diff --git a/layers.cpp b/layers.cpp
index de82bb42a1..e583c9f414 100644
--- a/layers.cpp
+++ b/layers.cpp
@@ -607,6 +607,12 @@ bool Workspace::keepTransientAbove( const Client* mainwindow, const Client* tran
     // group transients way too high.
     if( mainwindow->isTopMenu() && transient->groupTransient())
         return false;
+    // This is rather a hack for #76026. Don't keep non-modal dialogs above
+    // the mainwindow, but only if they're group transient (since only such dialogs
+    // have taskbar entry in Kicker). A proper way of doing this (both kwin and kicker)
+    // needs to be found.
+    if( transient->isDialog() && !transient->isModal() && transient->groupTransient())
+        return false;
     return true;
     // #63223 - don't keep transients above docks, because the dock is kept high,
     // and e.g. dialogs for them would be too high too