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