By applying a custom style, you can get the z-index high enough to render the list above the other portlets. In your component (in this case autocomplete) you give the main component your class name:                 <ice:selectInputText id="location"                                      rows="#{citySelect.cityListLength}"                                      width="300"                                      value="#{citySelect.selectedCityValue}"                                      valueChangeListener="#{citySelect.selectInputValueChanged}"                                      styleClass="autoComplete"> Then in your style sheet, you can give the list a new z-index (notice the suffixing that ICEfaces will apply to the menu): .autoCompleteList {     z-index: 1000; } Note: The exact names of the styles may depend on which component you are using. Also not that the workaround doesn't seem to work with the footer component at the very bottom of the Liferay portal page.