diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 04c2bd9bf55..c71e478ca71 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
    */
 }
 .openerp.openerp_webclient_container {
-  height: 100%;
+  min-height: 100%;
 }
 .openerp :-moz-placeholder {
   color: #afafb6 !important;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 38daadc6f23..717df2d1691 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
     background: white
     text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5)
     &.openerp_webclient_container
-        height: 100%
+        min-height: 100%
     // }}}
     //Placeholder style{{{
     \:-moz-placeholder