diff --git a/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss b/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
index e1495fabd0..118f1daaf2 100644
--- a/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
+++ b/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ $z-index-click-block:            99999;
 
 $z-index-fixed-content:          999;
 $z-index-scroll-content:         1;
-$z-index-refresher:              -1;
+$z-index-refresher:              0;
 
 $z-index-page-container:         0;
 $z-index-toolbar:                10;