diff --git a/templates/zerver/app/index.html b/templates/zerver/app/index.html
index 370bd88f19..d1890e88ca 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/app/index.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/app/index.html
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@
 
 <div id="user-profile-modal-holder"></div>
 
+<div id="about-zulip-modal-container"></div>
+
 <audio id="user-notification-sound-audio">
     <source class="notification-sound-source-ogg" type="audio/ogg" />
     <source class="notification-sound-source-mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
diff --git a/web/src/about_zulip.ts b/web/src/about_zulip.ts
index 338491271f..a9638e8bd3 100644
--- a/web/src/about_zulip.ts
+++ b/web/src/about_zulip.ts
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ export function initialize(): void {
             page_params.zulip_merge_base &&
             page_params.zulip_merge_base !== page_params.zulip_version,
     });
-    $(".app").append(rendered_about_zulip);
+    $("#about-zulip-modal-container").append(rendered_about_zulip);
 }