diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.cpp
index 5cf4d1939a..37365c1b89 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ static const EntityTypes::EntityType LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_TYPE = EntityT
 static const uint8_t LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_FPS = 30;
 // This is going to be a good amount of work to make this work dynamically for any screensize.
 // V1 will have only hardcoded values.
-static const glm::vec3 LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_LOCAL_POSITION(0.0128f, -0.0918f, 0.0711f);
+// The `z` value here is dynamic.
+static const glm::vec3 LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_LOCAL_POSITION(0.0128f, -0.0918f, 0.0f);
 static const glm::vec3 LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_DIMENSIONS(3.6790f, 2.0990f, 0.0100f);
 static const QString LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_URL =
     "https://content.highfidelity.com/Experiences/Releases/usefulUtilities/smartBoard/screenshareViewer/screenshareClient.html";
@@ -241,7 +242,9 @@ void ScreenshareScriptingInterface::handleSuccessfulScreenshareInfoGet(QNetworkR
     EntityItemProperties localScreenshareWebEntityProps;
     localScreenshareWebEntityProps.setType(LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_TYPE);
     localScreenshareWebEntityProps.setMaxFPS(LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_FPS);
-    localScreenshareWebEntityProps.setLocalPosition(LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_LOCAL_POSITION);
+    glm::vec3 localPosition(LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_LOCAL_POSITION);
+    localPosition.z = _localWebEntityZOffset;
+    localScreenshareWebEntityProps.setLocalPosition(localPosition);
     localScreenshareWebEntityProps.setSourceUrl(LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_URL);
     localScreenshareWebEntityProps.setParentID(_smartboardEntityID);
     localScreenshareWebEntityProps.setDimensions(LOCAL_SCREENSHARE_WEB_ENTITY_DIMENSIONS);
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.h
index 9dc828c13b..10d203d529 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 class ScreenshareScriptingInterface : public QObject, public Dependency {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(float localWebEntityZOffset MEMBER _localWebEntityZOffset NOTIFY localWebEntityZOffsetChanged)
 public:
     ScreenshareScriptingInterface();
     ~ScreenshareScriptingInterface();
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ signals:
     void screenshareError();
     void screenshareProcessTerminated();
     void startScreenshareViewer();
+    void localWebEntityZOffsetChanged(const float& newZOffset);
 
 private slots:
     void onWebEventReceived(const QUuid& entityID, const QVariant& message);
@@ -63,6 +65,15 @@ private:
     int _requestScreenshareInfoRetries{ 0 };
     void requestScreenshareInfo();
 
+    // Empirically determined. The default value here can be changed in Screenshare scripts, which enables faster iteration when we discover
+    // positional issues with various Smartboard entities.
+    // The following four values are closely linked:
+    // 1. The z-offset of whiteboard polylines (`STROKE_FORWARD_OFFSET_M` in `drawSphereClient.js`).
+    // 2. The z-offset of the screenshare local web entity (`LOCAL_WEB_ENTITY_Z_OFFSET` in `smartboardZoneClient.js`).
+    // 3. The z-offset of the screenshare "glass bezel" (`DEFAULT_SMARTBOARD_SCREENSHARE_GLASS_PROPS` in `smartboardZoneClient.js`).
+    // 4. The z-offset of the screenshare "status icon" (handled in the screenshare JSON file).
+    float _localWebEntityZOffset{ 0.0375f };
+
     std::unique_ptr<QProcess> _screenshareProcess{ nullptr };
     QUuid _screenshareViewerLocalWebEntityUUID;
     QString _token{ "" };