+    });
+
+    expect(
+      await within(screen.getByTestId('overlay-container')).findByRole('menu')
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      within(screen.getByTestId('attribute-tree-row')).queryByRole('menu')
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/static/packages/scraps/src/dropdownMenu/dropdownMenu.tsx b/static/packages/scraps/src/dropdownMenu/dropdownMenu.tsx
index 3260a9f24af1..9828ddb641fb 100644
--- a/static/packages/scraps/src/dropdownMenu/dropdownMenu.tsx
+++ b/static/packages/scraps/src/dropdownMenu/dropdownMenu.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ interface BaseDropdownMenuProps
   /**
    * Reference to the container element that the portal should be rendered into.
    */
-  portalContainerRef?: React.RefObject<HTMLElement | null>;
+  portalContainerRef?: React.RefObject<Element | DocumentFragment | null>;
   /**
    * Tag name for the outer wrap, defaults to `div`
    */