diff --git a/Classes/Form/Element/RichTextElement.php b/Classes/Form/Element/RichTextElement.php
index dfbda5d270b601004379bacfefda15315a4601bc..64d8c168f2af3fbb6d7b7e6b3fbecafbe52f7f55 100644
--- a/Classes/Form/Element/RichTextElement.php
+++ b/Classes/Form/Element/RichTextElement.php
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ class RichTextElement extends AbstractFormElement {
 		}
 
 		$result = array();
+		// next line is required to fix the scrolling toolbar elements in the tinymce
+		$result[] = '<style>body{position:relative;}</style>';
+
 		// The hidden field tells the DataHandler that processing should be done on this value.
 		$result[] = '<input type="hidden" name="' . htmlspecialchars($triggerFieldName) . '" value="RTE" />';
 //		$result[] = '<div id="pleasewait' . $this->domIdentifier . '" class="pleasewait" style="display: block;" >';