diff --git a/src/components/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue b/src/components/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue
index f4fa2f48c..9a35b2616 100755
--- a/src/components/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue
+++ b/src/components/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default {
         },
         appendTo: {
             type: String,
-            default: 'body'
+            default: null
         },
         forceSelection: {
             type: Boolean,
diff --git a/src/components/calendar/Calendar.vue b/src/components/calendar/Calendar.vue
index 4fb960619..a19bdcce5 100755
--- a/src/components/calendar/Calendar.vue
+++ b/src/components/calendar/Calendar.vue
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export default {
         },
         appendTo: {
             type: String,
-            default: 'body'
+            default: null
         },
         inputClass: null,
         inputStyle: null,
diff --git a/src/components/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue b/src/components/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
index 7e93dee0a..706b7d39f 100644
--- a/src/components/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
+++ b/src/components/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export default {
         ariaLabelledBy: null,
         appendTo: {
             type: String,
-            default: 'body'
+            default: null
         }
     },
     outsideClickListener: null,
diff --git a/src/components/contextmenu/ContextMenu.vue b/src/components/contextmenu/ContextMenu.vue
index 60d9dcfac..70286c912 100755
--- a/src/components/contextmenu/ContextMenu.vue
+++ b/src/components/contextmenu/ContextMenu.vue
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default {
         },
         global: {
             type: Boolean,
-            default: 'body'
+            default: false
         }
     },
     target: null,
diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue b/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
index d5d2e2c98..8aa433391 100755
--- a/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default {
         ariaLabelledBy: null,
         appendTo: {
             type: String,
-            default: 'body'
+            default: null
         },
         emptyFilterMessage: {
             type: String,
diff --git a/src/components/menu/Menu.vue b/src/components/menu/Menu.vue
index 7e73bfedb..2069e9b5c 100755
--- a/src/components/menu/Menu.vue
+++ b/src/components/menu/Menu.vue
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default {
         },
         appendTo: {
             type: String,
-            default: 'body'
+            default: null
         },
         autoZIndex: {
             type: Boolean,
diff --git a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
index 5b9bfea1f..4820b4cd7 100755
--- a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
+++ b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default {
         ariaLabelledBy: null,
         appendTo: {
             type: String,
-            default: 'body'
+            default: null
         },
         emptyFilterMessage: {
             type: String,
diff --git a/src/components/overlaypanel/OverlayPanel.vue b/src/components/overlaypanel/OverlayPanel.vue
index 5225f5710..1cf15a3e2 100755
--- a/src/components/overlaypanel/OverlayPanel.vue
+++ b/src/components/overlaypanel/OverlayPanel.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default {
 		},
         appendTo: {
 			type: String,
-			default: 'body'
+			default: null
 		},
         baseZIndex: {
             type: Number,
diff --git a/src/components/password/Password.vue b/src/components/password/Password.vue
index 9c0cd1b84..46f887882 100755
--- a/src/components/password/Password.vue
+++ b/src/components/password/Password.vue
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default {
         },
         appendTo: {
             type: String,
-            default: 'body'
+            default: null
         },
         toggleMask: {
             type: Boolean,
diff --git a/src/components/splitbutton/SplitButton.vue b/src/components/splitbutton/SplitButton.vue
index 50340a82e..8d4bf7bd6 100755
--- a/src/components/splitbutton/SplitButton.vue
+++ b/src/components/splitbutton/SplitButton.vue
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default {
         },
         appendTo: {
             type: String,
-            default: 'body'
+            default: null
         },
         class: null,
         style: null
diff --git a/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue b/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue
index a3cff4ae9..812ca1d1a 100755
--- a/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue
+++ b/src/components/tieredmenu/TieredMenu.vue
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default {
         },
         appendTo: {
             type: String,
-            default: 'body'
+            default: null
         },
         autoZIndex: {
             type: Boolean,
diff --git a/src/views/autocomplete/AutoCompleteDoc.vue b/src/views/autocomplete/AutoCompleteDoc.vue
index 0aab4bea6..c3e44c72d 100755
--- a/src/views/autocomplete/AutoCompleteDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/autocomplete/AutoCompleteDoc.vue
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export default {
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
                             <tr>
diff --git a/src/views/calendar/CalendarDoc.vue b/src/views/calendar/CalendarDoc.vue
index 04bb258fd..05854167e 100755
--- a/src/views/calendar/CalendarDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/calendar/CalendarDoc.vue
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ export default {
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
                             <tr>
diff --git a/src/views/cascadeselect/CascadeSelectDoc.vue b/src/views/cascadeselect/CascadeSelectDoc.vue
index 2a2e7ae4b..28c256253 100644
--- a/src/views/cascadeselect/CascadeSelectDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/cascadeselect/CascadeSelectDoc.vue
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ data() {
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
 						</tbody>
diff --git a/src/views/contextmenu/ContextMenuDoc.vue b/src/views/contextmenu/ContextMenuDoc.vue
index e4cf93aec..ebf6ceebd 100755
--- a/src/views/contextmenu/ContextMenuDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/contextmenu/ContextMenuDoc.vue
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export default {
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
                             <tr>
diff --git a/src/views/dropdown/DropdownDoc.vue b/src/views/dropdown/DropdownDoc.vue
index 3d95d0c7d..f3ad310ad 100755
--- a/src/views/dropdown/DropdownDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/dropdown/DropdownDoc.vue
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export default {
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
                             <tr>
diff --git a/src/views/menu/MenuDoc.vue b/src/views/menu/MenuDoc.vue
index 89d1bfa7f..a69d1b70b 100755
--- a/src/views/menu/MenuDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/menu/MenuDoc.vue
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ toggle(event) {
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
                             <tr>
diff --git a/src/views/multiselect/MultiSelectDoc.vue b/src/views/multiselect/MultiSelectDoc.vue
index 1d8bd3b56..c8d496a4e 100755
--- a/src/views/multiselect/MultiSelectDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/multiselect/MultiSelectDoc.vue
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ export default {
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
                             <tr>
diff --git a/src/views/overlaypanel/OverlayPanelDoc.vue b/src/views/overlaypanel/OverlayPanelDoc.vue
index a63354329..d8ac2b383 100755
--- a/src/views/overlaypanel/OverlayPanelDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/overlaypanel/OverlayPanelDoc.vue
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ toggle(event) {
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
                             <tr>
diff --git a/src/views/password/PasswordDoc.vue b/src/views/password/PasswordDoc.vue
index 84a872cdb..7670d61c2 100755
--- a/src/views/password/PasswordDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/password/PasswordDoc.vue
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ import Password from 'primevue/password';
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
                             <tr>
diff --git a/src/views/splitbutton/SplitButtonDoc.vue b/src/views/splitbutton/SplitButtonDoc.vue
index f7a35e717..4ee325311 100755
--- a/src/views/splitbutton/SplitButtonDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/splitbutton/SplitButtonDoc.vue
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export default {
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
 						</tbody>
diff --git a/src/views/tieredmenu/TieredMenuDoc.vue b/src/views/tieredmenu/TieredMenuDoc.vue
index adb4ce487..3fb33571f 100755
--- a/src/views/tieredmenu/TieredMenuDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/tieredmenu/TieredMenuDoc.vue
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ toggle(event) {
                             <tr>
                                 <td>appendTo</td>
                                 <td>string</td>
-                                <td>body</td>
+                                <td>null</td>
                                 <td>Id of the element or "body" for document where the overlay should be appended to.</td>
                             </tr>
                             <tr>