diff --git a/news/changelog-1.6.md b/news/changelog-1.6.md
index 2b6aa9eb77b..4d651ccb54a 100644
--- a/news/changelog-1.6.md
+++ b/news/changelog-1.6.md
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ All changes included in 1.6:
 
 ## Projects
 
-- ([#10268](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/10268)]): `quarto create` supports opening project in Positron, in addition to VS Code and RStudio IDE.
+- ([#10268](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/10268)): `quarto create` supports opening project in Positron, in addition to VS Code and RStudio IDE.
+
+### Websites
+
+- ([#10616](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/10268)): Add a `z-index` setting to the 'back to top' button to ensure it is always visible.
 
 ## Quarto Blog
 
diff --git a/src/resources/formats/html/bootstrap/_bootstrap-rules.scss b/src/resources/formats/html/bootstrap/_bootstrap-rules.scss
index e867a0316a3..f49125b5832 100644
--- a/src/resources/formats/html/bootstrap/_bootstrap-rules.scss
+++ b/src/resources/formats/html/bootstrap/_bootstrap-rules.scss
@@ -2140,3 +2140,7 @@ code.sourceCode a.code-annotation-anchor {
     margin-right: 0.3em;
   }
 }
+
+#quarto-back-to-top {
+  z-index: 1000;
+}